The Bulls have been heading for implosion for a few years now, so this comes as no real surprise to me, nor does in all honesty the speed the RFL have jumped to their aid.
A few questions I'd love to see get an answer.

Q1. How can the RFL justify not giving the Bulls a franchise next time around and risk losing money on odsal and the Bulls in general?
Q2. When Lewis and Woods speak of strong clubs and strong business' why do they (when it suits!) keep having to bail out clubs, year after year?
Q3. Baring in mind all clubs have recently undergone independent scrutiny as part of the franchise process, how long have the RFL known about this "problem"?
Q4. If other clubs now suffered similar problems, how financially would the RFL be able to support other members of SL or the wider "RFL family" on an equal basis?

On another tack, I bet the Bulls are really glad they re-signed Iestyn Harris now, because apart from nobby running the club beyond its means, that particular mill stone has weighed heavy.

This game is a bloody joke!!

As they seem quite gullible someone should tell them I've got the rights to the Humber Bridge and it's theirs for half a million quid.

BOYCOTT ODSAL

Does seem odd, but there are two distinct differences:

1. Belle Vue and Wheldon Road are not deemed to be fit for Super League, and so why would the RFL save them.
2. More importantly, they could have done the same for us, I presume, had the last owner not flogged it to a limited company connected to him. The Crown Jewels had already been passed on, and it's not the job of the RFL to bail out Ted's land investments.

How can this be true? This news is rotten to the core, and everyone knows it.

Odsal is barely SL standard, the bailout will probably give them enough cash to improve the stadium. WHY ????

I don't get why this was necessary? Weren't they boasting 10,000+ season ticket sales?

I got this off the Bulls Forum;

The RFL’s property portfolio comprises grounds and stadia used by both professional and community clubs. These include Cougar Park, Keighley; Spotland Stadium, Rochdale; Normanton, Underbank; Hensingham; Maryport and Buslingthorpe Vale in Leeds.

TBH they seem as confused as everyone else, if you've the time it's worth following.

Disgusting. Stinks.

What a "sport" this is.

They should remove stadiums from franchise points now.

Really unfair to saints, Salford, cas and us.

Joke

All the more puzzling when the RFL have just told around 13 development staff, who've done a magnificent job, that they're being made redundant because of lack of funds.

This almost twelve months to the day since we asked for and were refused a £300k loan to stop our 130 odd year old club from ceasing to exist.

Wright & Glover should be asking the RFL why they've done this and haven't offered to buy Belle Vue/Wheldon Road.

Why have they bought Odsal? There wasn't even any need for them to do it...not like the RFL to do something that's a conflict of interest though is it

#boycottodsal

Let's get it trending.

I shake my head in disbelief, while I feel betrayed by the RFL I can understand the reason in saving a big club like the bulls

it must be now stressed to them if any other club who ever it may be whether its us or the likes of a lower leagued club they should get the same assistance when in need

That's the problem snowie they will not!