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The Lucky Black Cat wrote:

And SL fans wonder why many of us have either left watching rugby league or have had enough of the RFL and how they do things but keep following our clubs out of love and loyalty! Its OK to be in SL and fail to meet any of the minimum standards but a club who are honest and making a profit are laughed at. I really hope we dont get an invite to the sickening world of SL with its lies and deceit. I hope Featherstone dont neither as we both deserve far better than what SL can offer us.

Agree 100%....stick Sl for me where the sun don't shine.

littlerich wrote:

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They'll buy any old shoite cos it's Bradford Bulls innit? The teflon club. They could find a mass grave under Odsal and they'd still get a license. What a farce.

That grave will be full of old Northern fans, and i'll bet they'll be doing revolutions as well.

Kids in for a quid at Bradford this weekend.

This will show investors "the potential" at Odsal with a large crowd.

Isn't this the kind of madness that got them where they are? Not to mention the constant devaluing of the game of Rugby League. It's nothing short of bringing the game into disrepute under their current circumstance.

I haven't heard anything from the Administrators or the RFL that is not expected and the usual stuff.
People wanting to exercise Due Dilligence is classed as optimistic, its a big leap from that to buying the Club and still having to shell out a fortune to keep it going, income will still be limited and the shelves will need restocking and contracts negotiated.
Even if the RFL allow them to retain SL status, someone still has to have money upfront to move forward, can the RFL afford to keep it going, how will the club pay back any monies leant upfront to pay wages, i'd say theres mileage to go with this one yet and relaunching a new brand in SL is not as cut and dried as might be thought.
The bye may come into play in SL next season yet.

justthebasicfax wrote:

Even if the RFL allow them to retain SL status, someone still has to have money upfront to move forward, can the RFL afford to keep it going, how will the club pay back any monies leant upfront to pay wages...

They won't. That'll be a deal struck with the investors and the RFL.

"Now then fatty, we'll invest in Bradford and keep it afloat but only if you wipe out what you've lent the club, OK?"

"Yes Mr Caisley, no problem. Welcome back to SL although really, you never left sweetheart".
[Caisley plants a big kiss on Nigel's sweating forehead].

I dont know many people more cynical than me, but youre probably right here

The RFL end of year accounts will be interesting reading, the cupboard will be bare one day if they keep this up.

One thing is certain, the RFL certainly wouldn't care too much if WE were in the Bulls' position (had we not finished bottom and gone down). It utterly stinks.

Numptons on the radio harping on about how many SL titles the Bulls won early in SL - IT IS BECAUSE IT WAS ALL BASED ON FITTERING MONEY!!! It's time to take the medicine Bulls and the same goes for any other half-baked RL club currently teetering on the brink.

Bring it ON!

cushler wrote:

Agree 100%....stick Sl for me where the sun don't shine.

I agree with you mate as it stands at the moment but I think for Fev to progress to the next level they will need the next challenge which will involve going up, otherwise eventually if you stay still you get to the top of the hill where you are and slowly but surely slide back down.
After this season there will be very little for you to achieve in our comp.
Listening to one of your directors on the box before the game tonight and he was very upbeat and balanced about what you were doing to get it right to move on and do just that and for a club,any club to be denied that opourtunity is a sporting traversty but that won't stop the clowns who are in charge at the moment.

littlerich wrote:

Kids in for a quid at Bradford this weekend.

This will show investors "the potential" at Odsal with a large crowd.

Isn't this the kind of madness that got them where they are? Not to mention the constant devaluing of the game of Rugby League. It's nothing short of bringing the game into disrepute under their current circumstance.

Maybe a quid is better than the nothing at all which is what they'd have probably got. Rumblings that there's already someone waiting in the wings to buy the debt, sorry, club.