Re: bulls going bust : Tue Mar 27, 2012 9:01 am  

Annoying that our club gets savaged in the press by the RFL for having "speculative" financial projections in its licence application.

How "specualtive" were Bradford's? And why didnt they get the same treatment as us?

Mike Riley must be fuming!!!

Re: bulls going bust : Tue Mar 27, 2012 9:08 am  

freddies wig wrote:

Annoying that our club gets savaged in the press by the RFL for having "speculative" financial projections in its licence application.

How "specualtive" were Bradford's? And why didnt they get the same treatment as us?

Mike Riley must be fuming!!!

This is a MASSIVE slap in the face for the hard working Halifax BOD. SOD SUPER LEAGUE is my response

Re: bulls going bust : Tue Mar 27, 2012 9:21 am  

Sad to see but shows what a load of bullcrap SL is and the myth that licences would stop this. Inside 18 months thats Wakey in admin, Crusaders bust and Bradford on the edge. You can bet others like London, Cas and Salford are not in good shape neithet. Sod SL I dont want my club to be part of this lieing circus. SL is not for our club and we shouldnt ruin what the hard work jas achieved. SL will ruin Fax and Fev.

Well done Nigel Wood. You ignored ALL the danger signs at Fax. You managed to push around 2000 fans away fron the club and nearly ruined us. You arrogant git have refused to accept the large part you played. You buggered off just before the truth came out. Now you are doing the same to the whole game. People are fed up. You have pushed clubs into debt like Crusaders where you knew since 2009 the club owed players money and ignpred all the warning signs. You must have known how bad the problem was at Bradford when the RFL bought the ground. The game is in a mess yet you just refuse to see it. I hope you go soon before you destroy our clubs and game beyond repair

Re: bulls going bust : Tue Mar 27, 2012 9:23 am  

The Lucky Black Cat wrote:

Sad to see but shows what a load of bullcrap SL is and the myth that licences would stop this. Inside 18 months thats Wakey in admin, Crusaders bust and Bradford on the edge. You can bet others like London, Cas and Salford are not in good shape neithet. Sod SL I dont want my club to be part of this lieing circus. SL is not for our club and we shouldnt ruin what the hard work jas achieved. SL will ruin Fax and Fev.
Well done Nigel Wood. You ignored ALL the danger signs at Fax. You managed to push around 2000 fans away fron the club and nearly ruined us. You arrogant git have refused to accept the large part you played. You buggered off just before the truth came out. Now you are doing the same to the whole game. People are fed up. You have pushed clubs into debt like Crusaders where you knew since 2009 the club owed players money and ignpred all the warning signs. You must have known how bad the problem was at Bradford when the RFL bought the ground. The game is in a mess yet you just refuse to see it. I hope you go soon before you destroy our clubs and game beyond repair

My argument at Leigh as well

Time for the Championship clubs to sit down and find another way via collaberation

Re: bulls going bust : Tue Mar 27, 2012 9:40 am  

If the RFL had taken on a sponsor who paid some money then I guess the Bulls debts would be slightly less than they are. IF the Bulls 10,000 season ticket holders pay £100 then problem sorted, yet that is twice what they paid for their season tickets, so was this a way of getting in quick money for a product they may not be able to provide for the full season. Can they be sued for not providing this product?

Re: bulls going bust : Tue Mar 27, 2012 9:48 am  

Oh dear oh dear!

an embarrasment from sooooooooooo many angles!

Grade B licence!
RFL buying their ground just to help them out! (like we all said)
blatent lies in the press from the RFL as to the reason behind buying Odsal


Franchising doesnt look so rosey now does it?

whos next to end up in trouble?! take your pick

Re: bulls going bust : Tue Mar 27, 2012 10:05 am  

Has to be London next up. Then I'll go for Salford. We should have a sweepstake on this

Re: bulls going bust : Tue Mar 27, 2012 10:13 am  

Lets get some adverts in The Telegraph & Argus.

"Halifax RLFC - playing proper rugby at a stadium near you".

Re: bulls going bust : Tue Mar 27, 2012 10:25 am  

Or we could just welcome back our missing fans!!!

It appears the grass on the other side of Northowram is not that much greener.

Re: bulls going bust : Tue Mar 27, 2012 10:31 am  

http://www.therfl.co.uk/licensing Richard Lewis: “I am delighted to confirm that four clubs (Hull FC, Leeds Rhinos, Warrington Wolves and Wigan Warriors) have been awarded A Grade licences, one more than in 2008, and that five clubs (Bradford Bulls, Catalan Dragons, Huddersfield Giants, Hull Kingston Rovers and St Helens) have been awarded B grade licences, two more than in the last round of licensing,” said Lewis. “As welcome as the improvements in grades are, it is just one element of proof that licensing is meeting its objectives of driving up standards" The final decision on the awarding of licences was made by the RFL’s independent Board of Directors following a detailed assessment process by the RFL Executive, who received valuable support from property consultants Savills, finance company KPMG and governance and business management experts at Leeds Metropolitan University. There's some serious running for cover going on this morning no doubt .......................

http://www.therfl.co.uk/licensing Richard Lewis: “I am delighted to confirm that four clubs (Hull FC, Leeds Rhinos, Warrington Wolves and Wigan Warriors) have been awarded A Grade licences, one more than in 2008, and that five clubs (Bradford Bulls, Catalan Dragons, Huddersfield Giants, Hull Kingston Rovers and St Helens) have been awarded B grade licences, two more than in the last round of licensing,” said Lewis. “As welcome as the improvements in grades are, it is just one element of proof that licensing is meeting its objectives of driving up standards" The final decision on the awarding of licences was made by the RFL’s independent Board of Directors following a detailed assessment process by the RFL Executive, who received valuable support from property consultants Savills, finance company KPMG and governance and business management experts at Leeds Metropolitan University. There's some serious running for cover going on this morning no doubt .......................