The only thing i can think is the administrators are trying to put pressure on (something/someone) and that's why they told the players about liquidation yesterday.

It doesn't take Sherlock Holmes to work out if there's no buyer it's liquidation; night following day etc. Does that make me a respected journalist?

Just to lighten the gloom in these bleak times. The strap line under a photo of Karl Pryce in this mornings Dewsbury and Mirfield Reporter is:-



"Karl Pryce, Assistant Coach at the Rams is to assess the Mental & Physical Toughness of the Squad"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ha ha that's cheered me up a bit

In the case of the liquidation, you are absolutely correct. I wasn't specifically talking about that though, I was referring to all the other guff. I believe for example he was the first to mention the administrator being on holiday. I'm assuming if that's correct, he must have put out that statement yesterday from a beach in Magaluf.

Brilliant!



Putting Karl Pryce in charge of Physical Toughness is like putting Michael Jackson in charge of babysitting duties.

Agree with all that. I think the bold highlight says it all for me

Of course it doesn't.

But in situations like this, I tend to believe respected journalists more than the average, head firmly buried in the sand, supporter...

I really don'y know why Mick gets all the stick. If you simply look on him as another poster then treat his posts accordingly. Some seem to think that because he has a bit of an inside track then anything he says is like the word of god coming down the mountain on stone tablets. It is not beyond the wit of some people to actually use third parties to feed false information to the masses.

In fairness, I have oft defended Mick on here but it seems to me that he has been completely out of order in this case. He has had more different stories than Dickens during this period of admin and, as has been seen in local media, people will pick up on this and print it as some form of gospel.



I concede that there is too much "lazy journalism" out there but it does not help when someone (who you could perceive as being somewhat "close to the club" due to his radio work) is Twattering loads of supposition and presenting it as fact.

Well the administrators have just released a statement saying there's to be an announcement on the sale in the next 48 hours. The way the release is worded sounds much more positive than "the club is going into liquidation"

I agree. No one is giving stick to the other two who broke the "liquidation story". If it turns out to be false, then I hope everyone is back on here giving them grief too.



And if it's true, apologies all round to Mick then I should imagine?

Quote roofaldo2="roofaldo2"Well the administrators have just released a statement saying there's to be an announcement on the sale in the next 48 hours. The way the release is worded sounds much more positive than "the club is going into liquidation"'" www.bradfordbulls.co.uk/news/pos ... f-the-club

Quote roofaldo2="roofaldo2"Well the administrators have just released a statement saying there's to be an announcement on the sale in the next 48 hours. The way the release is worded sounds much more positive than "the club is going into liquidation"'" www.bradfordbulls.co.uk/news/pos ... f-the-club

I've been rethinking the last two years and come to a surprising conclusion: The reason why the atmosphere is so flat at home games is not due to the standard of rugby being so bad it's just that it all seems so anti-climatic after the goings on in the close seasons.

TBF the 2 journos mentioned said the club COULD be liquidated. That was after the players were sent home after speaking to the administrator which i believe to be correct. Mick said it WILL be Liquidated Friday.

Well it will be liquidated on Friday, if all the buyers drop out.

And if a buyer is found they won't be... So Mick isn't correct.



He put the tweet out as the Bulls are going to be liquidated on Friday, end of.



People's lives and Christmas wages are hanging in the balance. I think his behaviour has been disgusting in this admin quite honestly.

OK, I understand what you are saying. I just get the feeling that the staff have been so calm through all this that they probably know more than Mick about what is happening and so will take anything he says with a pinch of salt.

The one thing I dont understand is why the players would stop training on Wednesday if there was good news coming on Friday? came someone explain this to me?

Didn't this rumour come from Bradford Bulls Banter? I think it may be horse p!ss.

I'm inclined to agree with what Frank has suggested. His past insight has always tended to be true and from reading between the lines (the wording of some of his posts in particular) and matching it up with what I've heard, I think we probably have probably been told the same thing.



I was in bits yesterday from the Total RL story but now a bit more relaxed. Just one more sleep and (hopefully) all will become apparent

The players stopping training on Wednesday is a nailed on fact. The information came from a player himself and he said some of them went to the pub whilst others went home. As for why did they stop training, well if you'd just been told that there's a POSSIBILITY the club may be liquidated on Friday would your head be on your job?



Anything could happen between now and Friday afternoon, 11th Hour bid, RFL assistance (unlikely) etc so probably best to sit (nervously) and wait.

It's like watching an episode of 3-2-1. Will it be Dusty Bin or the Mini Metro?

You're more relaxed because a fellow poster (who may know nothing or something) tells you its OK, on the other hand a number of respected journalists (who could face libel charges if they are very wrong) publicly state that the players went home after being told the club could face liquidation and Bulls fans immediately label them as liars and that they don't know as much as one of your posters?



Friday afternoon will be interesting in a good or bad way, I really don't want to see a former big club go to the wall because of off field mismanagement.

A nailed on fact? Who told you? You were actually there then, and saw the players walk off?



There is another (very reliable, ie does not make things up) source on here that says its not true.

If it's true, then fine, but I am sick of this, I heard..., he said..., the milkman told me.... stuff that is going on.

No one will ever come out and say how they know stuff, or who told them. It's all hearsay.