Whatever anyone's opinions of what has occurred since Hood's bombshell, raising £500k in ten days is an amazing effort considering the times we live in. With donors chipping in so quickly there is no chance of Bradford going to the wall. These people deserve a better BoD though.

This is something that really is sticking in my throat.

The board have got Bradford in this sorry mess, played the violin pulling on the heart strings of their supporters and the wider R.L public but not one of the board has stood down, or intend to....trying to pass the blame to R.B.S.

Nobody forced them to pursue and sign Harris (to this day still think they did this as a massive two fingered sign to Hetherington) and nobody forced them to throw God knows how much money at Matt Orford.

It is good to see the rl community come together to pay off bradfords debts. Well done media with all the exposure for the bulls cause.

Just like my team last year who recieved the same exposure in the media.. in fact not many gave a jot.

Regardless, Wakefield have come through stronger for it.

As for this bulls debt. Looks to be pulling some heartstrings to pay off some poor business management. I do feel for the supporters of bulls but can't help thinking they have been played like puppetts. The bod will be laughing their socks off having seeing their debts rubbed to 0 bit by bit.

Hope it all works out for bulls fans one way or another. Couldn't give a stuff about the management at bulls as they should reap what they sow.

I've just been reading Dave Hadfield's [iUp And Over[/i from 2004, and came across this passage Only Bradford have so far broken free of the syndrome of success today, misery tomorrow.
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The Bradford BoD has changed since Harris was signed. In fact, the sports solicitor who used to be chairman (and who can't read a contract properly it seems) is the only shareholder to publicly come out and call for the Board's resignations. You have to admit, the irony is amusing. One of the main men responsible for the clubs funds being wasted on protracted legal disputes just so he could get one over on the chairman of the club's main rival questioning the ability of the people who've done their best to try and keep the club going.

£506k raised. Now begins the task of collecting it all.

& the next £500k?

Simple, everyone must donate double what they pledged into the begging bowl to get Bradford out of this mess they have got themselves in.

The Bulls press release indicates there's a number of confidential talks currently on going that are around investment/takeover. If this comes off, this will sort the next 500k.

This links in with a rather lengthy meeting at the club today, which is why the pledge announcement was more than likely delayed.

If they're calling the pledge in and it's not already a done deal then they need either a pretty solid plan B or a good lawyer. We're the Bulls so there is no plan B and Caisley is the lawyer.

How convenient for hood et al. No information will be provided to the people who forked out £500K+ to save the club.

And what if these confidential talks go pear shaped? You have £506K raised to see the bulls through for a few weeks. poor form.

Was anyone under any illusion that they weren't risking their cash?

How long do they now have to actually raise this cash?
It's one thing to tell them that they have the money but how can they actually prove this until all the pledges are in?

Steve O'Connor will sub them the money until they collect it all in.