Seriously its about time some heads rolled at the RFL. They seem to leap from one fiasco to another and everyone there seems to just fumble along regardless. The licensing process is supposed to be robust and yet a number of clubs have got into difficulty. Its a poor reflection on out sport. I understand its the Bradford board that has created the mess but they are supposed to be subject to due diligence as part of the franchise award surely ?
I feel sorry for their fans and none of us should take any pleasure in seeing one of our bigger clubs at risk of going to the wall. There were over 11,000 at Odsal on Sunday watching a side that has been struggling and all in one of the most horrible places to watch a game, who would we replace them with at current that would pull in more than about 4000 fans ? Its a big city with no credible football team and you do wonder what they could achieve with a nice stadium and a decent team.
Not the first time the Bradford club has gone to the wall though is it, before my time but pretty sure it happened in the 1960's ?
Hopefully they will pull through.
I do think the bottom line is that the players are simply paid more money than the game can realistically afford. I have been saying this for years and it cannot go on forever. If we lose some top stars to the NRL or RU as the game has to cut its cloth accordingly then we might have to live with it or accept the fact more clubs will face extinction.
I think any true fans of the game would echo those comments
