RFL and Bradford : Tue Apr 03, 2012 5:32 pm  

Surely, when the RFL gave Bradford their license they knew about their financial difficulties and debt, so why wouldn't they demote them? The RFL are so biased its unreal!!!!!!!!!!!!

Re: RFL and Bradford : Tue Apr 03, 2012 5:36 pm  

Why would they relegate them when:
A. They aren't in administration (yet)
B. There's nothing in the operational rules that dictates a team in administration cannot compete in Super League (anymore)

Re: RFL and Bradford : Tue Apr 03, 2012 5:52 pm  

castigersdave wrote:

The RFL are so biased its unreal!!!!!!!!!!!!

Re: RFL and Bradford : Tue Apr 03, 2012 6:02 pm  

haha Willzay nice photo and Gronk the money books are part of the criteria and surely theirs did not meet the standards of even a championship one club?

Re: RFL and Bradford : Tue Apr 03, 2012 7:00 pm  

castigersdave wrote:

haha Willzay nice photo and Gronk the money books are part of the criteria and surely theirs did not meet the standards of even a championship one club?

There is other criteria which they passed though.

Re: RFL and Bradford : Tue Apr 03, 2012 7:37 pm  

Don't know how they could pass the ground criteria its like staying at an open air gig, its horrendous, they have like 5 young players coming through

Re: RFL and Bradford : Tue Apr 03, 2012 8:02 pm  

castigersdave wrote:

haha Willzay nice photo and Gronk the money books are part of the criteria and surely theirs did not meet the standards of even a championship one club?

I'm sure even the RFL couldn't forecast issues with the bank....

Re: RFL and Bradford : Tue Apr 03, 2012 8:28 pm  

Have to disagree fully.

Once the RFL secured Odsal, the bank had very little security for
their overdraft.

Much as I hate the banks, the financial acumen of those party to
the deal needs to be questioned.

Surprised that it took RBS so long.

Re: RFL and Bradford : Tue Apr 03, 2012 8:38 pm  

ricardo07 wrote:

Have to disagree fully.

Once the RFL secured Odsal, the bank had very little security for
their overdraft.

Much as I hate the banks, the financial acumen of those party to
the deal needs to be questioned.

Surprised that it took RBS so long.

But the deal for the ground happened what, 6 months after licences were actually dished out. Like I said, I'm pretty sure that 9/10 months ago, when licences were being looked at by the RFL board, the RFL would not have known down the line that financially Bradford were going to go belly up, require SL money to be fast-tracked with a view and then their stadium lease bought to cover the debt left.

Re: RFL and Bradford : Wed Apr 04, 2012 8:24 am  

It does beg the question how they got a Grade B licence. The RFL need to be transparent about how they come to decisions because at the moment, fans do not have any trust in them.