Looks like the RFL have confirmed that Bradford will have to undergo a mini-franchise competition to determine if they will complete the remainder of their three year license. Sportinglife.com assumes that Fev, Fax and Leigh will be the other contenders.

But what is the point of even bothering and wasting money that we desperately need? It is a fait accompli to start with!

"You have to be in it...to win it" !!

But yeah you're right, Bradford OK Bulls would probably get 90% of the votes.

Far better to wait until the proper franchise bid comes along and we are up against 14 SL clubs instead of just one (and one that was only rescued on the basis that it would stay in SL)

Hopefully the Club will decline to enter this sham event. Tell the RFL Thanks but No Thanks... I also hope Fev and Fax don`t fall for the invite if the RFL go ahead with it.

If a team from the championship does get the go ahead IMO they will go bust or close

Why waste time effort and money on this mini franchise cr*p...........there`s only 1 winner and they are in SL at the mo, the RFL will just use it to make Bradford look better than the Championship clubs and justify their status despite their recent probs..................................TOTAL WASTE OF TIME IMO.

Will the mini-franchise comp be judged by a mini version of Nigel Wood? If not then it will have zero credibility.

this kind of nonsense just doesn't take place in serious sports,i really do dispair.

Well it appears the rfl are still waiting for info from the bankers. Club sold by administrator but due diligence not yet completed by rfl.

We are already in the race. Blake Solly came to the club a few weeks ago and went through our business plan. It was confirmed by our CEO at the fans forum.

How could he have confirmed it when the info about this mini franchise lark has only just been released?

Taken from Chairman Keith Freer's statement last month



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Cheers saley,it rings a bell now having read that.

I personally don't think the ground will sway anything in a franchise run.

Don't think they'll let fevs ground in sl as it stands,everything is against them at the moment ,not enough covered seating? ,capacity to small,sloping pitch,plus wakey and cas already being there.

Fev now have planning permission for their ground upgrade though

I'd like to see all three clubs publicly say "thanks, but no thanks" to this charade.

Same here Homer and the call for a 12 team SL makes the process even more futile. The calls from the pundits on GMR were saying that Bradfort should be in C1 next year and the club at the bottom of SL come the end of the 2014 season should drop to the Championship. This is coming about because Mr McMannus ( if that is how you spell it) has started the "SL cannot support a 14 team league" campaign rolling. Only from pure greed that is. I say reduce the payments to SL clubs from next year and tell them to stop employing bloody overseas players.

We're an ambitious club and personally I think we'd be silly not to apply. As far as I know it won't cost a penny to submit a bid (unlike last time when it cost us thousands).

Seems Sheffield aren't gonna play that silly game and have annouced they wont be playing along.

Yesterdays annoucement by Mr Khan of his investment of 6 million into Odsal over next 3 years will make things a little easier for the RFL to make up their minds, that'll be why hes annouced it no doubt.

Wonder whether we should bother really as its a farce,or all issue a joint statement saying it will not be judged fairly and for that reason no one in the Championship will apply.

If he's got that sort of money he should pay the 1.5million quid due to creditors then. That really is taking the proverbial buying the good stuff from bradford bulls company and placing it in OK Bulls Ltd. and leaving the debts with the old club. All for just £150,000.

Disgrace in my opinion.

which coincidently is enough to pay the Administrators

Why does Starbug keep using Dick Jones account to post on here but reverts back to Starbug on VT?

Starbug doesnt, he just doesn't post on here any more at all.

But surely by not entering the race it will make things easier for the RFL to give Bradford the licence because they'll have no other choice.