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Assuming my season ticket rises from £125 to about £250 next season (main stand) then they've either got to

1. Sell it to me on the promise that the second row partnership will be Bateman and Whitehead

or

2. Sell it to me on the promise that the second row partnership will be Sibbit and Walker

I think I'll be passing if its option 2

paulwalker71 wrote:

Assuming my season ticket rises from £125 to about £250 next season (main stand) then they've either got to

1. Sell it to me on the promise that the second row partnership will be Bateman and Whitehead

or

2. Sell it to me on the promise that the second row partnership will be Sibbit and Walker

I think I'll be passing if its option 2

That's where I'm coming from. 20 + years season ticket holder, coughed up £200 when the begging bowl came out. They need to sort things out and tell us what's happening! I'll make my judgement then! If the outcome is sell off our assets then I'm gonna struggle to justify parting with my hard earned for another year of mediocrity. Add to the above that there is a strong possibility that Burgess will head down under and it doesn't make good reading.

Spannerz wrote:

That's where I'm coming from. 20 + years season ticket holder, coughed up £200 when the begging bowl came out. They need to sort things out and tell us what's happening! I'll make my judgement then! If the outcome is sell off our assets then I'm gonna struggle to justify parting with my hard earned for another year of mediocrity. Add to the above that there is a strong possibility that Burgess will head down under and it doesn't make good reading.

We are where we are and its unproductive to point fingers anymore at past an present BoDs. If we are to survive then we need a cash inflow of at least £1/2M to get us HMRC debt free. The idea that we have arranged repayment schedules with HMRC for £250.000 of Vat and (at least) £250,000 of tax on players rights is a future revenue burden we can not comply with in respect of future cash flows.
We are very fortunate that we do have assets to sell that might secure our future. Sadly the only assets of value are certain players, who might have a sum value towards paying off the HMRC debts entirely.
When facing extinction some previously unpalatable actions become possible, then probable, then certain.
Bateman and Whitehead's sales might be enough to keep the Bulls alive in their existing format.

I'd rather support the Bulls with the loss of 2 of their star players than have no Bulls to watch at all.

bobsmyuncle wrote:

We are where we are and its unproductive to point fingers anymore at past an present BoDs. If we are to survive then we need a cash inflow of at least £1/2M to get us HMRC debt free. The idea that we have arranged repayment schedules with HMRC for £250.000 of Vat and (at least) £250,000 of tax on players rights is a future revenue burden we can not comply with in respect of future cash flows.
We are very fortunate that we do have assets to sell that might secure our future. Sadly the only assets of value are certain players, who might have a sum value towards paying off the HMRC debts entirely.
When facing extinction some previously unpalatable actions become possible, then probable, then certain.
Bateman and Whitehead's sales might be enough to keep the Bulls alive in their existing format.

I'd rather support the Bulls with the loss of 2 of their star players than have no Bulls to watch at all.

If any of this turns out to be true do you think it will only be 2? How many of our OOC players we we retain?

ritz wrote:

Ward and 200k for whitehead i would bite their hands off.

riley and 300k for bateman and again yes.

What rubbish, Ward & £300k & Riley & £400k I heard.

Bulls selling on the cheap again then.

There's some good news apparently in the League Weekly this week.

Paul124897 wrote:

There's some good news apparently in the League Weekly this week.

Such as what?

paulwalker71 wrote:

Assuming my season ticket rises from £125 to about £250 next season (main stand) then they've either got to

1. Sell it to me on the promise that the second row partnership will be Bateman and Whitehead

or

2. Sell it to me on the promise that the second row partnership will be Sibbit and Walker

I think I'll be passing if its option 2

What if option 3 is:

We have no choice but to sell these players, but we retain Olbison and Addy and give them a shot? Not on the same level as Elliott and Bateman yet but still young and homegrown.

rhino2009 wrote:

Such as what?

Mike worrincy is coming back and bateman is off to the scholars.