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| Quote ="Iain"Do I take it that "smash" is now considered an offensive word on Sky in a post Richard Keys world?'"
Yeah, that was weird. Maybe the interviewer couldn't get Koukash's accent and thought he said something other than "Bulls".
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| I get the point being made about the interview. But using Saddam and children under threat seems a little tasteless. But maybe that's just me.
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| Quote ="FlexWheeler"Koukash has fallen madly in love with the sport and want's to buy rugby league.'"
I know, I've sent him 56 postcards already...
Black Cabs, Red Buses, The Eye, The Tower, Buck' Palace, Big Ben, The Tube, Camden Market, Canary Wharf, The Sharde, The Gerkin, Carnaby Street, Notting Hill Carnival I even PRINTED one of my own with my Broncos Top next to a Ball and wrote "Club for Sale....Very very Cheap!"
But it appears is missus is not interested in our "one pound fish!".
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| Quote ="CrusaderPete"Black Cabs, Red Buses, The Eye, The Tower, Buck' Palace, Big Ben, The Tube, Camden Market, Canary Wharf, The Sharde, The Gerkin, Carnaby Street, Notting Hill Carnival I even PRINTED one of my own with my Broncos Top next to a Ball and wrote "Club for Sale....Very very Cheap!"'"
What have you got that's iconic?
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| "C'mon ladies buy my feesh, very very cheap. One Pound Feesh!"
How much more icinic d'ye want it dude, and then theres
"Where me keys? Where me phone? Where me keys? Where me phone?"
This IS culture dude!!!!
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| Quote ="craigizzard"Anyone seen the video where Mrs Koukash talks about buying the Bulls? (Actually, it's more Dr Koukash doing the talking)
[urlhttp://www1.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/rugby-league/9212410/koukash-confirms-bradford-bid[/url
Reminded me of those videos where Saddam Hussein paraded bewildered children in front of the foreign press. Absolutely no doubt who's in control there.'"
What a complete and utter farce. Quite clearly she has been put up to this by her husband and has no clue about running a rugby league club - she did not provide even one half-decent answer to the easy questions posed by the kindly interviewer, who seemed to be embarrassed for her. Lets get her in an interview on her own and ask her which players she would bring in, what she would do financially to turn the club around etc. etc.
I have to say it makes for a brilliant soap opera but I hope someone, somewhere has the ability to pull the plug on this jolly jape before it all ends in tears (of laughter)...
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| Quote ="mapleyther"What a complete and utter farce. Quite clearly she has been put up to this by her husband and has no clue about running a rugby league club - she did not provide even one half-decent answer to the easy questions posed by the kindly interviewer, who seemed to be embarrassed for her. Lets get her in an interview on her own and ask her which players she would bring in, what she would do financially to turn the club around etc. etc.
I have to say it makes for a brilliant soap opera but I hope someone, somewhere has the ability to pull the plug on this jolly jape before it all ends in tears (of laughter)...'"
She doesn't need to know how to run an RL club. She can write the cheques and someone else can run the club. Same as Leeds successfully do.
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| Quote ="Bull Mania"She doesn't need to know how to run an RL club. She can write the cheques and someone else can run the club. Same as Leeds successfully do.'"
I suppose you cannot blame fans for accepting anything to save their beloved club. If it was me, I would have to strongly consider whether it would be better to call it a day and start fresh at the bottom rather be humiliated as part of the Koucash circus.
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| Tbf we have been a circus for a while now, so adding a couple more rings wont make much difference
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| Koukash might just save Bradford, and thats what their fans need to think of, as a Londoner we'd welcome him with open arms, but we don't have the fan base to interest him, Bradford do and lets be frank he can't be any worse than whats gone before.
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| Looking forward to seeing a conversation between the two owners on Twitter soon - the MANDYK and MARWANK show.
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| Can't quite make the Dr out. But he came across quite well on local news tonight.
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| There's some right cynicism about that video. As a Bradford fan I saw a shy woman who has endlessly badgered her husband to let her buy the Bulls. All Bradford fans see it for what it is; a genuine bid from mandy not from marwan. To suggest our tongues are anywhere near our cheeks is offensive.
Now I accept that Wakefield and Halifax fans have watched the video backwards and have seen mandy huskily grunting "i will consume your first born".
Salford fans may have paused the video to measure marwans mouth to see if he smiles more when he says Bradford or Salford.
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| Quote ="mapleyther"I suppose you cannot blame fans for accepting anything to save their beloved club. If it was me, I would have to strongly consider whether it would be better to call it a day and start fresh at the bottom rather be humiliated as part of the Koucash circus.'"
And thirty seconds later you'd take the money.
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| Quote ="Pumpetypump"There's some right cynicism about that video. As a Bradford fan I saw a shy woman who has endlessly badgered her husband to let her buy the Bulls. All Bradford fans see it for what it is; a genuine bid from mandy not from marwan. To suggest our tongues are anywhere near our cheeks is offensive.
Now I accept that Wakefield and Halifax fans have watched the video backwards and have seen mandy huskily grunting "i will consume your first born".
Salford fans may have paused the video to measure marwans mouth to see if he smiles more when he says Bradford or Salford.'"
Brilliant
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| Quote ="vbfg"And thirty seconds later you'd take the money.'"
possibly, though I wouldn't have the temerity to be proud of it.
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| Quote ="Pumpetypump"There's some right cynicism about that video. As a Bradford fan I saw a shy woman who has endlessly badgered her husband to let her buy the Bulls. All Bradford fans see it for what it is; a genuine bid from mandy not from marwan. To suggest our tongues are anywhere near our cheeks is offensive.
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Salford fans may have paused the video to measure marwans mouth to see if he smiles more when he says Bradford or Salford.'"
Which Wakey fans?
Name and shame Pumpy.
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| Quote ="FlexWheeler"If this koukash bid is allowed, the hopes and dreams of bitter fans of Halifax, Huddersfield, Wakefield and Keighley dies with it.'"
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| Quote ="Bull Mania"She doesn't need to know how to run an RL club. She can write the cheques and someone else can run the club. Same as Leeds successfully do.'"
Leeds make money. There's no one underwriting losses.
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| Quote ="Pumpetypump"There's some right cynicism about that video. As a Bradford fan I saw a shy woman who has endlessly badgered her husband to let her buy the Bulls.'"
Why would she do that when she has independent funds, and marwan will have nothing to do with the operation........right?
And why did koukash himself tweet he was trying to persuade his wife to buy a sl club if as you claim she had badgered him? A case of the horses mouth contradicting the wishful thinking of bulls supporters.
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| Looks more like a serious case of the hectoring fsckwits to my untrained eye.
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| Quote ="FlexWheeler"Why would she do that when she has independent funds, and marwan will have nothing to do with the operation........right?
And why did koukash himself tweet he was trying to persuade his wife to buy a sl club if as you claim she had badgered him? A case of the horses mouth contradicting the wishful thinking of bulls supporters.'"
Koukash wants his wife to take over the bulls as he gets another vote in the marquee player rule, he wants more power when taking on the RFL. If he got the marquee vote I don't think this take over would be happening (if it happens)
All sorts has been said about Koukash, but he has kept his word. Hes certainy put his money where his mouth is.
He's pumped £1 million+ into a club that was dying. He's getting good attendances and creating a brand for Salford. The results may not come this year, but it will do, in time. He's a determined character. He says Salford is his only team and he will let his wife get on with the Bulls. I believe him. He's not gone back on his word about the other stuff he was shouting about last year.
12 month ago the critics said he would get bored when he doesn't get instant success and leave Salford in the poop. Now they're saying he's looking to become the most powerful man in British RL.
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| Quote ="dboy"Which Wakey fans?
Name and shame Pumpy.'"
Yeah, thought so.
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| He may not have been online in 2 hours, need to at least give it 24 to get your answer.
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| Quote ="FlexWheeler"Leeds make money. There's no one underwriting losses.'"
So Caddick hadn't put a single penny into the club? He's put a lot of money into the facilities of Leeds. GH then exploits these facilities to maximise income. If/when Leeds performances drop and they stop making finals every year, it will be interesting to see if they still make a profit. Leeds are the model for a successful club, biggest home crowd, excellent marketing department, but in 2012 they played the maximum number of games, made both finals yet only made £600k profit. If They get knocked out early in play offs, lose a fair bit of money on pay on the gate play off games ad the money from GF. Suddenly their profits don't look as healthy. And that's Leeds who are the best run business.
Who knows, hopefully Mrs K could plough a fair bit of money into the bulls, get the fans back, invest in facilities and in future bradford could be run as well as
Leeds once the facilities and infrastructure is there, but that's needs to be paid for.
Caddick put a lot of money into Leeds facilities to get them to a point to make profits
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