Re: Peter Hood says Bulls on brink of going bust. : Wed Mar 28, 2012 3:50 pm  

Mission wrote:

£103k raised according to Stuart Fielden

Bang on target at the moment for the 500K. Hopefully the show of strength from the support will encourage the sponsors to get onboard.

Re: Peter Hood says Bulls on brink of going bust. : Wed Mar 28, 2012 4:00 pm  

hunsletrhino wrote:

oh no you mean i may get banned from this forum?

oh wait no big loss as i have a life good bye

Yes clearly looks like it too

Re: Peter Hood says Bulls on brink of going bust. : Wed Mar 28, 2012 4:36 pm  

http://www.bradfordbulls.co.uk/Media/pdf/QfS_sponsor_form.pdf Sponsorhip form if anybody needs them.

http://www.bradfordbulls.co.uk/Media/pdf/QfS_sponsor_form.pdf Sponsorhip form if anybody needs them.

Re: Peter Hood says Bulls on brink of going bust. : Wed Mar 28, 2012 4:44 pm  

Without wanting to disrespect the bulls fans tremendous effort to raise these funds to keep the club afloat I have to wonder whether there is another alternative.

At the moment the donations are headed to the current administration with no strings attached. Would it not be better to set up a supporters fund, to either be an active participator in the current setup or rescue the club once in administration.

ATM it seems like the fans are backing the same people, with no real desire for change

Re: Peter Hood says Bulls on brink of going bust. : Wed Mar 28, 2012 4:45 pm  

ChrisPie2 wrote:

Without wanting to disrespect the bulls fans tremendous effort to raise these funds to keep the club afloat I have to wonder whether there is another alternative.

At the moment the donations are headed to the current administration with no strings attached. Would it not be better to set up a supporters fund, to either be an active participator in the current setup or rescue the club once in administration.

ATM it seems like the fans are backing the same people, with no real desire for change

As members of Bullbuilder have pointed out forming a trust is a long process.

If we enter administration we lose all the work put into our young talented players, and its still very risky. That's why we are pledging, its not a way to back the current administration.

Re: Peter Hood says Bulls on brink of going bust. : Wed Mar 28, 2012 4:51 pm  

ChrisPie2 wrote:

ATM it seems like the fans are backing the same people, with no real desire for change

I agree, and yet I have pledged. I did that because I don't see any way back from administration. The costs of running Odsal are huge. The costs of renting VP are huge. There have been many opportunities for sugar daddies to fall out of the sky and land at our feet, and still it has not happened. I have no reason to suspect it will once we are in administration.

I am pledging now to see what transpires. If we do not the club will be in administration for as long as their assets to sell to pay off creditors, and then it will cease to exist.

I share all your concerns, all the more so for the way this has been handled. They certainly knew about this last week because all season ticket holders received a letter on the day of the announcement.

I choose to pay now, try and ensure survival and then see what can be done about getting some change. It's not ideal but it's where we are.

Re: Peter Hood says Bulls on brink of going bust. : Wed Mar 28, 2012 5:47 pm  

Hape's going to the derby

Hope we can go for a 20k+ crowd

Re: Peter Hood says Bulls on brink of going bust. : Wed Mar 28, 2012 6:11 pm  

ex Bull Dog wrote:

Oh dear, any Leeds fans care to comment on this specimen?

Yes.

Its gone.

Re: Peter Hood says Bulls on brink of going bust. : Wed Mar 28, 2012 6:14 pm  

McLaren_Field wrote:

Yes.

Its gone.

Re: Peter Hood says Bulls on brink of going bust. : Wed Mar 28, 2012 6:33 pm  

ChrisPie2 wrote:

Without wanting to disrespect the bulls fans tremendous effort to raise these funds to keep the club afloat I have to wonder whether there is another alternative.

At the moment the donations are headed to the current administration with no strings attached. Would it not be better to set up a supporters fund, to either be an active participator in the current setup or rescue the club once in administration.

ATM it seems like the fans are backing the same people, with no real desire for change

No disrespect Chris, but I wish this suggestion would go away now, and realise this isn't feasable!

As has been pointed out by many, the supporters trust would take far too long to set up, where as the pledge is an already established scheme that has started very brightly! I think it is fair to say we have all lost faith in the board but now is not the time to bail on them, risk administration and our club as we know it will cease to exist! There is a chance our license could be revoked and the team we follow will be alien to us supporters, not to mention the prospect of dwelling in championship 1!

It is tough handing over money to the current board, but not half as tough as the prospect of watcing our bright young talent going, and playing lower league football!

So we are not backing the current board, we are backing our players, and more importantly our club!