On a one off situation you are correct. But when the should have been policing salary cap breaches we carried out, agreeing to register Harris as a player which was subsequently found out to be illegal, Hood's massive overspend, followed by fit and proper person checks on Greene (twice?) and Chalmers then they would seem a little inept. They have given rise to a new saying however. "Fool me once, shame on you, Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me three times, shame on me. Fool me four times, shame on me again ad nauseum"

You also missed the often over looked consortium that was going to buy off OK. Who allegedly forced admin 2 on RFL advice( how true this is I don’t know) but then walked away for reasons that have never been explained

Where did the 3 years bit come from? As we were a new company in Jan 2017, we had to start enrolling people in the workplace pension from Jan 2018, didn't we? So the maximum pension screwup is about 20months?

That [uwas[/u true. AS for walking away, they were due to sign up for the club when the RFL parachuted Greene in with Steve Ferres as babysitter.

I'll stand corrected, as I know nothing about that really

Is anybody else waiting for Robbie Paul to come out of the shower and find the last 10 years have been a dream.

Thank you. I sure people on here know when there is things I can’t say and had to hold back a bit since last weekend but now more stuff is out in the open and I’m so glad Ross said exactly how it is on Robbies show the other night

Right, apologise if this is a bit long winded and apologise for this been from a purely personal point of view.

Elliot was born in 1996, first year of super league. I can remember when he was a baby he had a baby grow which said “born to be a Bull” for that to come true, well, words can’t fully explain. All he ever wanted as kid was to play for the Bulls, he went to all the grand finals as a young kid, mad about the club.
When he signed 2 year ago it was his dream come true, which in turn made my dream come true. To think now that some thieving b%stard has now ruined all that is absolutely disgusting. Anger, bitterness, don’t even come close to how I’m feeling.
He’s vice captain and when Steve doesn’t play or goes off in a game, Elliot is captain on the field. For a lifelong Bulls/Northern fan it doesn’t get any better than watching your son captain your team. I reckon he’s done ok in the 2 years he’s been at the Bulls. It has been said, by someone who’s opinion Elliot really does value, that he’s never seen anybody give as much or it means as much to play for your own team, the team you support.
About this time last year I was in Benidorm and it was announced Elliot had signed a 3 year deal. I really was overwhelmed with the comments on here, on the Facebook groups, messages I received, it was unbelievably overwhelming. I go to Benidorm again soon, what a bleeding difference 12 months make.
All thanks to someone. Hope they are really proud of what they have done and the consequences it causing.
Let’s hope someone ends up in court over all this and pays for ruining people’s dreams
Rant over

Jan '18 is the latest date by which it had to be done not the date at which it necessarily was.

Yes, but in most sports as far as we are aware a CVA does not mean any resulting points deduction. For example, look at recent events at Yorkshire Carnegie in the world of rugby union. Given that they appear to be a law to themselves, not sure what would be the situation with the dear old RFL.

Almost worth a gold star Dom. Clearly the Bulls fans can't push a claim against the RFL, but what about all the creditors who have lost out?

This is a sad read

As a Fax Fan I totally agree

In a way it is but he has achieved his dream of playing for and captaining his boyhood club. He is revered by the fans and he is still young enough to build on what he has done at the Bulls to have a great career.
Thanks Elliot

a) Likelihood of new consortium taking over a formal shareholder interest in the club - 35%;
b) Likelihood that the club will be in administration/ formal 'insolvency event' before Xmas - 68%;.
c) Likelihood that any fans will now buy 2020 season tickets given what we already know- common sense would suggest that such a likelihood must be rapidly plummeting and may soon get close to zero. Why we understand that at least one fan was asking for a refund today on their 2020 season ticket, but were refused (which is no surprise), and
d) Likelihood that a nestegg consortium may ultimately take an interest - ??.

I know it's late but don't options a and b already add up to 103%

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Well i suppose only you or 'we' know the answer to d) But if it's yes then i'd be confident you couldn't do any worse than the previous lot.

Where does Xmas come into this? I would assume we’ll either be taken over or insolvent by close of play Monday

Most annoying is why the fans, the very lifeblood of not just their Club, but also the very game, be denied an immediate update on the Club's position. Bit thin if they are fearing a drop in ST take up imo.

Congratulations nestegg you’ve passed the RFL criteria for mathematics.

'fit and proper person'

They are not cumulative options, you silly (third) 'dog'. Good quips Boxer and Paul W



But hey if you need some professional betting and odds guidance you could always turn to the Rams owner, Mark Sawyer. As well as (according to C Brereton) being proposed as a consultant to the so called new consortium (which currently seems to be struggling to come to terms with what's been going on - and still is going on - at the club), Mark is also a bookie and is known to be pally with a certain well known former senior RFL officer.

Good question. Well what 'we' do know is that winding up petitions are likely to be about to land, and we anticipate that for a business of BB17's size that if any petitions are upheld then it is likely that an administrator may be appointed within the next say 3-5 week period; i.e. by on or well before Xmas.

That said, we may be wrong, but conventionally there is a process to adhere to. For the avoidance of doubt the nestegg consortium though being owed some money by the club are not looking to apply to the court for a winding up petition; but we can't stop others doing so can we. Moreover, Creditors are allowed to talk to one another and compare notes, size of debts .... and debate what Chris B has been saying to them and inferring.

The Rfl should be held fully accountable for this fiasco as when Ac was chosen we had other parties interested who actually had the financial backing to make a difference. I hope I'm wrong about the latest consortium but why have the Rfl always chose people who have no money to take control of this once great club. Personally I think a new club should be started as Bradford Northern as the Bulls brand is tarnished and start in league 1 playing at horsfall and get it built from a solid foundation. I believe someone with money would definitely back that