Not that it makes any difference but about 40 years ago and i've finally had enough of all the years of corruption. If anything it is getting worse rather than better. If you like continuing to pay money to watch a corrupt sport then good for you, I doff my cap to you. I'll be spending my hard earned elsewhere.

Well there's lots of frivolity on the Bulls Board saying it's a done deal and the Bulls will get no points reduction or punishment !! Unbelievable !

The appearance then rapid disappearance of the statement on the Bulls website would suggest that they've already been assured there won't be a points deduction, and that any delay in announcing that outcome is so the RFL can create the impression of 'considering' the request.

I'm not inclined to hysterical responses, but if this is cooked in such a way as to protect the Bulls from losing points, my patience with this sport will be sorely tested.

When was the club "taken over"?

This morning? A few moments after OK Bulls went into administration.

After being the operative word. This is a convenient pre-pack agreement to by-pass the rule effecting the then owners who had entered administration.
If the change over had happened before the administration that would have been one thing but this has blatantly happened afterwards.
The petition from hmrc is over two weeks old.
This is a clear example of the Bulls landlord helping them break their own rules.
If I were the hmrc I would be jumping up and down all over red hall.
As for the SL chairmen I wonder what they will make of this latest fudge from the RFL.

Where is the level playing field! Not impressed by the latest development.

But is it a RFL-backed way of forcing the transfer because OK was not abiding by agreed terms? I just wonder whether it was a tactical move to effect a transfer at loggerheads rather than actually running into admin.

Part of me feels aggrieved but part of me thinks it might be a legal way of achieving something that otherwise couldn't be done. Was it just a way of getting rid of OK?

I think its different to our admin. What I don't know is how different it is to our situation in November, which is perhaps the real question.

Please correct me if I'm wrong but did the Crusaders go into administration in the pre-season period before we did? They were deducted 4 points for that coming season.

I'm trying to compare and contrast. Are there any factors different this time?

All articles I've read so far today on the Bulls say they went into administration THEN the takeover happened.

From what I have seen & read in last month re farce that is new structure, Sky deal & this with Bradford Bulls the game has no values.

If the bulls are able to come out the other side with their squad in tact and no demotion or 6 point penalty the current RFL board have no credibility. I won't stop supporting Wakey but this whole situation stinks and can't see us being allowed to do the same

I think all sport is corrupt now due to the increased amounts of money involved.