I'm sad for the game and their fans rather than the club really. The potential of Bradford was/is massive. I know they spent chasing the dream, but some huge crowds in the SL era, used to rival Wigan v Saints as best attended.

Not just the lease - unless they sold it back - rlSourcerl

This outcome is exactly why other fans get so angry towards the Bulls and take their frustrations out of their fans when clearly the problem is with the crooked RFL. I make no wonder that York are kicking up a fuss

Agree with blt ,york,crusaders,mansfield,highfield,blackpool,carlise,keithly would have loved the same degree of support,its all or nothing

Why can't a League 1 Club take the place of Bradford it would be the fairest way.

Rfl stop protecting Bradford

Yep, one of the teams relegated from Championship last season?

Can't do anything else.
They have made a rod for their own back, when they bought Odsal.
Won't get much rent back in Championship 1!

Just thinking -12 points could actually relegate Bradford to champ 1 that could put rfl into a difficult position, no rent

I'm pretty sure that's not correct and they're getting confused between the Lease that the RFL bought in 2012 and the ownership of the whole of Odsal, which still belongs to Bradford Council.
rlhttp://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/9490230.RFL_s_surprise_swoop_to_buy_Odsal_Stadium/rl

It says in this article-

Also if you go to Wikipedia for Odsal Stadium it says the same there.

Oldham just stayed up with 20 points from 30 games last year. Given Bradford will have a 12 point deduction, a hastily put together squad without pretty much all its best players it is a tough ask given that they have 3 likely defeats against a probably dominant Hull KR side to come as well. Effectively they have to win 9 out of the remaining games just to get to zero. So overall they'll likely need 19 wins from 27 games to have a chance of staying up, which includes tough games against the other fulltime clubs London & Toulouse, especially away from home. I think they'll find themselves in championship 1, just in 2018 rather than next season.

Yes and with each loss more and more fans will drift away.

In their crooked ineptitude, the RFL are probably doing the new Bradford club a massive disservice in not making them start afresh in League 1.

They should definately have been relagated and revert to a part time playing squad.

For me this isnt a biased view it is with an air of common sense.

There is a definate possibility that they could end up been relegated at the end of the season following tge deduction.

Also with them been in the same division of some full time clubs who are spending their cap, such as Hull KR and London, there could be that temptation there again to spend, and spend big just to compete, and they dont have the finance, which is what put them there in the first place and more than once.

Also, dropping down, and on a part time budget, this will help the club try to re build from scratch, which is what they need to do.

I also think that this could and should be a wake up call to the RFL in regards to the Salary Cap. Some Super League Chairmen I think want it increasing, it has recently been increased in the Championship, but at what cost?

There is still a smell of arrogance from Bulls fans, even now. So you know what? Stuff em.

Find it hard to have any sympathy, I remember how they tapped up Solomona and Semi Tadulala, how they funded Solomona case against us for his wages when he has signed for Bradford in September but wanted us to pay him until end of November. How they arrogantly raided Wakefield for junior players. They whole attitude was so arrogant, they had no care for RL or other clubs, they were built on wind and psh. So I actually think the game would be better off without them.