Re: Relegated : Mon Jul 21, 2014 7:41 am  

jsb1990 wrote:

Well I'm absolutely gutted about relagation but it is a knock on affect from Caisley's mismanagement, the Harris case plus Hood and Khan's total incompetence and lie's.

Not to sound negative but I don't see how relagation is going to benefit us at all, attendences will go down due to the Bulls not been SL plus the teams we will play won't have a big enough fan base, not has much tv money unlike SL , Odsal is a drain and the way the format is set up for promotion and relagation, the bottom four SL clubs will always have the advantage over the top four championship clubs, I hope I'm wrong, COYB !!!

Totally unreasonable to put Khan in with those other two.

Re: Relegated : Mon Jul 21, 2014 8:37 am  

As a Saints fan i'm hoping you return ASAP, as superleague needs a strong Bradford side in the compertition.

I'd be gutted if it was my team, just hope your new owners can get you straight back up?

Re: Relegated : Mon Jul 21, 2014 8:46 am  

As a Salford fan I've been well used to seeing my side yo-yo over the decades. The heartbreak and demoralization of relegation. The highs of promotion. Some of my best memories are from the Championship and the streamlining that relegation demands means that a fresh and viable start can gain momentum. Something that Bradford should be able to do on and off the pitch. I think it's going to be tough to gain promotion next season as I think that the new system dangles the carrot but makes it very tough for Championship sides to compete even with the lower end of the SL. Especially when it comes to what is available to spend.

Competition for promotion will be pretty strong too though, and you should expect quality RL against all opposition. They'll see London and Bradford as someone they want to raise their game for. Off the pitch will be more important than on it and getting those lapsed fans in should be priority.

I feel for the fans of the Bulls who have deserved better from their Club over the last few seasons. Hopefully that side of things will be sorted and rebuilding can start.

Re: Relegated : Mon Jul 21, 2014 8:49 am  

Oooft - I never thought I'd see the day when this happened.

Looking forward to playing against you again and welcome to the Championship. At least with the revised structure you/we have some hope of gaining promotion.

For the fans who have stuck with you through thick and thin I'm sorry it's come to this but I hope you can use this opportunity to rebuild.

Re: Relegated : Mon Jul 21, 2014 9:01 am  

I just feel a sence of relief this morning tbf - feels like a pressure has been lifted. Yes Im sad we've gone down, but from where we found ourselves this year it was inevitable and will hopefully be beneficial in the long run if we can compete to get back up. So the plan is;

Stay full time.
Build a competetive squad.
Get in the top 4 next year.
be in the top 5 of the 8 team playoff to be at worst an 80 min final from SL.
Simple

Re: Relegated : Mon Jul 21, 2014 9:48 am  

JINJER wrote:

Good luck to you all, really feel for you, it can't be nice but it could quite easily have been us, all the best!

Pass the sick bag.

Re: Relegated : Mon Jul 21, 2014 1:52 pm  

It was hurtful going down never nice but we've gotta come again that's life... utb we stick together and fight forever.

Re: Relegated : Mon Jul 21, 2014 2:04 pm  

Dug Out wrote:

:roll: Pass the sick bag.

It was a genuine comment, if you thought it was puke inducing then that says more about you than me.

Re: Relegated : Tue Jul 22, 2014 1:22 am  

eh, if Cas can claw their way back twice, there's no reason why Bradford can't. The door isn't being shut in your face - it's nice being the "big" club in the small pond for a while.

Re: Relegated : Tue Jul 22, 2014 9:41 am  

BD wrote:

eh, if Cas can claw their way back twice, there's no reason why Bradford can't. The door isn't being shut in your face - it's nice being the "big" club in the small pond for a while.

True, but difference is Cas had were in a legue that perhaps only had one or two teams who paying up to the salary cap and were part time.

This time we and the championship clubs have to beat other SL clubs and a much higher cap.

Bradford have all foundations in place to do it, excellent academy, big fan base, etc but it's going to be tough.

Hand on heart if we don't do it next year I can't see us gaining promotion as the gap of funding for each league increases.