Some of the posts on that board are laughable, it seems the RFL have treated them badly and at times hung them out to dry

And redundancies paid by the taxpayers....

The Bulls situation is no different from any other failing business, apart from the advance monies from next seasons pot and their re-instatement into top flight competition.
It is true that the likes of Fax, Fev and Leigh would have struggled to get ready for the start of the next SL season, so there really is no choice.
For people like ourselves, when our club seemed to be cut adrift by the RFL and then made to sweat regarding a franchise place, it does seem that there are different levels of treatment being handed out, depending where you are in the RFL's pecking order.
With rumours surrounding another 2 or 3 SL clubs being in a perilous state, it will be interesting to see what happens when the next club fails.

Yes the rfl have backed themselves into a corner when the next club fail.Can the new owner afford to keep the wage bill going as he has already stated he wants to make odsal the wembley of the north and the playing side will suffer until that happens.
If promoting another club they would be 12 month behind the rest of the SL clubs on the field.If the game was bigger and the championship sides could get a major sponsor then we would probs see a breakaway.Even if we reverted to P and R clubs would still have to meet the same standard for SL as they do now to get in.To think some of those bulls fans look upon the rfl letting them rot they need to get real.The one great thing is my clubs doing well and thats all that matters to me now and its a sad day for me to say sod the rest but thats how this saga has made me feel Up The TRIN

My understanding is that 'advance' monies paid to them whilst in admin will be deducted from next season's central funding.

At least another club beat them to a play off place

Was it not money they were due anyway? I assume the Sky money is paid in installments.

Is anyone really surprised after all that has preceded this announcement?
The message it sends out not only to other SL clubs and clubs with SL ambitions but to business that supply or provide services to SL clubs is not a very respectful one.

Yes it is paid in instalments and as I understand it, the advances were simply paying that month's Sky money early.

By allowing the whole saga to go on so long, the RFL created their own problems - firstly because the longer the uncertainty continued, the less time was available for a potential replacement side for 2013 & 14 to assemble a reasonably competitive squad and secondly because of the precedents they've now set for the future.

That was my point to be honest,was it money they were due or money advanced from the next lot of Sky cash ? IF it was cash advanced from the next lot and is to be clawed back next season that is when we will find out the new boards true comittment.They will be down a lot of money and will have to cut there cloth accordingly.Sadly I still don't think we have heard the last of this farce.Even sadder, some on the Bulls board will still wallow in a massive pool of self righteoushness and indignation and blame anything in the entire universe other than the way the club was run.Talk about Emperors new clothes

Although we will never know, what would have happened if the Bulls situation had occured at one of the smaller, less fashionable, clubs ?
This is my only real gripe with the pantomime that has gone on all season.
The outcome was certainly predictable and tbf, the championship clubs would have struggled to transform themselves in the timescale that presented itself.
It just goes to show that size really does matter !

Absolutely not. The only people who are feigning surprise are the Bulls fans. And that is just to keep up appearances.