Re: bulls going bust : Thu Mar 29, 2012 7:35 am  

Chris.Taylor wrote:

You should be stripped of your license, just like Wakefield & Harlequins (new brand).

Give me the championship any day! The proper league.

Don't think there's any relegation from Championship this year, is there?

Re: bulls going bust : Thu Mar 29, 2012 9:22 am  

Norman Bates wrote:

Don't think there's any relegation from Championship this year, is there?

No. Why?

Re: bulls going bust : Thu Mar 29, 2012 10:04 am  

Fax Machine wrote:

No. Why?

Re-structuring of the Championships. Four promoted from Championship 1, none relegated from Championship, all part of the expansion conspiracy looking at the clubs already accepted into the Championship. Exactly the same as SL. Oh, hang on a minute.....

Re: bulls going bust : Thu Mar 29, 2012 10:22 am  

The Bulls should lose their licence after this season. They are not in a position to comply with the minimum standards and should rebuild in championship 1. Where was all this help for us Wakey, Leigh, Whitehaven, Leigh, Keighley? SL is all about if your face fits. I expect big Bige and co to allow Bradford to stay in SL. I dont want Bradford to die but be treated like us championship clubs. The whole thing stinks but SL and the RFL font care as long as they are their friends like Bradford are ok

Re: bulls going bust : Thu Mar 29, 2012 12:12 pm  

The Lucky Black Cat wrote:

The Bulls should lose their licence after this season. They are not in a position to comply with the minimum standards and should rebuild in championship 1. Where was all this help for us Wakey, Leigh, Whitehaven, Leigh, Keighley? SL is all about if your face fits. I expect big Bige and co to allow Bradford to stay in SL. I dont want Bradford to die but be treated like us championship clubs. The whole thing stinks but SL and the RFL font care as long as they are their friends like Bradford are ok

thats exacly it....no body wants to see a club go out of business.

but all we want is a set of rules where every team applies.

not

"oh well it depends what your postcode is!"

or

"well you did bring us cheer leaders 1st!"

There is no way they will raise another £850,000 before the end of april! unless somebody comes in and buys them. Who would want to buy a business with £850,000 debt, before you even think about starting to make the club profitable again...remember RL is not exactly megabucks city is it!

Re: bulls going bust : Thu Mar 29, 2012 12:18 pm  

AaronBull wrote:

Leeds were not 'forced' to work their way back from the middles leagues. They were relegated.

There is no promotion and relegation in Super League. HTH.

i think you missunderstood when i said 'forced'

i didnt mean the governing body (FA) demoted them.

Leeds' financial situation forced them to sell all there top players and left them imcapable of competing at the top level, and then again at championship level.

to me. this is the same situation as bradford are likely to find themselves in a month, unless a mr money comes and saves them.

if you had a fortune, would you give £850,000 to bradford so they could stay alive? you will say yes because your a bradford fan.

but remember, anybody who might have that kind of money is a business man 1st!

not an excellent business opportunity if you ask me!

Re: bulls going bust : Thu Mar 29, 2012 1:09 pm  

SIMMSFAXTEDDY wrote:

remember afew years ago when Leeds utd gambled on reaching the champions league, and dint. Then were forced to attempt to work their way back up from the middle leagues?

will bradford have to do this?

if, and it looks likely to me, that they go into administration....they should be forced to fullfill their fixtures with whatever team they can field.

then they should be stripped of their licence, and depending on the state of the club then, assuming there still is one, they should be forced to start again.

from the bottom, like me or you if we were declared bankrupt.

i know its harsh, but its the reality.

it may sound like i am taking pleasure in the bulls plight, i am not. but you have to be fair, and the rfl simply have to make it a fair playing field, which it hasnt been for a while.

this is the only way that the corrupt redhall can rescue any credibility from this whole franchise fiasco.

Being bankrupt and being in administration are two completely diffferent things.

Re: bulls going bust : Thu Mar 29, 2012 1:11 pm  

Chris.Taylor wrote:

You should be stripped of your license, just like Wakefield & Harlequins (new brand).

Give me the championship any day! The proper league.

Why?

Re: bulls going bust : Thu Mar 29, 2012 1:49 pm  

The problem with all this is that even if the Bulls do go into administration there will be no punishment .....

If you compare it to Rangers .... point deduction, excluded from Europe, forced to sell players / restructure wages etc ...... All these things have a direct effect on Rangers ie limited income for next year with no Europe, point deduction potentially moves them nearer relegation (I know it won't happen).

The worst that will happen to the Bulls is they will be rebranded and allowed to start again ---- they may well go backward on the field (if possible) and lose some of the hey day supporters but they will still dine at the top table !!!!

In the end the only loses will be RL and any last bit of any creditability left !!!

In an ideal world there would be a legal challange as the Bulls have not met any legal obligation towards their licence and as a result a championship club in a position to take over is in fact having their right to trade restricted .... I cannot believe for one minute that this as just come to light all the signs would have been there when any licence application was submitted unless they in some way suplied inaccurate evidence or failed to include vital information.

Rant over !!!!!

Re: bulls going bust : Thu Mar 29, 2012 2:13 pm  

Good God above! I've come on to our forums today to have a read about our important game tonight. Couldn't help but have a read through the recent posts on this thread tho.

Some people really don't live in the real world do they? Apparently we gloat and are taking enjoyment in some of this.

Well, to be honest we probably have every right to but maybe if a bull fan actually walked a mile or so in the shoes of a championship club then they might actually start to understand why we are frustrated, annoyed, wound up etc.

I read this morning that Steve o conner has lobbed ten grand to the collection because the bulls deserve the support. I may be doing him a disservice and I apologise if I'm wrong but were Leigh not deserving last year when his club were in our league? Or keighley for that matter? Nope, this is just another clear example of double standards, the nose is in the closed trough so f you jack.

Hopefully some of this money can be put towards the five year contract given to The bulls brightest star a few days ago. Here you go kid, sign there, we'll be out of business by Easter tho.

I refer to a post I placed a few days ago, it All stinks to high heaven. Start to see our frustration and don't moan when you read stuff you don't like. For the record hardly anyone wants a fellow club to fold, We just want fairness.

Rant over.