the difference was we was ready to start it from the beginning again

as it was the Trust wasn't needed to help take over but it has proven to be a good connect to the club

without you and many others it could of been another story

It's all Iestyn's fault

I bet there is alot of teams in trouble. How many teams are spending more money than they can afford so they stay in superleague!!!

rlhttp://therfl.co.uk/licensing/super_leaguerl



Are you sure about that?

Questions need to be asked about the credibility/thoroughnes of the franchise application process.

I feel sorry for the fans not the club management. The number crunchers will have seen this on the radar months ago, a business does not go belly up in a matter of weeks. They were looking to take money of the hard working fans to fill a huge gap in their bank ballence and they must have known it was not going to work. As for the comment that Bradford is "an iconic ground" The ground is e, you need a telescope to read the numbers on the players shirts.

I wouldn't be at all surprised if that was case. Salford pumped in lots of money for their new ground (ditto St Helens, but the difference with Saints is that they have always had and will always have very sizeable crowds there compared to Salford). Hull KR's (long overdue) building work on a new stand may well be burning several holes in their pockets, coupled qith how much they spent on bringing players like Willie Mason and Joel Clinton to the club.

Quote:Bradford Bulls - Grade B

Bradford Bulls provided a solid submission detailing a strategy, tactical plan and targets to achieve improved commercial and financial performance. The club has a solid fan base, a strong brand and good operating structure/governance in place. However the club faces some challenges. These include the local economic environment, poor recent on-field performance and an ageing facility. The application acknowledges these challenges; however the club believes that its business plan for the next three years will move it to a position of sustainability with good prospects for further growth. The club has invested heavily in its youth performance programme in recent years, and it is expected that the club will soon start to reap the rewards of this investment with improved performances and increased numbers of quality club-trained players.

This really shows the RFL and their license system for the sham it is!!!!

Absolutely! Sounds like their business plan was a complete work of fiction and should have been robustly challenged. The RFL have metephorically kick the tyres of the fanchise application and said "it'll be reet".

Doesn't say much for KPMG either!!!

We don't know what remit they were given or whether any of their findings were swept under the carpet. If they were told to do a thorough audit and did not highlight their concerns, then I agree, but I think this is unlikely.

Where are all the ex players and TV personalities who used emotional blackmail to get the Bulls fans into pledging money?

Just keep Sykes and get Elima IMHO.

It's true, we dont know but, they did receive a loan from the RFL last season and the RFL then took over the lease on Odsal due to non payment of the loan. Therefore, regardless of the findings during the licensing process, I think its fair to say the RFL knew the true picture but, at the time it would have been unthinkable to "demote" the Bulls and allow Halifax to be promoted.
Even with the benefit of hindsight, it would have been a very difficult call.