I didn’t read that document as a club having to tick every box. I would assume the Bulls directors would point out the Ccj’s were satisfied/discharged and that there was a new ownership since then. Then they would expand on the positives.

Regarding SL, over the last 3 years it’s rare that I’ve watched a game to the end. I don’t know whether it’s the standard on show or that I no longer have a connection to it,
I don’t know whether SL going from 14 to 12 and losing Bradford and London was a symptom of the decline or a causative factor in the decline but that’s when SL began losing it for me

Yeah Ive just re-read it about 3 times and the wording is not very clear. It seems strange to have the initial criteria that must be met but then saying the rest are assed but then under the sub-sections says that you must not have done this or that. On the CCJ's I believe one of the latest was this year.

It is the interests of the other bigger clubs to get Bradford back up. They all have first teams squads that are way too big an way to expensive. As per the original Future of The Game thread, I expects the Bulls will be beneficiaries of a cull of squads at Leeds/Wigan & Warrington via the loan system.

It would only fair that Toulouse get the spot, but fairness does not always come into hard business decision making. What is best for the game is the Bulls back in SL.

This was the Catalans team last night. Anyone who says another team of this is positive for SL has lost their mind.
14Bousquet
9McIlorum
8Casty
12Tomkins
11Whitley
13Garcia
7Drinkwater
6Maloney
1Mead
3Langi
4Folau
16Davies
29Tomkins
Substitutes
10Moa
21Seguier
24Baitieri
28Kasiano

Good man, you are catching on.

We haven't had any shameless intrigue for a while. Go on then who do you think may secretly back us and make up the shortfall?

You don’t really think Cummings leaving Downing Street yesterday was a coincidence, do you?

Well the refs were sponsored by specsavers so we have some synergies already.

Like Toulouse there youth setup is in french elite I think

More and more noise we could be the 12th club. We'll be the bad guys yet only ones to benefit will be SL clubs from our away following, while virtually guaranteeing themselves safety from relegation. Genius from them.

John Davidson tweeting that the word on the street is that it's the Bulls. Grab the popcorn...

Going to look a bit rediculous if we get in due to fanbase then take about 200 to watch us get walloped at Wigan on a Thursday night

Absolutely this! Anyone going up is just guaranteeing the protectionist chairmen another safe year. No thank you!

Lazy journalism especially from someone who has read the criteria.

If it us it'll be a total disaster. We'll end up getting thumped everyweek just to finish botom and probably end up going bust again no thank you.

that said field fans are already starting to pea their knickers so it would be hilarious.

If you think the RFL/SL are going to follow the criteria set out.
Where have you been the last 10 years?
The RFL/SL do what brings the most money in, nothing else matters.

I don't think the criteria you're referring to (I'd guess court action and such) rules any club out, just goes against them. But, not every section has equal weighting (and not necessarily for each club either?) so it's easy to get round if wanted.

FWIW I don't think we are anywhere close to being ready.

It just smacks of poorly supported SL teams desperate for a quick cash injection from our travelling support. At the same time we are certain to finish bottom, which protects them from relegation.

Its a win-win for the likes of Hull KR, Wakefield etc, but a terrible proposition for us. Especially if we end up back at the cash-drain that is Odsal and have that millstone around our necks going forward.

This ^

The travelling support isn't what it was either.

It's a poisoned chalice for any club but for us I think we've suffered enough.

Why do people contantly go on about our away following as if we take 1000s every week. There was about 300 at Oldham earlier on in the year.

People arent going to come out of the woodwork to travel on Thurs Fri nights to watch us get thumped every week

You have answered your own question. Some SL clubs take less than 100 to away games. We took 300 to Oldham(no disrespect)

I posed this on the VT about a week ago. Still as relevant.

Sounds like Championship teams clambering to be the proverbial lamb to the slaughter to me.

As a Bradford fan, I don’t want it to be us. I don’t think many right minded Bradford fans would but the club has to apply to show ambition. I can see SL chairmen liking the fans we could bring and the fact we wouldn’t be a realistic threat and would finish bottom to be relegated. We would also surely be placed back into odsal which would please the RFL and get them some money back. That alone would probably kill us (again) never mind the lack of funding. And lets be honest it’s us fans that would be asked to make up to gap in funding like we have multiple times before.

But, would the SL chairmen vote to bring in Leigh or Newcastle knowing they would ‘spend, spend, spend’. (Wasn’t that the problem with Toronto anyway?) plus couldn’t Leigh with spending power cause issues for some teams in SL making relegation more of a threat?

I think any team could have a reasonable chance based on whatever criteria is chosen. I just hope that they make it a clear choice rather than just an announcement of a team and no explanation.

Toulouse or Leigh for me as the most reasonable picks on the balance of everything considered. London if they had a better ground.

Bradford to stay in the championship and win it in 2021 (Please, we deserve a good season!)

Interesting times ahead.

On a Sunday afternoon to watch a game we were more than likely to win.

Thats a bit different to a game on a Thursday night when its on tv and we are more than likely to lose.

Away support has dropped off over the years (understandably so)
Despite what a lot of people think, us Bradford folk arent the saviours of Superleague.

I'm in agreement with the majority on here. We aren't ready for SL. Building nicely for the Championship next season and sounds like building our finances properly by playing from Dewsbury for a season or two.

However, if we did get SL how funny would it be if we actually survived and nabbed 11th place at the expense of Hull KR/Salford/Wakefield? The meltdown would be worth it on it's own. Put us in SL like lambs to slaughter and we actually turned it upside down and stayed up without spending a ton haha.