Bring on Bradford : Tue May 09, 2017 4:56 pm  

It is a pity that we have a break this weekend, what with us starting to hit form and Bradford in a slump performance wise.
Bradford a really in disarray and whilst Odsal is not an easy place to go and get a result, we should pull two points out of the game and set ourselves up for Blackpool.
The Bradford fans fear a good hiding in their next two games, us and Hull KR, so let us not disappoint them.

[brian2]

Re: Bring on Bradford : Wed May 10, 2017 10:05 am  

On one level I agree the break is bad, but on the other hand we may get players back - Kear? Battye? and Beinek and Cunningham picked up knocks against Oldham, so two weeks hopefully gets them fit?

As for Bradford, unless they get a lot of recruits from widnes or some where else, they seem in meltdown?

Re: Bring on Bradford : Wed May 10, 2017 10:39 am  

It seems that Bradford have further legal problems. With players and other former employees taking new and old Bradford companies to court and the RFL too.
Seems a right mess to me.
I feel sorry for the fans.

[brian2]

Re: Bring on Bradford : Wed May 10, 2017 11:18 am  

A total mess, though the management of RL has been a disgrace for years. I keep hearing/seeing plans for SL1/SL2, does anyone know what the thinking is?

Re: Bring on Bradford : Wed May 10, 2017 11:20 am  

The reality with Bradford is they went bust and the club was liquidated. Any new club should have started at the bottom and worked up the ladder. All they have done here is patched holes trying to keep going at the level they are was not and is not viable. They as yet have no coach, they must have been paying the players cash in hand as they had no bank account until a couple of weeks back.
The rfl were a bit week here, heritage is one thing but its folks livelihoods that are being played with. They should have shut down let players staff go and gone part time

Re: Bring on Bradford : Wed May 10, 2017 12:10 pm  

The new Bradford Bulls situation was handled all wrong. As you say they should have folded, dropped to League 1, left Odsal and reformed as a part time team .
The RFL had a team as ready replacements in Toronto. Who were obviously strong enough for the Championship.
With their fan base Bradford could have rebuilt and become viable again in time.
What is more the RFL may have been able to realise some value from their investment in Odsal.

Re: Bring on Bradford : Wed May 10, 2017 1:48 pm  

shame for all their fans

Re: Bring on Bradford : Wed May 10, 2017 3:28 pm  

Bought a stadium in London, are you in the pub drinking strong lager??

Re: Bring on Bradford : Wed May 10, 2017 5:04 pm  

When I say the rfl were weak it was in not dropping them to nl1 and no Toronto were not the replacement a team who went down were the replacement. The RFL are the governing body, might be sports bank roll. Teams should stand and fall on there own merits, the fact they over stretched themselves financially is there own fault, why should the RFL bail them out? Same with us, why should anyone "buy" us a stadium!
As for the plight of the players, you are joking are you not? That failure and crash was coming all season. Sport is hard to fund but lots of teams manage to cope

Re: Bring on Bradford : Thu May 11, 2017 7:20 am  

Bulls bringing in 4 Rhinos.