Re: Latest state of play posts only : Wed Aug 22, 2012 10:16 am  

Cibaman wrote:

I'm not sure what the logic would be for any potential buyer to bid against SLE. Why not let SLE buy the club, sort out the finances and then buy the club off of them?

It wont be to sort the Clubs finances out if they are the preferred bid, it will be to sell on to an investor with a long term plan to make the Club a solvent and going concern and the finances to do so! Rumours still abound that there are a couple of potentials waiting to deal direct with the SLE to buy the Club!

[Bulliac]

Re: Latest state of play posts only : Wed Aug 22, 2012 11:49 am  

Blotto wrote:

It wont be to sort the Clubs finances out if they are the preferred bid, it will be to sell on to an investor with a long term plan to make the Club a solvent and going concern and the finances to do so! Rumours still abound that there are a couple of potentials waiting to deal direct with the SLE to buy the Club!

I've said before that taking the other bids (other than SLE) at face value I can't see any of them being in a position to sort out the finances, ie pay off enough of the debt to ensure we remain in SL, so I hope those rumours turn out to be true. The problem with the SLE solution is that time is slipping by and even if we are 'saved' by keeping the licence we aren't going to have a chance of recruiting before the season starts. It needs resolving quickly, and yesterday will do.

Re: Latest state of play posts only : Wed Aug 22, 2012 1:46 pm  

Interesting tweet from Martin Sadler today

"@MartynSadler: So far this season there have been five Super League matches with crowds of over 18,000. One club involved in 3 of them. But which one?"

I bet no one can guess......lol

Re: Latest state of play posts only : Wed Aug 22, 2012 2:03 pm  

Pretty clear Martyn is helping to make the case for why would anyone with half a commercial brain cell eject us.

2 x Leeds 1 x Wigan btw.

Re: Latest state of play posts only : Wed Aug 22, 2012 2:16 pm  

Adeybull wrote:

Pretty clear Martyn is helping to make the case for why would anyone with half a commercial brain cell eject us.

2 x Leeds 1 x Wigan btw.

Completely agree - he later makes reference to the meeting held today by the RFL, discussing the future of Bradford

Re: Latest state of play posts only : Wed Aug 22, 2012 2:36 pm  

daveyz999 wrote:

Completely agree - he later makes reference to the meeting held today by the RFL, discussing the future of Bradford

Was a SLE meeting. Focus was Bulls and SL team numbers in 2013. Would expect M. Sadler to know the outcome of that meeting given his position in the game.

Re: Latest state of play posts only : Wed Aug 22, 2012 5:17 pm  

I have just seen this posted on Witter, its our 2013 Squad at the preseason training camp, Brighton.

Re: Latest state of play posts only : Wed Aug 22, 2012 5:39 pm  

I thought that in the old days, they knew how to bind into a scrum, though? Ganson would penalise that effort every time.

Re: Latest state of play posts only : Wed Aug 22, 2012 6:28 pm  

Ferocious Aardvark wrote:

I thought that in the old days, they knew how to bind into a scrum, though? Ganson would penalise that effort every time.

Just look what you've done FA! the LF has p'd his pants at the thought of being refereed by Ganson. or he is extremely hirsute.

Re: Latest state of play posts only : Wed Aug 22, 2012 7:24 pm  

The latest RFL statement, following the SLE meeting, is a short one....

RFL statement – Bradford Bulls

The Super League clubs were today given an update by the RFL on the due diligence process the governing body is undertaking on the three offers submitted by the consortiums interested in purchasing Bradford Bulls.

The Super league clubs were encouraged by the detail presented to them and have mandated the RFL Executive to continue working towards bringing the matter to a satisfactory conclusion.

The RFL will now continue discussions and meet with the bidders as soon as possible.

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John Ledger
Communications Manager