Highlander wrote:
The Bulls were taken aback at how narrow the parameters were that the independent tribunal had been told by the RFL to hear the appeal.
The tribunal were operating on A (administration happened) - leading to B (6 points deducted)
So the tribunal said - right, prove A was force majeure.
The Bulls said we can't. But we can prove that C,D,E & F, which all led to A happening were force majeure.
The panel said, "sorry, the RFL won't let us independently consider C,D,E &F. So have a nice day.
As no one knows what happened, I don't know if what you are saying is broadly a correct guess (or even insider info), but am I right in thinking, and may be one of the problems, that Marc Green had a part in C or D (or maybe E or F), before he took ownership?
On a general point, aren't all administrations force majeure, basically things happened that were beyond the control of the owners; e.g., HMRC changing tack, image rights policy refined, not as many fans, etc. Businesses go bust because things happen that they can't control.
I suppose the one thing about all of this is that it is hard to properly judge until we look at it in hindsight. If it turns out that the Bulls were misled or whatever by the RFL, and generally messed you around, I suppose hindsight will judge you harshly treated. If it turns out that they didn't, then Marc Green's approach will just come across as empty gestures. The worrying thing maybe is that his desperation to succeed might mask his real intentions come relegation; i.e., bale out.
