Re: Bulls Takeover : Mon Oct 21, 2019 11:47 am  

PHILISAN wrote:

Our heritage and history I am proud of and irreplaceable to me, but the legacy left is beyond comprehension and has now seen the Club's modern day Branding tarnished and it's standing all but demolished. We need a new Club and a rename if ever there is a possibility.

The Bradford Rams - we jest; others sadly may not be jesting !

Re: Bulls Takeover : Mon Oct 21, 2019 11:51 am  

nestegg wrote:

The Bradford Rams - we jest; others sadly may not be jesting !

You seem to say a lot without telling us anything, clever.

Re: Bulls Takeover : Mon Oct 21, 2019 11:51 am  

paulwalker71 wrote:

The whole thing is equal parts tragic and farcical.

We have fans forums scheduled with a faceless group of people who nobody can even name. Apparently another consortium (again, faceless) in the wings. Is this anything to do with 'nestegg'. Who can know?

I'm just too jaded to really care anymore.

Put the whole thing out its misery. Liquidate the club and start over as Bradford Northern in League 1 playing out of Horsfall with absolutely no connection with the current or previous versions. No Duffy, no McFarlane, no RFL puppet masters. no Nigel Wood, no Nestegg

A complete fresh start. Or I'm out

Thank you Paul ! - when (if ever) did you attend charm school?

Anyhow, in all seriousness your current cynicism is understandable and you will of course remain wary until the time comes that the eggheads show our hand (and faces) in an open and transparent manner, and with a credible plan and cash in hand.

For the avoidance of doubt we are NOT simply seeking 5 mins in the spotlight. May on occasions not look that way, but this has been in the planning for several months.

Re: Bulls Takeover : Mon Oct 21, 2019 11:54 am  

WE are F£$%^KED
good old RFL put owners in place then 2-3 years later they fold and RFL say its not our fault, well i as a lot of others think you are part of the problem.
A BIG part of the problem
Angry,PI$D off, Hurt, demoralised, and all the rest.

[Pumpetypump]

Re: Bulls Takeover : Mon Oct 21, 2019 12:02 pm  

zapperbull wrote:

WE are F£$%^KED
good old RFL put owners in place then 2-3 years later they fold and RFL say its not our fault, well i as a lot of others think you are part of the problem.
A BIG part of the problem
Angry,PI$D off, Hurt, demoralised, and all the rest.

Hold on to that anger because it proves you still are emotionally invested. WAY too many of us have tipped over into apathy and I find that quite disturbing. It's certainly a factor that anyone taking over need to keep in mind.

Re: Bulls Takeover : Mon Oct 21, 2019 12:04 pm  

So, if it's all about the land & the lease. Who stands to gain? Council, obviously, as the freeholders. Rfl as the leaseholders. Don't know what covenants are still in play. Bulls are only going to get a few crumbs now, if they're lucky.
When the RFL paid £1.5m for the lease - was that market value, under market value?
I can't find it, but I remember the last time we had a sporting village plan in place (pre-banking crash), It was going to cost about £80m. There was an article (and my memory is hazy) but I think Yorkshire forward were paying £4m, Sport England were in for £2m, there were other grants, Tesco was paying a big chunk and Caiseley was asked how much Bulls were putting in and I think he said the Bulls were putting in the value of the land, as long leaseholders, which was £7m. I know land values dropped a lot after the crash, but £5.5m?
Legally, what the RFL have done, and reported to have done, and is in the public domain, seems fine. But ethically, if they took advantage of a financially distressed member club and relieved them of their last asset for a knock down price, that has always sat poorly with me.

Re: Bulls Takeover : Mon Oct 21, 2019 12:07 pm  

phillgee wrote:

with the amount of smoke and mirrors, surely a "stars in their eyes" reveal with Matthew Kelly would be more appropriate?

If it were one of the celebrity specials, and say hypothetically with an RL twist, which celebrity do you think would, or even could, impersonate Nigel Wood ?

Re: Bulls Takeover : Mon Oct 21, 2019 12:15 pm  

nestegg wrote:

If it were one of the celebrity specials, and say hypothetically a RL version thereof, which celebrity do you think would, or even could, impersonate Nigel Wood ?

The go compare bloke

Re: Bulls Takeover : Mon Oct 21, 2019 12:18 pm  

nestegg wrote:

Thank you Paul ! - when (if ever) did you attend charm school?

Byrom St.

Re: Bulls Takeover : Mon Oct 21, 2019 12:34 pm  

nestegg wrote:

Thank you Paul ! - when (if ever) did you attend charm school?

Anyhow, in all seriousness your current cynicism is understandable and you will of course remain wary until the time comes that the eggheads show our hand (and faces) in an open and transparent manner, and with a credible plan and cash in hand.

For the avoidance of doubt we are NOT simply seeking 5 mins in the spotlight. May on occasions not look that way, but this has been in the planning for several months.

In the extremely unlikely event that you're not a Fax fan trying to be funny, I'd rather not have a club than have one be run in the pompous and arrogant way you post on here.