It has remained at £750 for at least the last 20 years.

It should be noted that a large % of petitions are withdrawn or dismissed without an Order having been made.

It is the legal way of "sending in the boys"

Exactly so - a point I made earlier, and often used by solicitors and consultants at a very early stage compared to other suppliers as they don't have the threat of withdrawal of supplies etc.

What does it cost to lodge the petition

There are 3 main costs

Solicitor fees- depends on whio you use but probably £1,000+
Court Costs £220
Petition Costs- 1165

Logically that says it must be worth it to recover the money owed.

Club statement due anytime apparently

Club Statement:- www.reds.co.uk/rugby-news/offici ... --19102012

Club Statement:- www.reds.co.uk/rugby-news/offici ... --19102012

Key is "a disputed petition" - ie the Club don't agree that the debit is valid

So everyone can rest their knees, at least for the short term...

I'm sure something wont happen next week to get them all jerking again.

One thing this episode has highlighted more than anything (Probably due to how lazy RL journos are) is that posters on forums/Twitter/FB really need to be careful what they write/post because it really can harm the Club. Let's face it, the Club are pretty good at self-harm as it is without added ammunition from our 'fans'.

I mean, after literally half an hour of the link being posted in this forum, it was picked up by FB users immediately, BBC GMR within twenty minutes, and Nationally on the main BBC website after about forty mins. Every time it was passed on it grew in seriousness.

Really not great for our Club. They should have released something quicker than they did and hopefully may have learnt something from all this...

...but don't forget what has been stated re: the Bulls pre season. At a fans forum they were told that financially they were good when clearly they were not.

I hope the experts we have brought in now are doing it for free,unlike the last experts who want paying.When a company is issued with a WUP that companies bank ,when it is made public,as been known to freeze their accounts.Lets hope that is`nt the case here.

From what i can see they were paid for the work they were asked to do, you know when you do a job you are asked to do and you put a price in, well they did more than the brief and the more bit which Salford didn't ask them to do that they want paying for. Maybe they thought that the work needed doing I don't know, but if you asked a bricklayer to build you a wall ten bricks high and he states that it will cost a £1000 he then builds it 15 bricks high and charges you £1500, do you pay the extra or do you dispute it?










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