It's not just posters on a forum. It's journos. Retweeting it's to get Bradford in.  It's hilarious. 


We'd comfortably be in the  top 14 IMG gradings. The special panel is to do a couple of things IMO. 


1. Make sure Salford aren't in SL. They actually lose very little IMG points for the farce of the last year. 


2. Make sure a club likely to be outside the top 14 in the IMG table gets into SL. That team is London. But still "ItS tO gEt BrAdFoRd in SL" even though having a special panel makes it more likely of not being in SL. 

I sort of agree with that.   The Salford owners seem to have little interest in RL, in fact I'd be surprised if that club is still around in it's current guise once the fixtures are out of the way.  


I think getting London in is actually more beneficial to the game in this country than promoting Toulouse.   It's not "fair" but then London got a leg up to SL back in 1996 so it's nothing new.  

I've been told there is no chance Toulouse are one of the 14 the other clubs have no apatite for another trip to France and the coach full of away support is deemed as a waste of a spot. 

Well said. The Bulls have been a stable and steadily progressing club for a number of years now. Our academy continues to produce real talent, proving its value time and again, and we've been building toward becoming a top 3 Championship team over the last three seasons. The club has also invested in improving what was a long-neglected stadium. It's not perfect but at least we are attempting to make improvements.

We remain the best-supported club year on year, not just in the Championship, but better backed than several lower-end Super League sides. The fanbase is passionate, loyal, and still among the strongest in the sport. When you take all of that into account, it's easy to see why bringing the Bulls back to Super League seems like a no-brainer.

Yes, the club has been dormant for a few years, but the untapped potential here is massive. Regardless of what decision the RFL made, some fans were always going to find fault, that’s part of the game. But if you look at the bigger picture, Bradford has earned the right to be seriously considered. The foundations are in place, and the ambition is clear.

Agreed, the venom out there against us in other forums is unreal, so for that reason I hope we get up in the most shady way possible. But as Bulls supporters I hate to say im expecting in the words of Mick the game caller.. Heartbreak for the Bulls.  

The biggest plus we have in our away support, which will surely rise further in SL


Toulouse and London don't bring anyone, and York and Oldham don't bring many.


I know people say that teams shouldn't rely on away supporters, and I agree. But SL chairman would be licking their lips at the prospect of our lot filling their away end.


That alone should get the SL clubs voting us in (despite our crap ground, etc)

From what im reading in the press 12th spot of img likely taken by york/ Toulouse, if it’s Toulouse both them and york are virtually guaranteed we then are battling it out as outside contenders with Oldham and London

From what im reading in the press 12th spot of img likely taken by york/ Toulouse, if it’s Toulouse both them and york are virtually guaranteed we then are battling it out as outside contenders with Oldham and London

No one, not even Gledhill and his imaginary live table know who's going to be the 12th club. Ironically it could come down to who wins the champ grand final.

As much as York are doing some good things and having an amazing stadium, I don't see where this "they're nailed on for SL" comes from. They've as good a chance as us. They've some strong elements to their club and some weak areas.

Also with wood as our owner can we even get promoted? Conflict of interest

Took care of that few months ago. Resigned as a director. So he’s just a 1/6 owner with no executive interest, as far as Companies House is concerned 

York did something clever a few months ago. They employed Newcastle’s academy coaches, thereby taking over a functioning academy setup and turning Newcastle into their defacto feeder team. So for a few thousand pounds they collected img points in the catchment area section and community engagement section.