Oh dear, what can the matter be
Bradford bulls gone down the lavatory

Who will our spies be circling, Oliver, Burgess????????????????

The return of Ben Jeffries?

I know it's not very classy but I think we should be trying to get the likes of Kopczak, Whitehead, Lulia, Elima signed up. I wonder if this will affect Sykes as presumably we pay the Bulls and they pay him.

You think Tom Burgess would go to Wakefield when he's being touted in Australia. I'll have what he's having. Stick with rejects like Paul Sykes.

Whitehead.

ah diddums

Presumably (don't know for certain) but we should be able to make Sykes a permanent fixture if we wanted him. I agree we should be looking at the 4 players mentioned, it does sound harsh but other clubs will be looking to do so; should we hold back on moral grounds?

I dont think we should be gloating here. Although we came through the other side and our club is making great strides forward, just think back 18 months or so since.
Personally I have much sympathy with the vast majority of their fans (excluding the ones who took pleasure in our own plight) and although many of us can now say "I told you so"
this is not a good day for the sport.

I agree with you, unfortunately it's a harsh reality that unless a wealthy benefacter steps from the shadows PDQ, players will have to be sold off to pay creditors. If WTW can benefit from that rather than our rivals then we should. That's not to say I don't sympathise with the Bulls fans. I'd rather the Bulls weren't in this mess, however they are and if there's an opportunity to strengthen our squad we should take it.

I agree, it is very sad what has happened, and you do think to the fans with how we were feeling


It begs the question how can this happen so soon after licencing!

Thank goodness the fans didn't chuck half a million quid at their ailing club, to prop them up for a further few weeks!

Oh wait...

I've no problem with us picking up their players, that's just business, but I dont think any Wakefield Trinity fans should be gloating or taking pleasure outh of the Bulls current situation.

We were very lucky to come out of admin as we did.

I hope Bradford have something planned or are as lucky as we were (well maybe half as lucky). A tense 10 days for the fans.

Anybody get an invite to the barbie?

It stinks TBH. Hardworking people have stumped up cash to prop them up and then a couple of weeks later another financial black hole opens up. Either the management were incompetant bordering on negligent when they asked fans for that cash or they knew perfectloy well that the cash would release them from any PGs they had entered and were out to save their own necks. Perhaps if the cash had gone in to some kind of supporters trust rather than being gifted to the club, they'd have been able to salvage something out of this mess.

Which is exactly what several people said on here when the whole debacle started - the advice wasn't welcomed by some Bulls fans.

Thats what I was alluding to but didn't want to come off as a smug know it all!

Well the RFL set the precedent with us and the Crusaders last year when both of us eent into Administration with the four points deduction, so RFL, you've gotta imply the same punishment on them, even if you do happen to own their ground. Also, should the Bulls fail to finish the season and go out of business they should have their Super League licence stripped from them and any points gained their matches this seaso given to the opponents: for example, Bradford have beate us twice this season, therefore we would acquire four points. Anyone due to play Bradford would get a "bye week" a la the NRL Premiership when that had 15 teams in it. So then for next season, again if Bradford do go out of business, then their place in the Super League should be taken by whoever wins the Championship Grand Final, regardless of ground quality, infrastructure, resources, etc, etc. Should a "new" Bradford club be formed, then they should be made to start up in either the Championship or Championship 1 just like the Crusaders and made to stay there until the next round of Super League Licence Franchise applications are started (in this instance 2014). All in all, with Bradford becoming the third Super League to enter administration since this whole franchise malarky began in 2009, hopefully this should send a stark message to Super League and the RFL; The franchise system is not working!

Agree with you there. Its not a good day for the fans of the team who have given their hard earned money in good faith to save the club. They should at least have channelled their monies through their supporters trust who may have been able to ensure it did not just go into a black hole without questiones being asked. Its a sad day for the game too . The framing the future etc was supposed to ensure clubs did not spend beyond their means and avoid such situations , with rumours of other clubs in fianacial trouble looks like the governing body have not been governing. Time for some supporter representation at Red Hall along with other changes in the way clubs/ game is run.

Epic dummy spit



He joined Bradford so he's not fussy is he

If what I have heard is true there could be another West Yorkshire team in dire straits this season.

Feel sorry for the fans who put all the pledge money up, just to be rewarded by more bad management of the club.

Hopefully the bulls will get a buyer and stay in superleague.

You don't suppose its c*s do you? Duringthe Wigan v Widnes match last night. I heardEddie Hemmings mentioning about c*s hsving some "off field traumas" while promoting next Monday's live Sky match between c*s and Widnes.

not easy to watch your club just go by the way side but we had been in this situation before.
many fans saw through the administration and was willing to start the club again from bare bones playing on the local park with no stadium at all,that is the difference and the gamble paid off.
The Bulls fans didn't see that and expected everything to be rosy afterwards

I'm afraid Bradford after selling off its players will have jack**** and this is all down to the RFL plonker that gave the ok to buy the stadium off them to keep them in the top eight

TBF I suspect there are several clubs teetering on the brink. The whole sport is in a complete mess. I suspect the image rights taxation issue has pushed many clubs towards insolvency, combined with lower gate receipts and declining sponsership revenue. The whole structure needs looking at - perhaps reduce the cap, a more rigorous examination of each club's business plans, dare I mention the "M" word?

Leeds?