Out of curioisty what would people think of the possibility of our owner Ian Lenanan buying the Bradford Bulls and using them as our reserve team and/or an academy outpost?

Didnt he sell Oxford FC last year or something? If he did he must have a few million sitting in his bank.

We could use them then to test out our players who arent getting game time on dual regiustration and given they get crowds of 5000 this will be far more economical than us running a reserve league team which only plays 6 games a year. The players would get game time in a competitive environment like the championship and if (heaven forbid) we had another injury crisis we could call up players who we have contracted to Bradford to play for us as stop gaps.

I suppose it could be a bit like Man City and New York City in football terms.

Also didnt Lenangan say a couple of years ago that we were setting up an academy outpost in London to nuture and identify talent? If we could do this in Bradford as well it would be a great coup. Something like half the England team in the 13 during 4 Nations came through the Bradford academy so if we could poach these future players it would supplement our already brilliant academy and give us a hub in Yorkshire to compete with Leeds for youth talent.

If Lenagan did manage to pull this off it could be one of the biggest things to happen to our club for years and the future would look very bright indeed.

I've seen some barmy shiite on here over the years but this has got to be the winner.

Why?

Because if he bought Bradford he would have to give up Wigan.

Thats not true. He could quite easily set up another holding company and use that to purchase the club. He would still be the owner.

He could even get one of his sons to be the registered owner.

Pacific you should have told them the whole plan.

You failed to mention about the tunnel linking the clubs ( pedestrian of course) so that having to use the M62 could be avoided when going to and fro between the clubs.
I am starting to think I am balmier than you.

Ok I'll humour you.

Firstly, would the RFL even sanction IL buying Bradford, given he already owns an RL club?

He must have a few million in the bank yeah, but I'm sure he could find better things to invest in rather than a perpetually failing RL club. Like, say the club he already owns?

Would you want our players who aren't getting game time to go to Bradford of all places?!

You're advocating us ditching the reserve league team, for "economical reasons", but want IL to buy and use Bradford?!

Do we need a hub in Yorkshire to compete with Leeds for talent? Seriously, you have got to be on a wind up (again).

Former Bradford City joint-chairman Mark Lawn says he wants to rescue Bradford Bulls from their latest administration.

The Bulls are in the hands of administrators for the third time in less than five years as a result of a long-running dispute with Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs.

The Championship club's chairman Marc Green said this week he has "been talking to a number of serious investors" and predicted a "strong future".

And Lawn, who was in joint charge of the city's football club for nine years before selling to two German businessmen in the summer, is willing to help.

In the real world here's hoping they can finally get somebody in with the backing to take them back towards the top of the game.

Rugby League need a strong Bradford side IMO. Any side with the potential to get 20,000 fans through the gates is much needed.

When it was last up for grabs koukash tried to get it by going through his wife buying it so it is possible to do but i dont see it happening

Bell end

Despite what some of you are saying I still believe this is very possible and although its not likely to happen I think if it did it would be a great idea.

Go home neil, you're drunk

13825 posts...You are by far an articulate poster.

Can just see all those thousands of Bulls fans flocking back to watch a Wigan reserves side.