: Sun May 24, 2009 9:39 pm  

It all started with the Harris signing, they are in terminal decline. They don't own their ground so they can't sell it get themselves out of it and they dont have any decent players left to sell. Their attendances are down to nothing so they cant afford to sign any better players. On top of that their chairman has no money to help either. I honestly don't see them getting a license next time round.

: Sun May 24, 2009 10:43 pm  

Saint Simon wrote:

It all started with the Harris signing, they are in terminal decline. They don't own their ground so they can't sell it get themselves out of it and they dont have any decent players left to sell. Their attendances are down to nothing so they cant afford to sign any better players. On top of that their chairman has no money to help either. I honestly don't see them getting a license next time round.

So you rekon there only way up is to bring in a chairman with a bit more brass?

: Mon May 25, 2009 11:36 am  

Saint Simon wrote:

It all started with the Harris signing, they are in terminal decline. They don't own their ground so they can't sell it get themselves out of it and they dont have any decent players left to sell. Their attendances are down to nothing so they cant afford to sign any better players. On top of that their chairman has no money to help either. I honestly don't see them getting a license next time round.

Are you seriously suggesting Bradford will be thrown out of superleague?

: Mon May 25, 2009 11:46 am  

TheJudge wrote:

Rubbish, Bradford have not had a decent away following at Saints for 6 years or so, ever since Saints did the 2nd team display at Odsal.

I don't think it's quite that. It has dropped off since then, however there has been a more noticeable decline in the past three years.

Saint Simon wrote:

I honestly don't see them getting a license next time round.

Ludicrous statement.

: Mon May 25, 2009 4:45 pm  

philipk wrote:

if you want a thought about the Bulls struggling then
Bradford v Saints in round 19 is not being covered by Sky- when was the last time this fixture at either stadium was not televised- must be a decade at least

Aren't we playing them in Round 17 (Sun 21st June)

: Mon May 25, 2009 6:09 pm  

McClennan wrote:

Ludicrous statement.

Why? if you go through last time's criteria they are a band C club now, if their finances get to the stage they go into administration which isn't out of the question, then why give them a license over a more organised club?

: Tue May 26, 2009 7:51 am  

In the space of 3/4 years, they've gone from title contenders to monumental failures. They've still got decent players and with the squad they've got they should be in the top 4 at least.

: Tue May 26, 2009 8:21 am  

~ No1 Saints Fan ~ wrote:

with the squad they've got they should be in the top 4 at least.

No way that squad is top4 - it's worse than Saints/Leeds/Wire/Wigan/KR for starters, and probably more.

: Tue May 26, 2009 8:43 am  

St pete wrote:

I think it's rubbish to blame the coach.

Bulls are in money trouble and have had to sell the likes of pryce, hape, big les, fielden and have also lost likes of Anderson, big joe and few others.

Macca then has to replace them with no money. He's tried to get the best available at the time like Nero, jeffries, sykes, platt and few others.

At the time these players he brought in seemed good value but they have let him down bad.

I'm sure if the bulls board thought it was all his fault he would have been sacked.

Has he got no money? Braford should be spending the same amount as the other "big" clubs, because their turnover still supports them spending up to the cap limit. Are Bradford not spending the full cap amount? Thr trouble with the fallen clubs such as Bradford and the Goons is that they are spending the full cap, but have chosen to blow it on second rate players on over inflated salaries.

: Tue May 26, 2009 9:51 am  

FearTheVee wrote:

No way that squad is top4 - it's worse than Saints/Leeds/Wire/Wigan/KR for starters, and probably more.

On paper they have great individual players. Menzies, Deacon, Solomona, Tadulala, all good players.