What a mess..... AGAIN
I agree that there is a lot of missing information here between the chipper pronouncements of Andrew Chalmers and the whole tone of the RFL statement.
Whilst the way that the press release is written is really poor, and reflects really badly on the so-called 'governing body', there are some key points that do need answering
1. They say that the plan to return to Bradford 'lacks credibility'. Well, from what has been said thus far, it actually does lack credibility. Bearing in mind the length of time it has taken York to take possession of a finished stadium, and the complete lack of progress with Wakefield and Castleford for the past 20 years, what reasonable person could seriously believe that Chalmers can deliver a new stadium in Bradford within 2-4 years?
2. Missing financial information apparently, according to the RFL - yet Chalmers was saying in League Express that he has provided detailed budgets, projections, plans etc. Someone is not telling the truth here - but who is it?
3. The decision to leave Odsal is 'poor' - but poor for who? Obviously the RFL are 72K 'poorer'. But in what other ways would that be regarded as a poor decision. It has been presented as the ONLY decision that could have been made. What alternative was /is proposed by the RFL?
So we now cannot sign any players, and presumably most of the squad will simply sign with other teams, leaving us with no team anyway for next season. Yet we are still selling season tickets on the website?
As I think I've Osteen before, every fresh debacle leaves me less and less connected to the club. This time, I'm surprised at how little I care. I suspect we are heading for Administration / Liquidation again, and I don't even feel that I can be bothered to care about it anymore.
Sad times...