Bradford Bulls make coaching staff redundant-How very Noble! : Mon Jul 02, 2012 12:45 pm  

Bradford Bulls have made their entire coaching staff redundant as they look to find a way out of administration. Joint-administrator Brendan Guilfoyle has confirmed that 16 members of staff, including coach Mick Potter, have been removed from their positions. "I was left with no alternative but to make these redundancies," Guilfoyle told BBC Radio Leeds. "I'm hoping to put some interim measure in place to ensure that the club can continue to fulfil their fixtures." Along with the coaching staff, chief executive Ryan Duckett and football manager Stuart Duffy have also lost their jobs. Guilfoyle, who claimed the club had just 10 working days to save themselves from "extinction" upon going in to administration last Tuesday, is now looking for someone who would be willing to take on the job of coaching the Super League side on an unpaid basis. "I'm hoping to find someone to come in for the short-term who would be willing to work for nothing," he continued. "The attitude of all the staff was absolutely magnificent given the circumstances and I really hope I can find a backer and who knows they could come back. "There is a huge good will for this club from everyone within rugby league so I just hope we can pull everything together and find someone who can purchase it." On the pitch, Bradford recorded a stunning 30-22 victory at league leaders Wigan Warriors on Friday and after the game Potter said he was confident that the club could be saved. "Until I'm told otherwise I will be preparing for the London game next Sunday as per our programme," he told BBC Radio Leeds. "I'm hopeful that there is someone out there to take the club on. They just need to come to the table." Bulls centre Chev Walker tweeted: "From a massive high on Friday night to a massive slump this morning. Valuable staff members have been shown the door. It's a tragic day!!" Bradford shocked the rugby league world in March when they announced they needed to find £1m to stay afloat. After raising their initial target of £500,000 through a variety of fundraising initiatives, further investment did not materialise and the five-time Challenge Cup winners went into administration. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/18675339

Bradford Bulls have made their entire coaching staff redundant as they look to find a way out of administration. Joint-administrator Brendan Guilfoyle has confirmed that 16 members of staff, including coach Mick Potter, have been removed from their positions. "I was left with no alternative but to make these redundancies," Guilfoyle told BBC Radio Leeds. "I'm hoping to put some interim measure in place to ensure that the club can continue to fulfil their fixtures." Along with the coaching staff, chief executive Ryan Duckett and football manager Stuart Duffy have also lost their jobs. Guilfoyle, who claimed the club had just 10 working days to save themselves from "extinction" upon going in to administration last Tuesday, is now looking for someone who would be willing to take on the job of coaching the Super League side on an unpaid basis. "I'm hoping to find someone to come in for the short-term who would be willing to work for nothing," he continued. "The attitude of all the staff was absolutely magnificent given the circumstances and I really hope I can find a backer and who knows they could come back. "There is a huge good will for this club from everyone within rugby league so I just hope we can pull everything together and find someone who can purchase it." On the pitch, Bradford recorded a stunning 30-22 victory at league leaders Wigan Warriors on Friday and after the game Potter said he was confident that the club could be saved. "Until I'm told otherwise I will be preparing for the London game next Sunday as per our programme," he told BBC Radio Leeds. "I'm hopeful that there is someone out there to take the club on. They just need to come to the table." Bulls centre Chev Walker tweeted: "From a massive high on Friday night to a massive slump this morning. Valuable staff members have been shown the door. It's a tragic day!!" Bradford shocked the rugby league world in March when they announced they needed to find £1m to stay afloat. After raising their initial target of £500,000 through a variety of fundraising initiatives, further investment did not materialise and the five-time Challenge Cup winners went into administration. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/18675339

Re: Bradford Bulls make coaching staff redundant-How very No : Mon Jul 02, 2012 3:01 pm  

Interim measure is believed to be Brian Noble coming in to coach the side for the London game, then liquidation next week

Re: Bradford Bulls make coaching staff redundant-How very No : Mon Jul 02, 2012 4:38 pm  

Is it just me who thinks potter has missed an opportunity by refusing to work for free? I mean he cant get another job just yet and wont get paid off so he could have come out of this looking like a hero but instead chooses to walk away. He also says the administrator is not working for free, why should he? Its not his love up that got them in the mess but someone has to try and sort it out.

Re: Bradford Bulls make coaching staff redundant-How very No : Mon Jul 02, 2012 4:44 pm  

RFL wrote:

The RFL is concerned by the news that the official administrator of Bradford Bulls has made all the club’s non-playing staff redundant.

The governing body received no official notification of this action and is meeting the administrator Brendan Guilfoyle this afternoon to seek an explanation and clarification.

The RFL is continuing to establish the facts behind this development and will not be making any further comment until we have spoken to all the parties involved.

Funny thing in this is the RFL seem to think they still have some say in matters yet it is completely out of their hands.

Re: Bradford Bulls make coaching staff redundant-How very No : Mon Jul 02, 2012 6:07 pm  

Greg Florimos Boots wrote:

Is it just me who thinks potter has missed an opportunity by refusing to work for free? I mean he cant get another job just yet and wont get paid off so he could have come out of this looking like a hero but instead chooses to walk away. He also says the administrator is not working for free, why should he? Its not his love up that got them in the mess but someone has to try and sort it out.

Why can't he get another job?

Re: Bradford Bulls make coaching staff redundant-How very No : Mon Jul 02, 2012 6:13 pm  

Looking like a hero doesn't pay the bills.

Re: Bradford Bulls make coaching staff redundant-How very No : Mon Jul 02, 2012 6:34 pm  

To be fair, he's been screwed over by some incompetants and then they want him to do his job for no pay.
Would you? I very much doubt it.

[triran]

Re: Bradford Bulls make coaching staff redundant-How very No : Mon Jul 02, 2012 6:40 pm  

Leon Ashton wrote:

Looking like a hero doesn't pay the bills.

and to top it off, BBC Leeds said his wife was working at the Bulls and therefore laid off too.

Re: Bradford Bulls make coaching staff redundant-How very No : Mon Jul 02, 2012 6:49 pm  

triran wrote:

and to top it off, BBC Leeds said his wife was working at the Bulls and therefore laid off too.

Wife working?
So who makes his breakfast?
Packs his lunch?
Has his evening meal on the table?
Who iron's his shirts?
And cleans the house?
Wife working?
What's the world coming to?

Re: Bradford Bulls make coaching staff redundant-How very No : Mon Jul 02, 2012 7:25 pm  

Greg Florimos Boots wrote:

Funny thing in this is the RFL seem to think they still have some say in matters yet it is completely out of their hands.

I found it amusing that they complained they weren't told about the administrators intentions, they must have had an idea of what he was going to do.

They've got too used to dictating to people what they can and can't do, and Mr Guilfoyle has come in and basically stuck 2 fingers up at them and cracked on with what he's been tasked to do