Re: T&A Reporting : Fri Dec 20, 2013 11:17 am  

Now then, the story posted today about potential court action is a perfect example of why the T&A are really starting to get on my t*ts with thier reporting.

There is absolutely no NEWS to this story what so ever. All it does is go back on the fact that OK is potentially taking some action Mark Moore, which they reported a while ago, and that the annual return, which is for a period ending before OK stepped down, shows him as the majority shareholder, which isn't exactly surprising.

I really don't understand why they felt the need to print this, and all these stories serve to do is show the club in a continuing bad light. If it was "OK Takes Court action against MM" then fair enough, it's bad news, but its still news. This story is essentially:

"Something Bad May Happen!

Here's some bumpf about some poetntial stuff that might happen. Here's a tiny bit of history behind where this is coming from, as well as something we told you earlier, with a mention of how we told you about it early to big ourselves up. Here's a few not really surprising facts.

Neither side was available to comment."

Why?

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Re: T&A Reporting : Fri Dec 20, 2013 11:25 am  

At least this is one problem which can be solved easily - don't read the T&A

Re: T&A Reporting : Fri Dec 20, 2013 11:41 am  

If there was one good thing to come from that story, it was this comment:

AdeyG'man says...

Well he's not gonna get his money from Whitcut is he?

That fella has liquidized more Companies than Britvic have Oranges!


Made me chuckle anyway

Re: T&A Reporting : Fri Dec 20, 2013 12:00 pm  

Club statement regarding the shareholding makes their position on the "local press" clear "We refuse to be deterred by the constant negativity being generated by local press, through over sensationalism designed to help sell newspapers." http://www.bradfordbulls.co.uk/news__video/article/8766/board-provide-ownership-update

Club statement regarding the shareholding makes their position on the "local press" clear "We refuse to be deterred by the constant negativity being generated by local press, through over sensationalism designed to help sell newspapers." http://www.bradfordbulls.co.uk/news__video/article/8766/board-provide-ownership-update

Re: T&A Reporting : Fri Dec 20, 2013 12:03 pm  

childofthenorthern wrote: Club statement regarding the shareholding makes their position on the "local press" clear "We refuse to be deterred by the constant negativity being generated by local press, through over sensationalism designed to help sell newspapers." http://www.bradfordbulls.co.uk/news__video/article/8766/board-provide-ownership-update Beat me to it, I've just read that too. Seems I'm not the only one annoyed at thier flair for the dramatic.

childofthenorthern wrote: Club statement regarding the shareholding makes their position on the "local press" clear "We refuse to be deterred by the constant negativity being generated by local press, through over sensationalism designed to help sell newspapers." http://www.bradfordbulls.co.uk/news__video/article/8766/board-provide-ownership-update Beat me to it, I've just read that too. Seems I'm not the only one annoyed at thier flair for the dramatic.

Re: T&A Reporting : Fri Dec 20, 2013 12:49 pm  

One other little thing I noted was that the "negative" T&A stories seem to have no credited author. Ross Heppenstall appears to be the author where the club is directly quoted. http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/10890734.Battle_over_Bradford_Bulls_may_go_to_court/?ref=var_0 http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/sportbulls/10883530.Bradford_Bulls_now_lodge_their_annual_return/

One other little thing I noted was that the "negative" T&A stories seem to have no credited author. Ross Heppenstall appears to be the author where the club is directly quoted. http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/10890734.Battle_over_Bradford_Bulls_may_go_to_court/?ref=var_0 http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/sportbulls/10883530.Bradford_Bulls_now_lodge_their_annual_return/

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Re: T&A Reporting : Sat Dec 21, 2013 10:21 am  

I've split the topic as we'd drifted a long way from the thread title. For the financial chit-chat see http://forums.rlfans.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=562561&tsmp=1387621234

I've split the topic as we'd drifted a long way from the thread title. For the financial chit-chat see http://forums.rlfans.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=562561&tsmp=1387621234

Re: T&A Reporting : Sat Dec 21, 2013 7:26 pm  

Just a comment - but it does seem funny that the RFL can have approved the "change of ownership" of OK Bulls Ltd, when it is now clear that there has not been any change of ownership. (Mr K stills owns the company).

Re: T&A Reporting : Sat Dec 21, 2013 11:45 pm  

Wooden Stand wrote:

Just a comment - but it does seem funny that the RFL can have approved the "change of ownership" of OK Bulls Ltd, when it is now clear that there has not been any change of ownership. (Mr K stills owns the company).

Actually, at the moment, we do not know for certain who the shareholders are and what proportion of the shares they hold

Re: T&A Reporting : Sun Dec 22, 2013 12:20 am  

I don't read any other sports apart from the RL section so I wouldnt know, Mick. I'd find reading the phone book more entertaining than reading one of Heppenstalls articles wether it's the first or third edition of it.