It makes you wonder how much the loss of Bradford would have cost the RFL with all they have done to save them. I'm probably not alone in thinking that that if Bradford Bulls had have gone under, the RFL wouldn't have been far behind.

Surprising to see some Bull fans on their forum are now turning from elation to despair. Some are asking how are they any better off than before (because they fear they won't be in Super League next year)? For goodness sake they may just be saved from liquidation and will have a club to follow.

Sometimes there is no pleasing some people





For the genuine and respectful fans, for which there are many I am happy for them.

Buy the Bulls my o my. So Wakefield then why not help us when we were in the mire? they would have let us fall off the radar without a second thought. Sorry for Bradford supporters but they should have let things take their course. Who will they buy next? will they end up owning all the clubs? what a bloody mess.

Cannot help but think that the stink eminating from Red Hall at this moment must be particularly over-powering.

Unbelievable.

Makes it more ironic because some of the morons over there, were convinced the RFL wanted rid of them and haven't done a thing to help them, seriously couldn't make it up.

Well lets spend what we dont have to get silverware make season tickets the price of 3 games and if it goes belly up we will be saved.Oh I forgot dont happen if your Wakey or Widnes and if needed will this be offered to Salford who are near the edge at the moment cant see it some how.It says a lot to a club like Featherstone who are doing everything thats needed to become a team in the top league again or Halifax who like Fev are going about it the right way.Cant see any other thing than Glover and Ferres making it plain that should respective grounds not be ready at next franchise it wont go against them or that they get a bigger percentage of any money that is spread around the clubs or both.

Been reading interview by Gary Hetherington in which he says that the Bulls prosperity is more important than any financial loss by any of the clubs.Is he going to help us financially when we end up skint cos we have bailed out the Bulls?

So the Super League takes on all the debts and liabilities of a loss-making club? Bizarre.

I do wonder if there is a bigger agenda, in that the administrator is trying to off-load the club onto people the RFL don't want involved. This allows the Super League to be in charge of the selling and cuts out the administrator completely. There might be a much bigger picture involved which they cannot go public with.

I think that the RFL / SLE consider Bradford as to big to fail. I think they should just have let them go. The problem that the game has is that there are not enough good players, so wages are pushed up. Bradford going bust would have put an extra 30 players on the market and not enough places for them, hence wages down to a rate that the game can more afford.

Whilst I doubt this would even have been considered for us, I am so glad it didn't happen to us. What an embarrassment. I would truly have reformed in C1 and tried to fight our way back than accept such charity.

I cannot imagine this scenario occurring in any other walk of life. Other businesses assuming the debts of a competitor in order that the failed business can prosper to the detriment of its rescuers.

But tbh nothing the RFL does surprises me any more.

The sport is really on its backside.

just show how bent the rfl /sl are it make our sport look like a circus and a joke

Consider this (if it hasnt been mentioned before) The super league clubs buy the BB and if they havent sold the club by november, The club will be liquidated and the rest of sl clubs get the divvy from the SKY money, then the BB start again in C1.... who knows whats going to happen, but one thing is for sure they wouldnt and didnt do this for our club!!! If the RFL bend over anymore for the BB's they will fall over...

If this is only so bradford can finish the season then fair enough, but, if it is for keeps we (i include all other sl fans) should boycott bulls games home and away. 'cos if it is for keeps its deeply deeply unfair, not only to Wakey but to all the clubs that have gone to the wall in the past and to teams in c1 that are trying to get into sl the fair way.

They just make up the rules as they go along these days. It goes from disaster to disaster to disaster.

So will each club get a % of what we sell the BB's for?

Stinks... some stupid decisions by RFL... Getting a major sponsor that doesnt pay a bean, and taking on the debts, liabilities of a SL club losing 100k a month. RFL haven't got that much money to throw about. Set about a precedent really otherwise they may as well distribute a list of clubs the RFL consider worthy enough to be saved.

The RFL must have worked very hard to reach this level of incompetence.

Official RFL Response to mwildcats.

Having read 6 pages of comments nothing else to say other than this stinks..... something doesnt ring true

For context
Have the SPL bought Rangers (thier joint biggest, most successfull club - 50% of the lifeblood of that league) - NO


Did the SPL clubs have sympathy for Rangers for their gross mismanagement - NO


Did the SL and RFL have pre-warning of this mismanagement but yet still puirchased odsal and offered the bulls a franchise - YES


Would SL or any other clubs have batted an eyelid had we, Cas, Salford, London - or when Crusaders went Belly up - NO



Absolute Joke on every scale.

SL and the RFL should take control of the club, sell their predominant assets to recoup as much of their investment (Odsal, Whitehead, Kearney, Bateman etc etc), solidify the personnel; directors and infrastrucutre and then move them to the championship next season from where they can submit an application for franchise.


RFL and SL

Away fans ought to boycott the remaining Bulls games to show their disgust. Would like some comment from Elston regarding Wakefield's part in this sorry saga.

Simple answer - Wakey (same as Cas Tigers) - we are "The Expendables".

its a very cringe worthy decision and it does rub salt in the wounds but I'm not of the liking of Bradford not existing anymore.

as a proud Wakefield fan I can hold my head up knowing that we have a club that is on the up and that the RFL was willing to turn its back on us.

we can't afford to lose any clubs what ever size never mind a large supporter group like the Bulls.

it is a fact the game can't keep on with this hidden agenda of expanding the game while the clubs within our game struggle.

it might not be long before the franchise is disposed of and a new two tier league system is put in place

as for the Bulls I can forgive them for their sins

I agree - althoguh I'd suggest we were over a barrell ................

As a club we surely want Bradford in SL - I do ... what I do not want is a complete farce that completely undermines our game, sticks two fingers up at all other clubs who have incurred financial issues i.e. Widnes- Administration, complete rebuild and years fannying around in the championship (used them as they are a club with a superior tradition)

Worst of all this completely takes the mickey out of the fans and supporters of the game ... which lets face it is why RL exists

Hail to that.


I will not attend anymore games at Odsal and I will also be boycotting all RFL related matches like world cup games, grand final, CC cup final and so on. Other sports are all laughing at the great game ATM.

If our club voted for it, you can't call the decision 'bent' unless you are calling out club the same. Let's see Elston make a statement like Hetherington has explaining the reasons.