Re: Latest state of play posts only : Fri Jul 27, 2012 6:18 pm  

craigizzard wrote:

I agree that you should have sold some fictional players.

Are you for real?
What constitutes a "fictional" player and how could he be sold.
Everyone else is living in the real world - where are you.

Re: Latest state of play posts only : Fri Jul 27, 2012 6:19 pm  

bobsmyuncle wrote:

Are you for real?
What constitutes a "fictional" player and how could he be sold.
Everyone else is living in the real world - where are you.

Whitehouse exists, does he? whoosh.

Re: Latest state of play posts only : Fri Jul 27, 2012 6:26 pm  

This rubbish about selling players for these ridiculous amounts needs nailing once and for all

Yes, Warrington did offer 'a six figure sum' for John Bateman a few months back, but that value immediately started to fall from that point, and dramatically fell at the point of Administration. I strongly suspect that the 'derisory' offers for our players at that stage were in the region of £5-10K. And they'd be even less now, as we teeter on the brink of our players being made free agents.

Selling players for such a small amount makes barely a dent in the monthly wage bill, whilst reducing the value of the asset that is being offered for sale by more than that amount.

I have to believe that the people who keep spouting this are either idiots or are just plain trolling

Re: Latest state of play posts only : Fri Jul 27, 2012 6:42 pm  

childofthenorthern wrote:

And some of them couldn't anyway. There was a report Mick Potter had been contacted regarding his work visa.

Do they still have that rule that to claim JSA you have to be available for paid work?

Re: Latest state of play posts only : Fri Jul 27, 2012 6:44 pm  

Its money in the pot, and yes they should be sold to reduce the bill. Just how long should the RFL pay the wage bill

Re: Latest state of play posts only : Fri Jul 27, 2012 7:15 pm  

lampyboy wrote:

Its money in the pot, and yes they should be sold to reduce the bill. Just how long should the RFL pay the wage bill

Surely any SL team could invent some financial disaster circumstances in order for a loan out for players wages etc... It's extension after extension after extension and nothing's come of them except "Mickey Mouse" offers from consortiums with no real idea. Scrap this era of the Bradford Bulls and start afresh and work the way back up the ladder.

Re: Latest state of play posts only : Fri Jul 27, 2012 7:31 pm  

Does the rfl money being used to pay the players have to be paid back. If not that surely affects rfl profits and the share of those profits to all the other clubs. Getting silly IMO. Also very embarrassing for our once great game.

Re: Latest state of play posts only : Fri Jul 27, 2012 7:42 pm  

DemonUK wrote:

Does the rfl money being used to pay the players have to be paid back. If not that surely affects rfl profits and the share of those profits to all the other clubs. Getting silly IMO. Also very embarrassing for our once great game.

Be more embarrassing - no, in fact make that shameful - if the RFL didn't use some of its profits to support clubs in trouble.

Re: Latest state of play posts only : Fri Jul 27, 2012 7:43 pm  

DemonUK wrote:

Does the rfl money being used to pay the players have to be paid back. If not that surely affects rfl profits and the share of those profits to all the other clubs. Getting silly IMO. Also very embarrassing for our once great game.

As far as I'm aware the money is not 'the rfl money', its an advance of the club's Sky payments.

Re: Latest state of play posts only : Fri Jul 27, 2012 7:51 pm  

DemonUK wrote:

Does the rfl money being used to pay the players have to be paid back. If not that surely affects rfl profits and the share of those profits to all the other clubs. Getting silly IMO. Also very embarrassing for our once great game.

The money is advances of the Sky money. And so, once it is gone it is gone. That presumably means sod all income after the end of the playing season, so making any solution thereafter even harder. All poiunts to me to the RFL ensuring that a Bulls team - of whatever composition - completes the season. After that...well tomorrow is another day, and some other clubs might be dusting off and updating their last Licence applications at short order.

I have my own views on why the RFL are acting as they are. And, in those, far from vilifying the RFL I hold the view that they are probably acting in the overall best interests. But I'll keep my own counsel for now - those who know me know what I think. Truth will out anyway, eventually.