Of course. Stuart Duffy, a man well known for his honesty and complete lack of spin and using stooges for misinformation and fun.... Well now I'm totally convinced....

Give over. If your lad will be pushing for the 17 for cas next year he would have walked into our team last year. Cas is a very good set up and if it's true your son will be playing there, at any level, good for him but please concentrate on supporting him and leave the Bulls to attempt to get on

Who controls all the player data? Current, academy, scholarship & up & coming juniors in the Bradford service area?

We won’t need aggrieved ex employees or “player’s Dads” to come on here with rumour and intrigue for much longer. The state of the coaching staff, first team squad and academy set up will be there for all to see. We’ll all know then whether it’s either:

a) A lame duck club run on a shoestring simply to ensure fixtures are fulfilled and embarrassment spared for Nigel or
b) A genuine attempt to start a new club

If it’s A then I’m walking away. I suspect so would many others. If it’s B then I’m on board.

Interesting one, I'd guess that permission to process that data was would have sat with BBNL as data controller. If it was set up right there would have been a 'permission to share' option they would have to agree to allow any passing on as it's personal data that clearly identifies a living individual. As it's a newco Bradford Bulls Killer Whales ltd have no right to that data and when BBNL die I'd guess that data should be expunged and the Orca chappies will have to start collecting again?

Unless of course the RFL is the data controller and that may make the situation easier if they state they will share with third parties and all that?

But this is the RFL and not a business so who know what the situ is. But without express permission from the data subject it can't (or rather shouldn't) be sold or shared.

Perfectly put.

Spot on Bullseye, my sentiments too.

A) Would still loose a great deal of money and end up in admin again, I cant see anyone interested in doing that either the new owner or the RFL.

Even if we ended up part time it has to be better than been a full time embarrassment.

It's interesting that we have gone with the two guys with no financial backing. Had the RFL gone with Moore, Calvert and Watt we would now be starting our third year of recovery instead of being in a worse position and with the loss of fan support.

Couldn't agree more, however i feel we need to give them a chance and then decide

I just don't understand it.

Was only discussing this yesterday how they had got the place debt free after cutting their cloth accordingly. I doubt we would be in this position now had they been given control

Think I agree. The original plan was to get through that initial season and then start again in CH with a mix of full and Part time contracts. It looks as though we are now going to limp through this season and start again in CH1. Still at least we have had two great seasons of sparkling rugby..........oh, wait a minute.

When you asked Duffy how a newly formed uk company can employ non EU nationals did he answer. Likewise did he explain how all these reserve grade players would get visas?

The Orcas who won the wooden spoon and may not even be in the top competition in NZ next year?

I know what I'd like. I'd like the rfl to confirm in public that the new owners met all of the criteria they outlined last week, I don't think I've seen that.

No I haven't either.

It was Lowe btw. Not chalmers...

Another slip up eh

We're still waiting for that confirmation from about 3 or 4 previous owners ago. Wait your turn, and I suggest not holding your breath

Agreed. They had even arranged to pay off the main creditors (HMRC & rugby creditors) and arranged a minimal or no points deduction.

KCNBABT - Best poster since Hobson's Knees.

Shame one of them blurted it all out to the press before it was official and ruined things.

True enough I guess, the difference this time was the rfl published online a very specific and very public set of rules that any new owner had to meet. So I'm going to blindly assume they met them all until I'm told differently.

Have you heard about the time share deal I'm offering?

I'm not interested unless you send me a suspicious looking link to a PayPal account I can convently click on in my outlook account. Then I'm all over it, you might have to wait though as I'm currently helping out some poor Nigerian prince who cant find his credit card, bless him, so I'm lending him my details, it'll be fine I'm sure...