If we have gone into admin does this mean DB won't be allowed by the RFL to have any involvement anymore?

I don't disagree with any of that, but as the club has loans of 1.3m to DB then they should have the common sense to realise they don't have a great set of options, we will be doing a pre pack and start again imo. Personally I would have both parties in a room with no agents to reach a compromise, better than paying it to an administrator. Nobody will walk away smelling of roses here, but DB is not obliged to personally fund the contract so if he chooses not to and nobody else wants to - whats next?

I understand the RFL are under pressure to prevent pre packs that leave HMRC out of pocket, I believe this isn't the case so who knows. There is a strong rumour of someone else taking over after and that DB has already stated newco will have a positive bank balance of 100k

My take is we need quick closure so we can unite and rebuild

Fully agree with that.

The structure of funding in the championship is a disgrace to the sport. There will hopefully always be more then 4 decent clubs in with a shout and the gap between 4th and 5th in central funding is almost impossible to deal with from a commercial planning point of view. Get relegated from SL and you get a parachute and all contracts void. Plan for top 4 in champ and fail or get demoted from top 4 and you are stuffed. The funds should be allocated on points earned and if teams are bunched then they share what’s going and would probably be able to guess next years funding a few weeks out.

From what I’ve gleaned on here it’s also not possible to create contracts acceptable to RFL that base the ongoing rewards with pitch performance.

The two scenarios create an almost impossible basis on which to run a business - to survive just aim low and try not to miss.

Presumably the funding in the Championship is being equalised from next season Jack?

Unless I'm missing something HE doesn't owe them anything, and if THEY had pulled their fingers out or actually played enough games to matter then we wouldn't be in this position

Now, not for one minute is he my favourite person, or do I think he has gone completely the right way about this, but the business has failed and the measures have to be put in place - that's where we're at

Utter crap

They should have took what was on the table and run.

Spoken with the intellect of a sponge

The business does not have the money to pay the contracts, as with any other business alternative steps have to be made, and that's what's happening.

It happens in business all the time, take your blinkers off. Don't really care if you are an ex player, coach or Derek's love child- look at it realistically

And yes, I've been there and bummed off from my job in the past, got another just like these guys have to

Don't care either way for what uou are either but you are talking crud

Col,you are right it happens in business all the time, unfortunately. Some businesses use it as an excuse to avoid paying their employees what is due to them.
My wife has recently taken her former employers to Court,because they failed to pay her what she was entitled to,she won her case 100%,of course the Employers said they couldn't afford to pay her what she was due to,she proved otherwise and won her case.

Your not very good at putting your case forward are you, for the sake of the club I hope you are the players representative