Passed fit before Wakefields game.

Fair nuff.

Even if you did make the play-offs , some would argue that you should not be allowed to play in them. Fans of some clubs just below the bulls would be justifiably miffed if you did play in them therefore denying their club a revenue stream to help them pay their bills/creditors etc when the bulls will have just walked away from their fiscal responsibilities and started afresh. It could come down to a vote as in the case of Rangers FC newco, and who knows, some clubs take on the matter maybe to put you to the bottom of the table.
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What a lot of rot!!.The players have done all the hard work on the pitch and have no control on what happens off. If they make the playoffs, then they deserve to be there.

The unique advantages of being in administration. Everyone should do it.

If we take a points deduction on the chin and the team still qualifies for what is the conclusion to the current season - then it would be agaisnt natural justice for the players and the fans not to be allowed a place in the playoffs. What happens next season is another issue but if we get over the hurdle of the points deduction the I think the current team will have more and earned the right to have a last chance to show what they can do - and the fans who have dug deep to be able to urge them on.

Yes there has been clear financial mismangement and the club will have to accept the implications for the future - but the players and fans should not be punished further this season.

If we get a point deduction and still make the playoffs it will show how poor the teams below us have been this year. With a points deduction Hull KR and Salford should be fighting for 8th.

The spirit and resilience from this Bradford team at the minute, tells me that London won't be picking up Odsal victory number Four.

London coach Rob Powell, hit the nail on the head in his post match comments after the crushing 58-12 defeat by Leeds.

"We actually played well for over 60 minutes against Leeds but at this level scores can blow out.

“We will be looking to do what we did well for longer against Bradford on Sunday."

On the referee front, our good friend Richard Silverwood for only his second Odsal appointment in 2012.

Incidentally this will be the 32nd time he's officiated Bradford in the summer era.

Bubba has a point here. In effect BB have spent fully on the Cap and have gone belly up. So in simple terms they have picked the best possible set of players and still gone bust. Other clubs have therefore every right to feel miffed if the Bulls reach the play offs

I'll take you to win by 50 - we now appear to be coached by a talentless idiot and owned by someone who doesn't seem to be interested in doing anything concrete about it.

I dont think that makes a whole load of sense. The Bulls have earned their points in the league so far by their playing results. The salary cap is progressive, so they have not spent any more than other clubs could have done upto this time.

Personally I have more doubts about finishing the season and even more about being in existence next year. Whether we are docked points, and how many, is immaterial. It does not matter if we are in the playoffs or not as this is not our priority.
Survival is the be all and all.

I was down at Leyton Orient this time and talking to fans it did appear that their main concern was they had a coach of little experience and talent and no respect from the senior players.
They were mystified why he was appointed given that they believed the club had spent near the salary cap on players.
A you say the owner seems not interested.

Well, good luck tomorrow guys and let's hope that it's the start of a new begining.

No elima warming up.

Tbh wouldn't be surprised to see elima turn out for catalans tomorrow. Rumoured to be going there next year anyway so wouldn't be a shockbif we've let him go with immediate effect for a nominal tfer fee. Gets one of higher wage earners off the books in a position we have cover for.

Elima was stood chatting with Disko before the game and afterwards with Donno.

Elima was a late withdrawal due to a shoulder injury.

The weeks rest should be sufficient.

Would be absolutely ludicrous to let Elima go with the run in still to come, we need as many fit, aggressive workhouse forwards as we can muster at this stage and letting just about our best backrower go would be daft. Could be the difference between prize money and no prize money.

It would. Almost as ludicrous as sacking the entire coaching team. Oh hang on...

From a playing point of view totally agree with you. But we have a guy more interested in financial aspects in charge at the moment.

I am sure they had fully planned for that possibility...

I know, Mat. Was just saying IMO.

Before they thought it through or after?

Why is it rot? It could be argued that some of those players would not be there if you had spent within your means and paid your taxes like other clubs have done.
Salford for example probably don't spend up to the cap(?) but manage to pay their taxes. What would it be like if they said sod the HMRC, we'll have a few better players to guarantee a play off position?