Re: Phoenix from the flames? : Fri Jan 13, 2017 5:52 pm  

Wow, we made Radio 2 again

Re: Phoenix from the flames? : Fri Jan 13, 2017 5:53 pm  

I hope your new owner is announced soon. PLEASE can we have whoever comes second?

Re: Phoenix from the flames? : Fri Jan 13, 2017 5:54 pm  

Precisely. People have very rightly railed against how shabbily the players and staff have been treated and kept in the dark, and yet now there's a deal, they want to know before anyone else.

As a fan, I expect any new owner to be busting their balls over the next few days trying to salvage whatever they can from the wreckage. I'm cool with being told about it once they know what's left and have something to announce.

Re: Phoenix from the flames? : Fri Jan 13, 2017 5:55 pm  

roofaldo2 wrote:

Well, the RFL have agreed the deal and the new owners are to talk to the remaining players. That'll be why there's no big announcement yet, because while we have a club, we don't have a team to actually announce yet.

I don't get that reasoning at all

Surely it's perfectly possible to announce the person X has become the new owner and that they intend to speak to the remaining players / coaching staff over the weekend ahead of a press conference on Monday.

Why is it deemed necessary to keep the identity of the owner secret? (Not that it appears to be all that much of a secret anyway...)

Re: Phoenix from the flames? : Fri Jan 13, 2017 5:57 pm  

Ferocious Aardvark wrote:

Precisely. People have very rightly railed against how shabbily the players and staff have been treated and kept in the dark, and yet now there's a deal, they want to know before anyone else.

As a fan, I expect any new owner to be busting their balls over the next few days trying to salvage whatever they can from the wreckage. I'm cool with being told about it once they know what's left and have something to announce.

Why not just announce it, so that EVERYONE knows - players, staff, supporters etc? Surely the players are intelligent enough to know that they aren't necessarily guaranteed a job, but at least it keeps everyone in the picture as to where the process has reached.

I hate all this 'we know more than you' crap that the RFL seem to enjoy

Re: Phoenix from the flames? : Fri Jan 13, 2017 5:59 pm  

Cross Hills Cougar wrote:

I hope your new owner is announced soon. PLEASE can we have whoever comes second?

Accoding to companies house,bradford 2017 has been registered by Andrew chalmers.

Re: Phoenix from the flames? : Fri Jan 13, 2017 5:59 pm  

It's bloody frustrating really. This latest stunt from the RFL reminds me of being a kid in school who has just had his first kiss. Everyone knows you did it, and who with, but you won't tell anyone out of some form of mild insecurity that people will laugh at you for it. Bonkers.

Re: Phoenix from the flames? : Fri Jan 13, 2017 6:00 pm  

I think Irvine and Lamb are making it clear on twitter they're out, so at least that's confirmation that it's moving. BBC state ownership is decided so just hope the delay is to announce the new club's made a shedload of signings over the weekend and that Marwan's sending us Welham back on a season long loan...*gibber*

Re: Phoenix from the flames? : Fri Jan 13, 2017 6:01 pm  

paulwalker71 wrote:

I don't get that reasoning at all

Surely it's perfectly possible to announce the person X has become the new owner and that they intend to speak to the remaining players / coaching staff over the weekend ahead of a press conference on Monday.

Why is it deemed necessary to keep the identity of the owner secret? (Not that it appears to be all that much of a secret anyway...)

Maybe they asked Chalmers to register a company to throw us off and the Sultan of Brunei will be announced as the winning bidder Monday after buying the services of the Burgess boys and Jonathon Thurston.....

Re: Phoenix from the flames? : Fri Jan 13, 2017 6:03 pm  

Well the much criticised Marwan Koukash saved Salford and now has saved Bradford.

The Man has been absolutely fantastic for Rugby League.