From what little I know I think Widnes allthough they had finacial problems were well and truly stiched up by the RFL when they were relagated to allow Crusaders in to Super League.
In their hour of need they certainly did not get the same treatment as Bradford have had recently and as far as I am concerned Widnes are a much bigger name or iconic club in rugby league than Bradford will ever be.
As a buisness venture most if not every rugby league club would not be a good investment as there is little or no chance of making a great deal if any commercial profit that could be taken away to swell your bank account as compared to what would be classed as normal buisness and I would have thought that any new owner or invester would be doing so with this fact in mind.
They are normally attracted by love of the club and the game but that has to be balanced by common sense.
It then comes down to how much money they have and how long they are prepared to spend it on the club concerned.
Whether this is short or long term it would make good sense to get others on board to offset the costs and wouldn't automatically mean that the main man was going to walk away.
The game is on it's knees so much that a finacial crises will not be far away from most, another club today our club tomorrow or the next year so there is no return in looking at potential problems with other clubs as it will be us again no doubt sometime down the line.