Re: 2018 expectations : Tue Aug 22, 2017 12:25 pm  

Ferocious Aardvark wrote:

Yes, look at them.

But I don't want to be Rochdale nor oldham, with respect etc., nor is being a Rochdale ever going to work for a club like Bradford. We'd almost certainly fold, but even if no, we'd be pointless.

My point was that it's possible to come up and stay up. Those clubs have managed it, presumably on far fewer resources than we would be in such a position. The idea is to then build on that rather than tread water.

Re: 2018 expectations : Tue Aug 22, 2017 12:35 pm  

I doubt - if we have the rent and upkeep to pay - that practically any Championship club would be on less net resources than us

[Bullseye]

Re: 2018 expectations : Tue Aug 22, 2017 12:58 pm  

Ferocious Aardvark wrote:

if we have the rent and upkeep to pay

That's the big question isn't it? If we're lumbered with that I can't see us making it to the end of next season.

If we're not for some reason then we can probably muddle through.

[Bulliac]

Re: 2018 expectations : Tue Aug 22, 2017 1:15 pm  

Don't forget there is big decision from the courts to come in January - we haven't made it to the start of the season yet.

[Bullseye]

Re: 2018 expectations : Tue Aug 22, 2017 1:31 pm  

Forgot about that.

Another reason to hold back buying those season tickets - might be a case of deja vu otherwise.

Re: 2018 expectations : Tue Aug 22, 2017 2:33 pm  

amberavenger wrote:

The only expectation I have for next year is I expect Keighley will beat us at some stage, being the only displeasurable thing left that hasn't yet happened to us in the past 6 years.

I'm calling it now... the supposedly random RFL computer generated fixture list will 'just happen' to give us Keighley away on the first day of next season (just like it did with Leigh in 2015)

And, furthermore, our 'new look team will get beaten up - and beaten on the scoreboard - by the Cougars, triggering several weeks of taunting on this forum from Cougar fans about how it is 'justice' for whatever happened back in 1995.

You know it's going to happen

Re: 2018 expectations : Tue Aug 22, 2017 2:38 pm  

Bullseye wrote:

Forgot about that.

Another reason to hold back buying those season tickets - might be a case of deja vu otherwise.

Problem for the owners is that has the risk of being a self fulfilling prophecy. Fans don't buy season tickets in case the club folds in off season due to not having enough cash, and the fans lose money and season tickets, so club folds in the off season as they don't have the cash from fans money from season tickets.

Needs lots of positive news early in the off season.

Re: 2018 expectations : Tue Aug 22, 2017 2:42 pm  

On the poll, not clicked an option yet as currently I suspect we have no players and no coach 100% on board for next season, so it's completely unknown. I'm hoping for recruitment to point to a push for automatic promotion, but I'll wait and see.

Re: 2018 expectations : Tue Aug 22, 2017 3:07 pm  

thepimp007 wrote:

This post should be emailed, posted and even sent by Raven to the club

I've commanded my Maester to send a raven to Odsal with delay

Re: 2018 expectations : Tue Aug 22, 2017 9:47 pm  

paulwalker71 wrote:

I've commanded my Maester to send a raven to Odsal with delay

Haha what we would give for the three eyed raven to look into the future