Has the financial climate become worse since the last round of licences last year when the RFL discribed the facilities as "inadequate"?

16 years they've been seeing this.....now they have an excuse

I think the situation at Bradford will have changed how clubs are treated in the future.
A double deccker bus was driven through the franchise criteria when things went pear shaped at Odsal.

Exactly! The new terms of “fit for purpose” is more sensible and it should off always been that. The Bulls “iconic ground” fiasco made the RFLs insistence that other clubs get a new ground look ludicrous!

but where does that leave clubs who have taken the hit to move eg Salfords income will be reduced, Leigh's certainly was. Leigh might as well of stayed at HP if the RFL had said the gates were shut and securely locked.

Just seen Man City's losses they posted the last financial year, and we think we have problems!

HKR seem to be managing to significantly improve their stadium even in tough financial times? Where there is a will and all that.

Don't be silly. 'Speculative' financial figures will still be rejected.

indeed



Held to account by whom, and in what way?

Assuming the RFL appointed their independent body to scrutinise the financial side of things and that body assured the RFL that the "Bulls" were ok, should there be any penalty for the poor judgement, indeed, will the same/similar criteria be used next time around and will the RFL employ the same company.
Of course it is possible that the problems on the horizon were pointed out but not acted upon, who knows ?

Or the independent body just allowed its name to be used but didn't actually do anything

It's too late this time.

For the future, the RFL should simply set a rule:-

- Go into Administration = 6 league points deducted
- Go bust = relegation to the bottom league (Championship 1)

then Licensing and the Salary Cap can be scrapped.

and screw what's good for the game! We have rules! They must be followed!

Are HKR financing it?