wolfie Posted April 8, 2012 Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 Good to see Widnes chairman Steve O'Connor donating £10,000 of his own money to boost the survival hopes of Super League rivals Bradford, and donate free tickets for tomorrows match with Widnes, but other chairmen say that clubs in financial difficulty should not be supported and that there are too many teams in Super League already. Who's right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt Kije Posted April 8, 2012 Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 I think it would be sad to see Badford go, not so long ago they were the team to beat, not sure what can be done to help them in the long run though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted April 8, 2012 Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 Clubs in financial difficulty should not be supported. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 Clubs in financial difficulty should not be supported. Something I agree with you on Eagle Clubs get into financial difficulty chasing the dream spending money they haven't got and not paying their tax dues which ends up costing all tax payers more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safeway60 Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 They had bumper crowds for years on the back of being very successful so where's the cash gone ? They recently sold the only asset they have, the stadium, so naturally banks won't loan the money without security and who can blame them ? Their chairman said the other day they are cash poor but asset rich so now they have no stadium just what are these assets ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie Posted April 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 If the Bulls hadn't sold their stake in Odsal to the RFL, then that stake could have been sold by the administrator to someone who wanted to use Odsal for anything but a sports stadium. All those who criticised the Bulls and the RFL for making that deal should be aware of what could have happened if that deal hadn't been done. At least now the stadium is safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latchford Locks Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 Bradford are one of the heartland clubs that form the bedrock of our sport if they went to the wall I fear it would be the begining of the end(domino theory) for our game as we now know it. I can't understand how they got into this mess after years of great crowds and success,but it makes me wonder just how London are surviving on gates of less than 2,000 ??? I can't help but think that they are(somehow)getting more help than we are allowed to know about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 Isn't there a Tesco in Bradford?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teessidewire Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 Clubs in financial difficulty should not be supported. Some people on here with very short memories, or maybe they weren't supporting the club when we were a couple of hours from going bankrupt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie Posted April 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 It was Hull K R chairman Neil Hudgell who recently stated “Very simply we continue to build on foundations of sand. And he has slammed the RFL for their attitude, blaming them for chasing expansion while ignoring the problems that already exist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teessidewire Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 It was Hull K R chairman Neil Hudgell who recently stated “Very simply we continue to build on foundations of sand. And he has slammed the RFL for their attitude, blaming them for chasing expansion while ignoring the problems that already exist. Hang on a minute. Neil Hudgell and Eamonn McManus, the two shouting the most, are actually part of SL, who voted in most of the things they are now moaning about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 Think folk need to ask why/how "we were a couple of hours from going bankrupt"? :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teessidewire Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 Think folk need to ask why/how "we were a couple of hours from going bankrupt"? :unsure: OK, a couple of hours from being declared bankrupt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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