We are where we are and its unproductive to point fingers anymore at past an present BoDs. If we are to survive then we need a cash inflow of at least £1/2M to get us HMRC debt free. The idea that we have arranged repayment schedules with HMRC for £250.000 of Vat and (at least) £250,000 of tax on players rights is a future revenue burden we can not comply with in respect of future cash flows.

We are very fortunate that we do have assets to sell that might secure our future. Sadly the only assets of value are certain players, who might have a sum value towards paying off the HMRC debts entirely.

When facing extinction some previously unpalatable actions become possible, then probable, then certain.

Bateman and Whitehead's sales might be enough to keep the Bulls alive in their existing format.



I'd rather support the Bulls with the loss of 2 of their star players than have no Bulls to watch at all.

If any of this turns out to be true do you think it will only be 2? How many of our OOC players we we retain?

What rubbish, Ward & £300k & Riley & £400k I heard.

Bulls selling on the cheap again then.

There's some good news apparently in the League Weekly this week.

Such as what?

What if option 3 is:



We have no choice but to sell these players, but we retain Olbison and Addy and give them a shot? Not on the same level as Elliott and Bateman yet but still young and homegrown.

Mike worrincy is coming back and bateman is off to the scholars.

Believe it or not, we've had leaner times than this!



We will recover, one way or another.



It may not initially be in Superleague, or at Odsal, but professional ( or semi professional) Rugby league will survive in Bradford because there is enough people witha will to make it so!



now it seems very hard to accept that losing the likes of Bateman/Whitehead etc... but if that secures long term survival then so be it. The problem is that 500k from selling these two (and that's being optimistic!) still leaves a similar sized shortfall!

Not sure that will wash. Not after all the s11te we have been peddled. We would have had every choice but to sell them had things been handled differently.



If we sell, then I only see a downward spiral.

I hope this doesn't happen and the Bulls sort out their financial situation, retain all their players and stay competitive. A strong Bradford is important for SL.

All things point to admin IMO.