Re: Latest state of play posts only : Wed Aug 15, 2012 4:47 pm  

Pumpetypump wrote: These articles that mention Bulls fan Ian Whitehead never seem to explain who he is exactly. Just a random fan?, from Bullbuilder? Can someone illuminate me? http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/s ... ecrecy___/ He isn't a board member of BullBuilder. I assume he is a fan who has been in contact with the T&A.

Pumpetypump wrote: These articles that mention Bulls fan Ian Whitehead never seem to explain who he is exactly. Just a random fan?, from Bullbuilder? Can someone illuminate me? http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/s ... ecrecy___/ He isn't a board member of BullBuilder. I assume he is a fan who has been in contact with the T&A.

Re: Latest state of play posts only : Wed Aug 15, 2012 4:50 pm  

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I don't think they did!!!!

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Re: Latest state of play posts only : Wed Aug 15, 2012 6:22 pm  

Still silence. At least tell us who the offers are from, so we know what we are possibly dealing with http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/local/localbrad/9875778.RFL_staying_silent_on_Bradford_Bulls_take_over/

Still silence. At least tell us who the offers are from, so we know what we are possibly dealing with http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/local/localbrad/9875778.RFL_staying_silent_on_Bradford_Bulls_take_over/

Re: Latest state of play posts only : Wed Aug 15, 2012 6:48 pm  

broadybull87 wrote: Still silence. At least tell us who the offers are from, so we know what we are possibly dealing with http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/local/localbrad/9875778.RFL_staying_silent_on_Bradford_Bulls_take_over/ looking at wording of that article its for tomorrows back page and someones messed up and posted it on website early. Keeps mentioning yesterday and last night when the meeting took place this afternoon.

broadybull87 wrote: Still silence. At least tell us who the offers are from, so we know what we are possibly dealing with http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/local/localbrad/9875778.RFL_staying_silent_on_Bradford_Bulls_take_over/ looking at wording of that article its for tomorrows back page and someones messed up and posted it on website early. Keeps mentioning yesterday and last night when the meeting took place this afternoon.

Re: Latest state of play posts only : Wed Aug 15, 2012 6:58 pm  

mat wrote:

looking at wording of that article its for tomorrows back page and someones messed up and posted it on website early. Keeps mentioning yesterday and last night when the meeting took place this afternoon.

A continuance of slack reporting by the T&A. Regurgitating news feeds from elsewhere rather than being arsed to seek primary information.on their own doorstep

Re: Latest state of play posts only : Wed Aug 15, 2012 7:12 pm  

So..... what do we think of the bidders then?

Seems to me that we've got various people who aren't really there for the love of the club or RL in general.

City - stating that they are only looking to buy us if there's nobody else
Avenue - primary motivation might be to get BPA to Odsal
Khan / Sutcliffe - only entered bidding when it seemed ABC bid was faltering
SLE - only there as a backup if all else fails

But we are where we are. Which of these do we want to take over?

Re: Latest state of play posts only : Wed Aug 15, 2012 7:38 pm  

paulwalker71 wrote:

So..... what do we think of the bidders then?

Seems to me that we've got various people who aren't really there for the love of the club or RL in general.

City - stating that they are only looking to buy us if there's nobody else
Avenue - primary motivation might be to get BPA to Odsal
Khan / Sutcliffe - only entered bidding when it seemed ABC bid was faltering
SLE - only there as a backup if all else fails

But we are where we are. Which of these do we want to take over?

Avenue bid seems most logical out of those assuming they have money to back it up. makes sense to have two teams using stadium and BPA's support base tends to be south side of city Iirc, so seems a better fit than City . But its a big assumption that they have the money unless there's someone else backing them.

SLE would either drop us to championship or sell us straight on which begs question why anyone they would sell us to doesnt come forward now and cut them out of deal?.

Re: Latest state of play posts only : Wed Aug 15, 2012 7:56 pm  

mat wrote:

Avenue bid seems most logical out of those assuming they have money to back it up. makes sense to have two teams using stadium and BPA's support base tends to be south side of city Iirc, so seems a better fit than City . But its a big assumption that they have the money unless there's someone else backing them.

SLE would either drop us to championship or sell us straight on which begs question why anyone they would sell us to doesnt come forward now and cut them out of deal?.

Unless somebody is waiting in the wings to see which division we play in before looking to buy it off one of the current bidders, giving them a profit at the same time.

Re: Latest state of play posts only : Wed Aug 15, 2012 8:00 pm  

anyone now doesn't want to take on the £1m+ debt and a loss making set up for next year or 2 to secure SL licence, would rather SLE cleared debt by either settlement or liquidation then hope to pick up club and use investment to fund team not the taxman. Oh....and hope they keep SL licence as the RFL need someone to pay for Odsal upkeep

Re: Latest state of play posts only : Wed Aug 15, 2012 8:01 pm  

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Omar Khan/Gerry Sutcliffe/
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