A family member of mine will be attending the AGM tomorrow, and I'll be calling them today to give them my usual list of questions!!

Does anybody have anything they would like to ask? Only sensible questions that have any chance of making it past my initial filter please.

I'm going to suggest a further share issue to generate funds, but the Bulls have been very reluctant to dilute the overall shareholding in the past, but there could be a lower category of shares issued to generate a) interest, and b) cold hard cash.... The other problem is that a lot of the Bulls shares are in the hands of old men (no disrespect intended), who have run out of energy and ideas, and often people inheret them without really giving a monkeys about the Bradford Bulls, a situation highlighted by Hood's pleas for attendance at the AGM earlier this week.

It's time for some new blood and enthusiasm and this would be a good way of opening the club up to people with energy and drive without neccessarily having bags of cash, especially whilst we're still waiting for a sugar daddy!

So fire away....

That seems a sensible suggestion. Also an update of where the OSV stands at present, where the funding is at for the project and when can we expect to hear either confirmation the plan is going ahead or confirmation of the date work is expected to start

Until the OSV is sorted one way or t'other the Boards policy on any changes will probably remain static. Even so a better PR from the Club wouldn't go amiss.

Peter Hood said there is a full Council meeting re the OSV in January and depending what happens then depends on what the Bulls do.

What do the board expect from the team this season ?

"Lower class of shares"?

Such as "B" ordinary, with no voting rights? Would they interest anyone?

Or preference shares - that probably won't happen now, cos they are treated as debt in accounts as from a couple of years ago.

But its a valid and sensible question nonetheless.

My guess is that the board's first priority would be to find a buyer for EXISTING shares though, especially Caisley's 26% (unless they already have...its not something that has to go on public record till the next annual return).

If they were looking at a share issue, as it stands under the Articles the members would have to so Resolve anyway IIRC. But I reckon you'd need at least £1/2m to make it worthwhile. What appetite for that for a lower class of share? Far too little, I would suggest?

But questions off the top of my head that I would seek to ask if I was a shareholder:

1. What is the current status of Caisley's 26% holding?
2. Does the board feel that Caisley's role as Sam's agent - and comments attributed to him in the media - were consistent with his role as largest shareholder? And what are relations between the club and its largest shareholder like anyway (if indeed he still is?). Don't expect an unequivocal answer there, for all sorts of obvious reasons...
3. Has the board considered a share issue or other means of raising additional capital or long-term loan finance from the public? (i.e your point).
4. I see we appointed an Andrew Bennett to the board in October. Who is he, and what does he bring? Why was nothing announced about this in the media?
5. Can the board give any indication of the financial performance for 2009? (don't be surprised if they have to be very cautious here).
6. Is there a means whereby a non-shareholder can acquire a few shares off an existing shareholder? What is the process, and what price is expected? Particularly relevant to your point about getting some new blood involved even if only symbolically.
7. The chairman expressed concern in the media a few weeks ago about the prevalence of sugar daddies bankrolling the game, and that as a result the game was built on "foundations of sand". Would he care to expand on that, and indicate how not having a sugar daddy affects the club and its ability to compete at the top level?
8. Is there anything to add to the earlier terse comments in the media regarding Chris Walker? (expect a "no" - unfair probably to expect otherwise while its still live)
9. Update on OSV...as already noted
10. Anything to say about the currently-reported financial etc issues at Wakey, Crusaders, Harelequins, and any implications for the 2010 season?(that's a cheeky and probably unfair question so expect a swift "no"!)
11. Is it true HKR brought 837,000 to Odsal last season...? (OK, maybe pass on that one...

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Just off top of my head.

Did Stevie Wonder really design our new home shirt or is that just a rumour?

you've seen the MS paint thread on the other site I take it

What other site?

Think Adey's covered the all the main issues. Good luck with asking them!

To be truthful, whilst not wanting to bring back old accusations, I don`t think I`ve heard anything about a plan B?

Peter Hood has stated in relation to the OSV not happening the Bulls have plans BCDEFGHIJ..........etc

On the other hand the original plan B by Nobby was sleight of hand as his plan B was not to have a plan B

This I feel has constantly confused Macca tillrecentley when someone came up with plan C and he has now moved on and feels more comfortable with this.

Can anyone give an update on how the AGM went last night?

I've seen a brief article on the T&A website stating that the accounts were approved and that Andrew Bennett was added to the board. He has some sort of marketing experience and it's hoped he will help improve this area!

I was sort of hoping for something a little more concrete; even if it were only along the lines of, "I`ve bought this ticket on Euromillions"...........