You never know. The RFL may have a text vote on how many points we should be deducted. Who'll be laughing then.

Of course, the RFL advising the trio to go for admin is completely within the rules. Membership bye-laws:

4.8 =#FF0000The [i(RFL[/i) =#FF0000Board has the right (but not obligation) =#FF0000to stipulate in advance =#FF0000of =#FF0000an Acquisition, Change of Control or =#FF0000Insolvency Event, =#FF0000whether or not a member will be readmitted or a new member admitted in such circumstances =#FF0000and to stipulate what terms it will apply.

If the RFL can advise in this way, and did so to the trio, then it cannot be force majeure of itself, there must be something else outside the rfl and the trios control that f'd up the plan. which was what?

Nobody really has a clue as to the stated grounds of appeal. Other than one-phrase reports about "force majeure", no details have emerged that I have seen. If it was just that, then frankly I have no clue what they mean or how that might work, and so I sort of assume it's not, as surely we would not lodge and pursue an appeal of pure bullcrap, but who knows.

But that can also mean that the RFL said to the trio "Go into Admin to get rid of OK, we'll take care of it so you won't have a points deduction"

I think, as I once posted before, that much will depend on the terms of reference and conditions of the 'review'.

I'm guessing here, but I expect the RFL commissioned the review so will have drawn up these terms of reference. Whether they are actually bright enough to skew these in their favour is open to question, though we can only assume the will have tried.

Personally, I hope the the RFL's conduct with Omar and with Moore et al [in the gospel according to Ryan W is looked at by the inquiry, though I suspect all that may well be outside the terms of reference.

Well, the appeal seems to be grinding it's way along. I wonder how the club's "root & branch" review is coming along. Not really heard much from the club since Ferres' verbal blast after Easter Monday.

Perhaps they are leaving it to a bit latter in the season by which time we will know which "branch" of the leagues we will have our "roots" in. Either that or someone has lost both the root and the branch during the multiple administrations and ownership wrangles.

Nearly got to 400 pages on the thread

400?

Well done Tigs

400 pages of intellectual conversation regarding our beloved Bulls,who'd of thought that

Well done to everybody who has contributed,every page of the 400 pages has been action packed

Exactly, who would of...

Now, now.

I have a theory that however many hundred pages that this thread runs to, is how many points we're going to get back.

So we have to write another 199 pages sharpish?

I

reckon

so. (Sorry).

If only we could get the team to show the same tenacity as the contributors.

I started off my contributions to this thread strongly, then faded, until towards the end it looks like I can't really be bothered. I have targeted next week though to try and post again.

The thread starts now.

It was never a bloody voluntary tackle

According to virtual terrace, appeal is June 2nd, which is a bizarre date to have it, given our match is the day before. It will either be the best two days of your season, or will be the door slamming.

Another date of intrigue for your diaries, 16 July. When OK's High Court application re the conduct of the creditors' meeting will be heard.

in which case, I expect the points deduction hearing will be postponed until after this date

The cynical amongst us would suggest that how successful the appeal will be will depend on the result against the Wildcats. Luckily I am not cynical, but a big believer in coincidence.

My inner cynic says were did this date come from? It looks like someone pulled the date out their booty just to stir up some controversy given the proximity to the Wakefield game.

But that's just me and my weird need for facts