Re: are the bulls back with the begging bowl??? : Sat Jun 02, 2012 12:29 pm  

Replace Bradford with Halifax and we're about set.

Re: are the bulls back with the begging bowl??? : Sat Jun 02, 2012 12:34 pm  

CM Punk wrote:

Replace Bradford with Halifax and we're about set.

Replace one financially weak club with another? Why?

Maybe some SL clubs should be asking themselves if they can really afford full time squads.

Re: are the bulls back with the begging bowl??? : Sat Jun 02, 2012 1:14 pm  

I wouldn't say halifax are financially weak littlerich - just sensible about income expectations.

I am not sure what benefits Bradford in publicly criticising the ex-directors - more bad news and another tick in the box for licensing - i bet KPMG are enjoying the publicity of working with the rfl

Re: are the bulls back with the begging bowl??? : Sat Jun 02, 2012 3:19 pm  

If they raise that amount, does it mean they will settle the debts they owe on tickets to other clubs? It's not just the Bulls who are hit by their financial position, it's the others they take down with them.

If they can't raise the funds by private cash injections, then they should be forced to sell their assets prior to entering administration so that at least some of their debt can be paid.

Re: are the bulls back with the begging bowl??? : Sat Jun 02, 2012 3:23 pm  

There is talk of another french team coming in.

Re: are the bulls back with the begging bowl??? : Sat Jun 02, 2012 3:36 pm  

centralparkforever wrote:

There is talk of another french team coming in.

Is there? Who's talking? Which French team? Toulouse? They're currently losing at home to Fax 6-48. Mind you, no-one cares about results these days.

Re: are the bulls back with the begging bowl??? : Sat Jun 02, 2012 4:04 pm  

Would the Bulls have to leave SL if they go bust? Anyone know?

Re: are the bulls back with the begging bowl??? : Sat Jun 02, 2012 4:32 pm  

History would suggest not. London, Crusaders & Wakey all survived. I know Cru are not in SL now, but they withdrew, they weren't thrown out.

Re: are the bulls back with the begging bowl??? : Sat Jun 02, 2012 4:39 pm  

I hope Bradford pull through this and I want them to stay in SL, but how they can justify taking donations to stay afloat and still not selling any players or renegotiating contracts I just can't understand.

If I asked you to lend me £50 because I couldn't afford to feed my family, and then you found I refused to cancel my sky subscription to improve my own situation you'd feel like you'd been robbed.

A competitive squad is an expensive luxury for Bradford at the moment. As long as they have 17 bodies to put on the park and fulfil their fixtures it shouldn't matter to them if they are fielding a team comprising of stadium stewards and a couple of st. Johns ambulance men.

If they refuse to help themselves, why should anyone else help? Madness.

Re: are the bulls back with the begging bowl??? : Sat Jun 02, 2012 5:29 pm  

Would never like to see any team go bust and don't hold a grudge against their fans, but Wakefield had to sell many of their best players last season. I don't understand why Bradford seem to think it's acceptable to keep asking for money, without reducing their running costs. Hardly a level playing field in my eyes, especially when they're looking to take one of our better players off us.

I didn't agree with them asking other fans for money last time, and I certainly don't agree with it now.