[Bulliac]

Re: Leaving Odsal and future in general : Sun Oct 06, 2019 4:32 pm  

A change of ownership is something which, I guess, we can all live with. Why do we always expect the worst? I suppose because we've got used to it always being the worst.

I guess everything is up in the air, though it's hard to imagine that the move to Dewsbury would be changed at this stage unless the 'fit and proper person' stuff includes agreeing to play at Odsal (and paying the RFL most of the income..) No doubt, as usual, we'll be the last to know.

Re: Leaving Odsal and future in general : Sun Oct 06, 2019 4:58 pm  

Godiswithers wrote: What are the odds that a redevelopment of odsal is announced with the next month? with Green as a trustee of course: https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/rugby ... 842161.amp just to prove to Chris that history can repeat itself. Except in Chalmers case it has not, which makes him easily the best owner we have had for a long time. The new syndicate are taking over with no points deductions, with a fax machine, with season ticket money that they can keep, no black hole that requires half a million a year, etc etc etc. In terms of added value he has to be far ahead of anyone else. Thanks Andrew, for all the hard work, hard decisions taken not fudged, commitment to academy and reserves, and for giving us a future. and for the foresight to see the need for an exit plan and the skill to execute it to the benefit of the club. Well done mate, take a well earned rest.

Godiswithers wrote: What are the odds that a redevelopment of odsal is announced with the next month? with Green as a trustee of course: https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/rugby ... 842161.amp just to prove to Chris that history can repeat itself. Except in Chalmers case it has not, which makes him easily the best owner we have had for a long time. The new syndicate are taking over with no points deductions, with a fax machine, with season ticket money that they can keep, no black hole that requires half a million a year, etc etc etc. In terms of added value he has to be far ahead of anyone else. Thanks Andrew, for all the hard work, hard decisions taken not fudged, commitment to academy and reserves, and for giving us a future. and for the foresight to see the need for an exit plan and the skill to execute it to the benefit of the club. Well done mate, take a well earned rest.

Re: Leaving Odsal and future in general : Sun Oct 06, 2019 5:13 pm  

Too early to say

Re: Leaving Odsal and future in general : Sun Oct 06, 2019 5:34 pm  

martinwildbull wrote:

In terms of added value he has to be far ahead of anyone else.

Absolutely! Chalmers is the only person who, at face value, has left us in a better state than when he joined us that I can think of in the 20+ years I have followed the club. Time will tell whether face value is all it seems, but I'm not burning my as yet unbought season ticket quite yet.

Re: Leaving Odsal and future in general : Sun Oct 06, 2019 5:39 pm  

ridlerbull wrote:

Absolutely! Chalmers is the only person who, at face value, has left us in a better state than when he joined us that I can think of in the 20+ years I have followed the club. Time will tell whether face value is all it seems, but I'm not burning my as yet unbought season ticket quite yet.

really
No ground, no squad and pension debt?

Re: Leaving Odsal and future in general : Sun Oct 06, 2019 5:43 pm  

Yeh I think I would prefer to see what state we are in before patting him on the back and wishing him a fond farewell back to NZ.

Re: Leaving Odsal and future in general : Sun Oct 06, 2019 5:47 pm  

Surely not wrote:

really
No ground, no squad and pension debt?

We were tenants. He’s changed us from tenants at an eye wateringly expensive ground to a relatively cheap ground. He’s cleared the decks to allow the new owner a discussion on the budgets he wants to run next year. I assume we’re not in administration (that is important) as it is described as a sale so the buyer must be comfortable with the level of debt?

Re: Leaving Odsal and future in general : Sun Oct 06, 2019 5:59 pm  

Yes, we lost the ground 8 years ago, basically. Do keep up

Re: Leaving Odsal and future in general : Sun Oct 06, 2019 6:21 pm  

I still think there's more to play out with this - or maybe the cynicism born from previous shenanigans has tainted me?

Where has a change of ownership suddenly come from? It wasn't on the horizon a couple of weeks ago when Chalmers was 'selling' us the Dewsbury move and pushing season tickets. Has he gone willingly - or was pushed (by the RFL, one may speculate)

Like I say, I think a lot more is going to emerge this week...

Re: Leaving Odsal and future in general : Sun Oct 06, 2019 6:25 pm  

Chalmers done best for decades?H had to sell Wilson,offload Chissy and lost Ethan Ryan,John Bastian,lost our home at Odsal,took the Bulls out of Bradford,defaulted on pension payments and charged maximum rates at the turnstiles.I reckon if he hadn't have had Olkie to sell the game would have been up then.You're kiddin,right?Elliot's Dad's comments spoke volumes to me.Someone hasn't been playing with a straight bat imo.I am sure there is more to come out here.