Re: Marc Green statement : Mon Jun 23, 2014 1:39 pm  

Rarebreed wrote:

What about the £300,000 they loaned Wakefield to stave off the administration? Also, if we had known that a deal was being made between Peter Hood and the RFL, we would have done everything in our power to stop it. It was the worst thing that could have happened to our Club. It meant we had no collateral to stop the bank foreclosing and calling in the overdraft facility... so the money the supporters and other benefactors raised, ie £483,000 was as nothing. Also whilst in this mode, who amongst the other SL clubs, including Wakefield refused the extra £50k share from our reduced SKY compensation payments?
There is a lot gone on in the background which needs bringing to the public domain - lets have it out in the OPEN

Hardly free money was it, it's all mostly paid back. A loan based on future funding is no way in the same ball park has having your ground bought because you defaulted on a loan (despite spending near full salary cap at the time). I can say with certain confidence that such a loan would be available to any club that requested it in similar circumstances.

For the record in late 2010 Wakefield (under Ted Richardson) was refused a £300,000 loan by the RFL to save the club from going in to administration. Just a few months later Bradford was receive a substantially bigger loan, on the quiet might I add. Just saying like.

Re: Marc Green statement : Mon Jun 23, 2014 1:47 pm  

deeHell wrote:

Hardly free money was it, it's all mostly paid back.

That's ok then. I'm going to try that with my mortgage

Re: Marc Green statement : Mon Jun 23, 2014 1:56 pm  

The RFL didn't buy the ground.

Re: Marc Green statement : Mon Jun 23, 2014 1:59 pm  

debaser wrote:

:D That's ok then. I'm going to try that with my mortgage

I do it with my mortgage it's called a payment plan.

Re: Marc Green statement : Mon Jun 23, 2014 3:18 pm  

tigertot wrote:

The RFL didn't buy the ground.

Are we doing this one again already? Do you think that on the 100th re-hash, which must be soon, there'll be like an award or presentation or something?

Re: Marc Green statement : Mon Jun 23, 2014 4:38 pm  

Ferocious Aardvark wrote:

, there'll be like an award or presentation or something?

Can we have it at the Coral stand?

Do we know who owns it?

Re: Marc Green statement : Thu Jun 26, 2014 10:46 am  

Here’s a conspiracy theory for you (well fans of a certain other club (not naming names) can have them so why can’t we?).

The RFL are trying to bridge the gap between Super League and the Championship. They are increasing the funding, rebranding as SL2 and having play offs against SL1 teams. What better way to further improve exposure to the new SL2 than adding an ‘iconic’ team. One that has been one of the most successful and well followed in the modern era. A team that all championship clubs would love to beat, which is something their fans would turn out in droves to witness.

Yes the RFL have helped out Bradford in the past but all of a sudden they seem to be doing all they can to hinder us. Taking away £1.2m in funding over 2 years (how many other clubs could survive this?), then seemingly advising us to go into administration with the promise of no penalty but slapping us with a 6 point deduction and special measures. They will have been fully aware that players would walk away at that point, leaving us on -6 and with a threadbare squad. They effectively sentenced us to relegation there and then, barring a miracle of course. I just wonder if this was always their plan. I suspect we’ll never fully find out what happened during the last administration but the fact that the RFL were so heavily involved and listening to some of the comments made by people involved at the club at the time leads me to suspect that maybe there were ulterior motives.

Re: Marc Green statement : Thu Jun 26, 2014 11:08 am  

I believe Cows has it basically right.

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Re: Marc Green statement : Thu Jun 26, 2014 11:12 am  

Well why don't we spite them by changing our name immediately to Highfield. Then instead of an iconic club in SL2 they'll have put a joke one in.

Re: Marc Green statement : Thu Jun 26, 2014 11:15 am  

Have you ever been to Odsal? It couldn't be "Highfield" unless you turned it upside down. As it stands, with respect it is very clearly "Low Field". Please be sensible.