[brian2]

Re: Bradford Bulls : Mon Nov 14, 2016 2:37 pm  

[quoteRugby League is a great game, I fear for its future.][/quote]

It was ever thus - my "old" home twon club went from boom to bust, after something like 2+ years of 10,000 + crowds, had to sell (when there were buyers) all their best players Crooks, Schofield et al.

Apart from Leeds, Wigan, Saints, Warrington everyone else is on a hand to mouth basis.

Re: Bradford Bulls : Mon Nov 14, 2016 4:44 pm  

PC Plum wrote:

Easily forgotten about. Only rated Foster and wished he had stayed. Their squad outside the 17 is pretty weak, I cant see many players better than what we have .... anyway hope they get sorted and dont need a fire sale.

Harsh on Keyes, and with Barthau's injury problems well documented .....

Re: Bradford Bulls : Tue Nov 15, 2016 7:21 am  

Halfdan of t'wide embrace wrote:

Whilst I don't think it is automatic - think it depends on how the club exits administration - a deduction of up to six points is likely. That is assuming the club survives.

I may have been wrong, I see elsewhere a deduction of up.to 12 points is being discussed.

Re: Bradford Bulls : Tue Nov 15, 2016 8:20 am  

Go find the RFL Insolvency policy.

Sanctions include revocation of RFL membership or

12 points or

6 points if new owner pays off all the debts.

There are also a number of other conditions surrounding these deductions but struggled to work out exactly what they all meant.

Re: Bradford Bulls : Tue Nov 15, 2016 10:54 am  

Were the RFL to use the ultimate sanction and force the New Bradford Bulls to play in Championship One. Who would they promote, to replace them.
My guess is that it would be Toronto, in fact, I could see the RFL seizing this opportunity to do so.
Barrow surely should do so by rights, not to give it to them would be wrong. This is the RFL however.

Re: Bradford Bulls : Tue Nov 15, 2016 11:42 am  

Should be Barrow not Toronto and surely this would have to be ratified by the other Championship clubs anyway. The RFL have a dilemma now especially if the Administration drags on. Surely to be fair to other clubs a decision will have to be made before the end of the year as the season starts again 6 weeks after Xmas

Re: Bradford Bulls : Wed Nov 16, 2016 12:16 pm  

What a fall from grace for the Bulls. They really embraced SL in its early days. Sad to see.

12 points deduction keep them out of the play offs

[brian2]

Re: Bradford Bulls : Wed Nov 16, 2016 1:13 pm  

may be better for them to be relegated down to Div 1 and start on level points. Think the real issue is where they will play, i think they are committed to play at Odsal in 2017, and that is bankrupting them

Re: Bradford Bulls : Wed Nov 16, 2016 3:26 pm  

Were the RFL to use the ultimate sanction and force the New Bradford Bulls to play in Championship One. Who would they promote, to replace them.
My guess is that it would be Toronto,

Why should it be them they have done nothing so far to prove themselves. They may be brilliant and march through the league but until they do something they should not get automatic promotion.

As for Bradford I know you probably weren't around when Broncos had problems but I dont forget they were a club which voted us out of the league and were very vocal in their thoughts. I feel sorry for the club and the fans particularly and I would not wish this on any team but it does make you wonder how they can still comment on the RFL saving us when in fact they did nothing whatsoever and the RFL actually bought a ground for Bradford to play at. They have had more help than any other team that I can recall. If they have to go down and rebuild so be it, their fans showed their loyalty previously and will do so again. Bradford fans have pride. We have had to start again and I believe it has done us good maybe Bradford will see that to.

Re: Bradford Bulls : Wed Nov 16, 2016 7:13 pm  

Bulls booted out of RL by RFL