Ted Richardson sold belle view to bank of Ireland then leased it back. Glover took out a rolling annual lease when he took over to cover the gap til new markets ready iirc.

No cheap tickets this year so let's see the attendance figures again this season. Helped contribute with a few thousand WTW fans to a 9000 attendance v Leeds on Boxing Day.

I hope no one has forgotten the time when the RFL assisted a Super League club which was relocated from Bridgend,South Wales up to Wrexham.
The stadium was later involved rlSTORYrl
This,after the head coach and some players left the club without their due payment.
Strangely,the individual who welcomed the club to Wrexham rlThe Chief Executiverl would possibly fail the Fit and Proper Person Test some time later,after his conviction,even though it appears the offence occurred previous to his rugby league involvement rlSTORYrl

Can only hope the coaching staff,players and supporters of Bradford Bulls are able to enjoy 2014.

Trinity don't own Belle Vue, A Ted Richardson owned company bought it for around £3m. Wakefield recieved approximately half as a down payment. This company subsequently went into so now the Bank of Ireland own it. I believe Trinity pay roughly £200k per annum in rent. For £1.2m the the RFL could probably buy the whole ground and rent it back to Trinity at a more agreeable rate if they so desired.

As my support of RL is not limited to the last 15 months I know that there were many times when the RFL could have bought all or part of BV. So abundant assets available. HTH.

I do not think the RFL should have bought BV or indeed Odsal. If wood and the non execs want to be property developers they should go and set up a private company with their own money.
Using the game's funds to significantly back some clubs and not others is poor practice.
If Nige and the non execs want to run a club they should stand down and use their own money to buy the Bulls. Wood can use his Halifax experience to turn the bulls around.

I wasn't trying to claim the bulls had a £1m bailout....

The RFL buying Belle Vue from a third party would do little to help Wakefield?

The problem appears to be that you are incapable of understanding that situations are different, and therefore responses must be different. The RFL can intervene in certain circumstances, but in the Wakefield case the club has nothing to offer back in exchange.

The underlying delusion of Wakefield fans that the RFL has done nothing to help their club is the biggest problem of course - they have bent over backwards in advancing funds and offering off-field support and all they ever get is abuse.

Let's be honest, the only person to have run bradford with a view to making money is Brendan Guilfoyle.

Do try and go back more than a few months (try 4 or 5 years) and you will better understand the ownership of BV. It may stop you drawing these conclusions.

The financial assistance given to the Bulls dwarfs the aid given to other clubs.

As I have already posted I do not think the RFL executive should use the game's funds to support their favourites.

Perhaps Wood and the non execs should get SL sponsors rather than buy ground leases or put their energy into retaining millions of pounds from Sport England for the good of RL rather than waste time and resources backing certain clubs more than others?

How much have they given to Bradford and the other clubs?

Does it matter? How much more than needed have they given Bradford over other clubs/ how much less than needed have they given other clubs compared to Bradford should be more pertinent?

I'm not sure why any of this matters, Bradford had a saleable asset, they went and found a buyer, the rfl, a price was negotiated and the money was used to prop the club up for a few months. If, for example, saints sold langtree park to the rfl tomorrow for 20million and used the money to make a big bonfire, that would be unfair too?

Sorry, but that's simply untrue; most Wakefield fans are aware that the RFL have assisted the club and for those who weren't convinced, our new Chairman has made it abundantly clear; he recently posted on our board that without their help, we wouldn't have survived Mr Glover's financial prestidigitation.

I know a sweeping generalisation can help to advance an argument, but you're not having that one.

I was of the opinion all teams have a number of delusional fans?

As a Wakefield supporter, I’m well aware of the assistance given by the RFL to my club.

The greatest irony of your post is, I presume you think you’re debating with a Wakefield fan .