Re: Broncos survive : Mon Dec 16, 2013 9:20 pm  

Bulliac wrote:

That's very true and worse for London is that it's more difficult to give any leeway on relegation as an 'expansion area' club when they've been going for around 30 years or so if you include the complete history from their formation as Fulham back in the neolithic period.....

To be honest, despite the odd one coming on here to make trouble, I feel a lot of sympathy for our friends in the capital and it can't have been easy running a rugby league team down there and I hope things turn round for them.

agreed. No mention of oseas quota being lifted in the press release (which is similar on both RFL and SL websites), so likely a few Bulls will be going. But who?

Re: Broncos survive : Mon Dec 16, 2013 9:32 pm  

London never went into Administration and as far as I am aware the same guy is still bank rolling them for 2014.

So the only change is the change of venue.

Re: Broncos survive : Mon Dec 16, 2013 10:17 pm  

bewareshadows wrote:

London never went into Administration and as far as I am aware the same guy is still bank rolling them for 2014.

So the only change is the change of venue.

This is what puzzles me. Hughes was obviously bankrolling the club, so where did the threat of administration come from? Was it simply the threat of Hughes walking away?

The announcement of them avoiding admin recently never actually mentioned any investment in the club, only the ground share at Barnet.

Re: Broncos survive : Tue Dec 17, 2013 12:36 am  

Makes you wonder. If no investment or overseas quota lifted have the rfl said they wont be relegated next year which has persuaded hughes to keep going.

Re: Broncos survive : Tue Dec 17, 2013 2:03 am  

bobsmyuncle wrote:

Their own accounts to 30/11/2012 shows them owing "Taxation & Social Security" of £367k so it could be larger now

Nope...we used the Bulls 2014 SKY money to settle that bill

Re: Broncos survive : Tue Dec 17, 2013 7:31 am  

gutterfax wrote:

Nope...we used the Bulls 2014 SKY money to settle that bill

Congratulations GF, a different joke.

Re: Broncos survive : Tue Dec 17, 2013 7:38 am  

martinwildbull wrote:

Congratulations GF, a different joke.

You're welcome!

Re: Broncos survive : Tue Dec 17, 2013 7:57 am  

martinwildbull wrote:

Congratulations GF, a different joke.

I thought it was a statement of fact

Would think clubs will rack up sums due to HMRC of between £100k and £200k a month based on size of payroll and VAT on gates. Or at £20 a ticket 7500 paying supporters a month.

[Bulliac]

Re: Broncos survive : Tue Dec 17, 2013 12:08 pm  

Nothus wrote:

This is what puzzles me. Hughes was obviously bankrolling the club, so where did the threat of administration come from? Was it simply the threat of Hughes walking away?

The announcement of them avoiding admin recently never actually mentioned any investment in the club, only the ground share at Barnet.

That's the nub Nothus. It can't just be passed off as "business as usual", when admin was being mentioned as a serious consideration. It's clearly far more than just a new ground.

Re: Broncos survive : Tue Dec 17, 2013 12:53 pm  

The RFL should have bought a ground in London & let them play there for a peppercorn rent.