Re: What is this about now. : Wed Nov 04, 2015 2:45 pm  

DemonUK wrote:

Are the credit/debit card payments still going to the same company as before seeing as there has been an interruption in Bradford being able to take card payments. What was the interruption caused by?

Best bet is to make a purchase on your card and you can then check on your account. I don't think we have too many supporters from Warrington so I'm sure you will receive the best of service.

[Bullseye]

Re: What is this about now. : Wed Nov 04, 2015 2:54 pm  

I_Pitty_Stevo wrote:

That is on the assumption that there are any payments due... The nature of the mistake and who was responsible for the mistake have not yet been made public.

I'll feel more assured when we're not in the gazzette website anymore. Only then will we know that it's resolved.

Re: What is this about now. : Wed Nov 04, 2015 3:16 pm  

Bulliac wrote:

Well, it's a classic symbiotic relationship. We have an owner, but no 'sugar daddy', so if either side decides to sack it then there will be no club. If it were ever to come to that, then there would be little point in worrying too much about who's fault it was.

Can't see how there would be no club, there were potential buyers before, so there would be again.

Although I could not understand how the RFL could choose and control the administrator.

Re: What is this about now. : Wed Nov 04, 2015 5:14 pm  

Bullseye wrote:

I'll feel more assured when we're not in the gazzette website anymore. Only then will we know that it's resolved.

Indeed

[Bulliac]

Re: What is this about now. : Wed Nov 04, 2015 5:23 pm  

I suspect, given recent history, if the worst were to come to the worst, "serious" 'new buyers', might be in short supply.

Would someone, take over? Well you can never say never, so I guess yes, someone probably would, but you can only do this so many times before no-one takes anything seriously.

In my view, if anything were to go disastrously wrong with the finances of the current owners inside four or five years, then we can say goodbye to the whole Bulls / Northern episode, certainly as a professional club.

Re: What is this about now. : Wed Nov 04, 2015 6:32 pm  

DemonUK wrote:

Are the credit/debit card payments still going to the same company as before seeing as there has been an interruption in Bradford being able to take card payments. What was the interruption caused by?

There was an interview with Marc Green the other week that explained that the club changed over credit card machine providers in order to save money as the old company were charging an arm and a leg. Unfortunately, the new company weren't quite as advertised and led to a few problems with being able to take card payments.

Re: What is this about now. : Thu Nov 05, 2015 11:32 am  

fifty50 wrote:

Best bet is to make a purchase on your card and you can then check on your account. I don't think we have too many supporters from Warrington so I'm sure you will receive the best of service.

Thanks for the suggestion but its highly unlikely that this Leyther would be purchasing something from the Bulls (unless it was a match ticket) . A change in the Bulls company name would possibly have suggested something was going on. I would hate it to happen to you again as we can ill afford to lose any clubs from our great game. I was not trying to stir anything up either.

I know the Credit Card issues have been explained on here, but just before this came out about HMRC their was a very visible appeal from your hierarchy stating you needed a massive rise in ST holders to stay financially viable. Yes I know I am probably putting 2+2 together and getting 5

[Bulliac]

Re: What is this about now. : Thu Nov 05, 2015 11:41 am  

roofaldo2 wrote:

There was an interview with Marc Green the other week that explained that the club changed over credit card machine providers in order to save money as the old company were charging an arm and a leg. Unfortunately, the new company weren't quite as advertised and led to a few problems with being able to take card payments.

That was sorted nearly two weeks ago though. I paid for my season ticket in the shop, a week last Monday, and it was already working then. The card thing was done and dusted before the listing in the gazette came up.

[Bulliac]

Re: What is this about now. : Thu Nov 05, 2015 11:59 am  

DemonUK wrote:

Thanks for the suggestion but its highly unlikely that this Leyther would be purchasing something from the Bulls (unless it was a match ticket) . A change in the Bulls company name would possibly have suggested something was going on. I would hate it to happen to you again as we can ill afford to lose any clubs from our great game. I was not trying to stir anything up either.

I know the Credit Card issues have been explained on here, but just before this came out about HMRC their was a very visible appeal from your hierarchy stating you needed a massive rise in ST holders to stay financially viable. Yes I know I am probably putting 2+2 together and getting 5

To be honest, I don't remember it ever being couched in terms quite like that.

The management have said all along that the club will be run as a business, ie will live within its means. That suggests to me that if insufficient tickets are sold to live life in the fast lane, then recruitment will drop to a commensurate level or cuts will be made - after all, the club can be "financially viable", on many different levels. That level not being to everyone's satisfaction isn't the same as being 'unviable'. I think the vast majority of fans are fully aware of this position as it's been said many times, both in the press and at forums.

Re: What is this about now. : Thu Nov 05, 2015 2:34 pm  

I don't disagree, but I do feel that in our particular case, dropping to a "financially viable" level which equated to dropping down a level or two from our present level, just isn't going to work, and so is pointless, except for those with the stomach and patience to basically "start over" from Horsfall playing fields or something. My point is I do feel the law of slippery slopes applies here. To illustrate, if we are on Level 2 now, but "cut our cloth" to drop to Level 3 (whatever that is - maybe Championship top-8 standard) then the further income drop that would cause would not be enough to pay for a Level 3 side.

It is wrong to assume that you can maintain anything like the current level of income and interest if you give up on trying to be the big dog in this league. You simply can't.