Would expect Bulls to go through to the end of 2012 in SL and then have a soft landing into the Championship, playing at Odsal in 2013. Senior players discretely told to find other clubs.

And we have set your player budget at £15 for next year!

Seriously, can you see a rival Chairman sanctioning Bulls to continue running a full cap squad (and a junior section filled with out-of-area kids), when they themselves struggle on??

This situation has created more questions than it has answered.

Assuming the deal is completed it would appear that the immediate threat has been lifted, but they have essentially put a "for sale" board up. Not sure I understand how this will work in practice as the club now appears to be in the position of being owned by its competitors?

Lets hope they don't sell us to the Chinese badminton team!

Well, in the time it took me to go and have my hair cut this happens....

As with all these things, the devil will be in the detail. Can't wait to see how this is going actually work in practice

And, of course, seeing people quite literally explode over on the VT

with cap are up to the limit now?
B - will they anticipate contracts and such not for next year now?


be entertaining if the board who governs clubs suggests that with anti tampering deadline not upon us nobody can have agreed a deal with anyone else yet (who would argue?)

The more I think about it the more it seems that the only way all clubs would agree to such a deal, would be if the Bulls drop out of SL at the end of the year.

Pains me to say it but i can't see the Bulls competing against it's new 'owners' in 2013.

Caught me completely off guard but I shall wait for the full details before I consider this positive news. The off season will be very interesting.

SL(E) won't be the owners by then. IMO.

Stewardship operation to buy time to secure a long-term owner, or to put it out of its misery at a time to suit.

Obviously it secures our immediate future until the end of the season which is fantastic. Wait and see.

This is highly likely to be an interim step to take control away from someone who does not have the best interest of the club at heart - only the creditors - thats his job.

Fairly confident this is the next chapter but not the final one as its not a long term sustainable solution.

That said - once the dust settles today - there will be a few pages of moaning from certain geographic quarters who are likely to turn purple..

I can hear from here the collective apoplexy from certain towns, especially those close to the river Calder. And I work a short walk from the Wharfe...

This is positive new and the first for sometime. Maybe the other clubs value us and recognise the need for a strong competion? Why take it over now to shut it down in Winter.

RFL could pay for the Team for the last 5 games to ensure the season ends with full games being played. This does not smack of cynical attempt by the other clubs.

Adey has a better memory than me but was Gateshead/Hull owned by SLE at one point?

No fury at all, this provides hope and I wish a safe course to a future for you all. I like the bit at the end where they say they can look longer term to sell the club on with an honour who the RFL feel they can work with.

The only fury I can sense is from Blackpool fans, do you think they have a valid argument?

What a crock of . Only in RL would the governing body "rescue" a club who has for so long lived beyond there means. Let's not forget that this is not the first time Bradford have gone bust. Where was the support for Wakefield or Crusaders no more than 2 years ago. You don't see the FA saving Portsmouth or the SFA saving Rangers. They should pay the price for there lack of financial planning and be punished to the full extent of the governing body, not be bailed out by them. Yes, I do feel sorry for the folk who lost there jobs but if the club cannot afford to spend a full salry cap then they should have had to sell players to survive.
Rant over

The game isn't worth watching anymore. A total disgrace.

Something like that, although I think it was each club had a share in the merged jobbie. Bulls accounts showed an 8.33% holding in the entity, IIRC?

Not just yours or my memories that are a bit iffy - I asked precisely that question of a very well known RL press media personality last week, and he could not remember the exact details either!

Theyll be board members but Wood is the CEO.

No offence to you guys but this stinks.

Thanks Adey

DISGRACEFUL

a kick in the teeth to every other team that has been in administration and or gone out of existence.

and also opens a big can of worms for any other team in SL that is in debt...

Plus assuming it goes through means any prospective bidders are dealing direct with SLE. Removes the suspicions we had about administrators impartiality from equation. Certainly not end game bit has to be a step forward to some sort of future.

No, what has been going on in recent weeks stinks. And, one day, truth will out.

This will allow a more measured and controlled resolution to the shameful debacle that will in future doubtless become known as Bullsgate. Either we end up with a new owner, or its a pistol to the temple sometime in the close season. One or the other, I would expect. Short-term measure to buy time for either.

Disgrace.................this just goes to show how corrupt the rfl are.

Muppet.

It was the SL clubs collectively that agreed to this.

Are you saying they are all corrupt?

From reading the statement it looks like the RFL have decided to stop the bad publicity, the long running saga and to avoid the Bulls going into liquidation, they have put an offer to take the Bulls out of administration. It looks like they will be then looking to offload the club for the 2013 season to an investor. But don't be expecting SL to be owning the Bulls next year.

How this is simpler than refusing all conditional offers is beyond me.

I've never seen you call someone a Muppet before. A day of firsts.