[Bulliac]

Re: 2018 Bradford Bulls : Mon Sep 11, 2017 8:42 am  

paulwalker71 wrote:

Did he also say he didn't want Hull KR to go up?

Seriously, you can't have a sporting competition with promotion and relegation, where a relegated club doesn't get relegated because the other teams don't want them to get relegated

It makes the whole league season totally pointless

True enough, though the whole season is automatically artificial when the top club isn't called the champion after playing all cubs home and away, as in SL and that doesn't seem to bother the RFL. At the end of the day money rules.

Re: 2018 Bradford Bulls : Mon Sep 11, 2017 8:44 am  

Smack him Jimmy wrote:

Thats my worry.
They will falsely keep us in the champ league AGAIN
And they will announce it after our best players have left AGAIN
And they'll probably penalise us for helping them out AGAIN

If that happens I'm finished with the sport.

This cash cow's udders can no longer stand to be milked anymore.

Also I really want to see the summer bash fail when Catalans get relegated.

Hull KR and Bradford's support replaced by Catalans and Toronto. That's going to leave the RFL relying on clubs like Halifax to bring support or lose loads of money. Any losses should get passed onto the clubs.

Re: 2018 Bradford Bulls : Mon Sep 11, 2017 8:57 am  

paulwalker71 wrote:

Did he also say he didn't want Hull KR to go up?

Seriously, you can't have a sporting competition with promotion and relegation, where a relegated club doesn't get relegated because the other teams don't want them to get relegated

It makes the whole league season totally pointless

I fully agree, but to play the devils advocate here.....

Didn't the sports ruling body deduct us (officially an new club) 12 points at the start of the season, before we had any players, ground, coach, etc. We wouldn't be anywhere near relegation if it wasn't for this; even with our terrible season.

If they can impose such rules at the start of the season, why can't they impose other rules at the end?

Despite the integrity of the game, if having a well supported team (will we be well supported next year though?) keeps the wolves from the door of Sheffield, and other clubs is it not worth doing?

Re: 2018 Bradford Bulls : Mon Sep 11, 2017 9:04 am  

Fr13daY wrote:

Despite the integrity of the game, if having a well supported team (will we be well supported next year though?) keeps the wolves from the door of Sheffield, and other clubs is it not worth doing?

No f*** 'em.

I work hard for a living to have a load of gimps that can't cut their cloth accordingly expect me to fund their vanity projects. All the while being subject to abuse from their clubs' knuckle dragging fans telling me about how we should be in the bottom division.

Re: 2018 Bradford Bulls : Mon Sep 11, 2017 9:31 am  

paulwalker71 wrote:

Did he also say he didn't want Hull KR to go up?

Seriously, you can't have a sporting competition with promotion and relegation, where a relegated club doesn't get relegated because the other teams don't want them to get relegated

It makes the whole league season totally pointless

Obviously he didn't say he doesn't want Hull KR to go up but I get your point Paul

If the RFL were not so inept at running the game(or should it be ruining the game) we wouldn't even be discussing this. I do believe it's becoming more of a possibility that we won't be going down. I'm sure we all agree we can see the RFL coming up with a new structure to accommodate the Bulls once this season has finished

Re: 2018 Bradford Bulls : Mon Sep 11, 2017 10:39 am  

Sadly for you guys Swinton will be fine with Andy Mazey in charge. For me that is probably your last hope of staying up but then again if Swinton did go to the wall Oldham would be the first team approached to stay in the division you would imagine.

Re: 2018 Bradford Bulls : Mon Sep 11, 2017 10:40 am  

If I'm honest I'm don't care either way, as long as we are allowed to compile a competitive squad for whatever division we are in, with a good coach that can "inspire" the said squad to perform.

The owners have to get their cheque book out I think..

as a side note I watched the Sheff game the other day Roger, your kid doesn't like his head rubbed?
It made me chuckle...maybe he could sign for the new Hybrid squad??? hhhmmm

[Bullseye]

Re: 2018 Bradford Bulls : Mon Sep 11, 2017 10:45 am  

Only 249 at the Sheffield match apparently. They can't survive on gates like that.

Re: 2018 Bradford Bulls : Mon Sep 11, 2017 10:46 am  

woolly07 wrote:

Some Championship chairmen are worried about HKR and Bulls moving out of that division as they said it is worth £80k to each club - and there will be too many games with no away fans.

Im not sure where they get those figures from though as Bradford and Hull KR brought similar figures to The Shay both around the 1500 mark which at £18 is 27k each but thats obviously topside as their will be children and concessions in that so that figure will be lower and in Fax's case the cost of opening the north stand reduces it quite significantly. Its still a big chunk of money I would agree and only some of that would be replaced if Leigh came down. If Widnes or Catalan come down they bring very little in the way of crowds so its a big cut for the already under funded clubs to take.

Re: 2018 Bradford Bulls : Mon Sep 11, 2017 10:47 am  

Bullseye wrote:

Only 249 at the Sheffield match apparently. They can't survive on gates like that.

London crowd yesterday given as 794 when there was less than 500 there infact I would have been surprised if there were 400 there if Im been honest. Its a good job they have a mug putting money in to that club.