10% of something is always better than 100% of Nothing but hey you are the one with the finger on the pulse obviously.
Keep the blinkers on, they do suit you and as for thinking outside the box .............
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So which 2 nd tier Aussie team sells 6,000 + season tickets to fans that attend every game ?

So we move Sheffield to Odsal and call them Bradford. That would work

To be fair to Leaguefan (not always an easy option) in the American model, the franchise such as Raiders and Rams moves cities not the other way round so we would have the Sheffield Bulls playing in Sheffield

That's what your club did to avoid relegation

Regards

King James

Been saved by a couple of blokes with no money I'm hearing

So we have a Championship team in Sheffield ( used to be a SL team but failed ) that have nowhere suitable to play , hardly any fans and no visible benefactor , and his suggestion is to change their name ?

So this will work how exactly ?

Where did I say that it would work? I was merely pointing out that in the NFL franchise system the 'Bulls' would go to Sheffield as opposed to sending Sheffield to Bradford an option offered by another poster

Neither option works , both clubs are currently bolloxed , putting the together wouldn't solve anything

What they do in the US is irrelevant to RL

Relevant or not I didn't bring the US system into the argument someone else did.

Again I never said it would work with the particular clubs mentioned in THEIR Rugby League example, but, tried to suggest that the system that THEY were trying to use, the NFL method of franchising wasn't strictly correct. For example, the Oakland RAIDERS that temporarily went to Los Angeles and the Los Angeles RAMS had spent some time as the St Louis RAMS

Hence as a direct comparative, Bradford BULLS become Sheffield BULLS in THEIR example in Sheffield

I think its quite clear now that with the Batley friendly being called off due to the lack of players at Bradford its time to forget for them season and hope something can be sorted out for next season.

With the new season getting ever closer and with Bradford players finding new clubs, it does look increasingly likely that a new club just wont be ready for the new season.
Do we think that The RFL have a plan for going into the new season with 1 less Championship Club and if not, should any of the Championship 1 clubs have been given the nod, perhaps with exemption from relegation.

They should have at least made the offer to the Cumbrian clubs. Struggling to see how making a new Bradford team reform in the Championship was a benefit to anybody

Starting from so far behind the rest and without any kind of "full" squad, unless they were given exemption from relegation, it's difficult to see how they would avoid the drop.
The handling of this by The RFL looks nothing short of shambolic and as we get ever closer to the start of the new season, things look increasingly desperate.
Also, IF a new club isn't formed that plays at Odsal, what happens to the "iconic" ground and The RFL's "investment".

They would sell it for development and the new Bulls would play at Valley Parade in 2018.

I still think there is a chance for Toronto to step in. Plenty of Bradford connections.

One of the main concerns for the RFL is the 1,000+ ST holders of the Bulls in 2017.

Maybe but, they dont own it and will the lease that they have allow for it to be either sold or, re developed or, does it have to remain as a RL ground.

I don't think the RFL will give up the lease just a case a Bradford club is formed for the 2018 season, because i don't think there will be one this season.
I and others have heard a rumour that the RFL would like to move lock stock and Barrel to Odsal if they can get funding to do the place up and extend the lease

Which would probably be a poor move, unless we are going to turn Odsal into some sort of National RL stadium ?

Having said that, it would probably be cheaper to go for a new build, rather than try and make Odsal into a top class sporting venue.

It does make you wonder who, at RL HQ was responsible for the original "buying of the lease".

Indeed. But there was a loan first, also behind closed doors. Not sure how long before, but the lease was payment in kind.

So what was the alternative with the lease. If it had gone to either of the Bradford owners in place since that decision it could have been sold on and lost forever.

Announcement today ? Andrew Chalmers ? This registered at companies house :- www.totalrl.com/another-new-brad ... ies-house/

Announcement today ? Andrew Chalmers ? This registered at companies house :- www.totalrl.com/another-new-brad ... ies-house/

BBC have announced that new club in Championship on -12 point start. Good news Bradford has a team

RFL credibility now ZERO!!!!
No players, no administration, no coach, no history and now allowed in the championship yet other new clubs have to start in championship 1
Only this sport could be so out of touch and hypocritical.

Has it?