....or it could just be a temporary solution until a suitable buyer is found.

But the bid by SLE is the same as the ABC one, it is conditional that Bradford stay in SL and own the lease

on the ground, so how can the RFL accept this when they rejected the ABC one.

Will players be sold off to cut the wage bill to what is actually coming in?

Too many wrong precedents being set here.

Would they do the same for us?

The former chairman,during the glory years,wanted Hood ousted back in April [url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/17622969Link[/url



He was the largest shareholder so should have known,or had an inkling as to what was happening,but also suggested he had investors lined up [url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/may/09/chris-caisley-bradford-peter-hoodSource[/url



The sport lurches from one crisis to another and the guy,Glover,at Wakefield,and every other person who has

been housekeeping with due honesty must feel pretty sickened.



How the other Super League clubs have given their 'unanimous support' is beyond me.

The nail in the coffin, what a shambles the sport has really embarrassed itself this year. It just gets from bad to worse every week, the sport needs a massive shake up.

I can't see anything in the press release that suggests the offer is conditional, but I can see this:



"If our offer is accepted, SLE will welcome approaches from all interested parties who have an interest in helping us secure a bright future for professional Rugby League in Bradford.”

For a long time now I have been saying how ridiculous the Super League is, at best a closed shop and at worst a three team competition where the winner isn't actually the best team over a season.

You have to question how big will Bradfords budget be from SLE as of course that company will want almost instant sucess.

Would Salford be offered the same lifeline if in the event they have to go into administration I doubt it simply because you no longer have that ground. Super league wasn't around when Swinton went 20 odd years ago but at that time I don't recall the RL jumping up and down to save us abd we certainly had a better history than Bradford and at the time our own ground, so don't hold your breath.

Sadly this episode simply makes the whole sport look stupid, The same should have happened with Bradford as has Rangers i.e demotion to Championship 1 and a new company formed and start again, if the structures and desires are there they will soon return and in the meantime scrap the dreaded franchise system dreamt up by the puppet masters SKY TV.

which will be conditional that Bradford stay in SL which is what ABC wanted, that's what I read into ,"secure a bright future for professional Rugby League in Bradford."

I think it's a bit of a stretch to read that into it. I suspect by "secure a bright future for" they just mean "ensure the existence of".

Why is Bradford different to what Wakefield went through sounds like favouritism to me

and this forum is awash with criticism of the way Salford have managed their business .

what a sport .



no wonder the chief executive fled back to ping pong



We are cost cutting to live with our means.

We 're losing players primarily because the budget is being slashed and Veivers cannot even give assurance to players a contract can be offered...

meanwhile down in happy valley the shopaholic overspenders are being bailed out because the Championship is awash with ' Famous Clubs ' with more heritage and silverware ?



were happy to let Crusaders die which was a strategic expansion plan of 5 years gone up in smoke

happy to let Wakey flounder

deny Widnes a SL place in 2008 due to administration dispite them having a rich backer, now they are actively propping up a club in SL in Admin.

would they spend 10 bob to save Blackpool Panthers . no

gave away season sponsorship for zilch

That's not the fault of the RFL, or of the sport in general. It's the fault of the people who come onto fans' forums spouting b[io[/illocks about how they'd do things differently. It's easy to do someone else's job better when you don't actually have to do it.







The difference, though, is that none of these clubs went tits during the season. This is an entirely new set of circumstances. I'm reading the press release as SLE saying the least worst option is to get Bradford through to the end of the season and take it from there. In order to get them through the end of the season, they're bidding to buy the club with a view to preventing the uncertainty surrounding them, then, longer term, to sell the club to a suitable party.



There's been some Olympic cycling level knee jerking about all this, but let's just see what happens. And remember, it's only a bid. It's not been accepted yet.

Good move got to be,we supported It so did all other super league clubs.yes they have been poorly run as of late

but won a lot,we have been poorly run and won now't.the league needs a strong Bradford.