Indeed, does seem a bit offside that.

If nothing has been said to the players in private before a press release, you would have to fear the worst.

They couldn't afford the cost of the phonecalls.

I bet Leon Pryce is happy he chose to go back there.
Not sure how the Bulls can continue unless Marvin comes back knocking.
Their debts are far too high and considering they are one of the best supported clubs in the Championship it is hard to imagine where the next saviour will come from unless they move away from Odsal.
Maybe they could ground share with Wakefield near Drig or Morley


Whilst it is sad for some of the fans of Bradford I am sure they would be the first to gloat if it was Leeds in the same mess.
And the way we are going it might not be too long before the gloating begins so people in glass houses and all that beware.

Perhaps they could ground share with Halifax - they also seem to be having a cash squeeze?

Now that would be interesting.

Or merge with Keighley...

I'm told Rhinos made an offer to buy out the remainder of Mellors contract with Bulls last month but got turned down, might be worth another phonecall in light of this? Definitely strikes me as one of their better players.

Heard the same. Believe that we will go back in for him now, especially who his agent is, same goes with Adam O'Brien, another face Leeds monitor

Lawkholme Ln is just about big enough for the current level of support for the Bulls

Bradford Bulls have been expelled by the RFL. Championship license revoked at this moment in time so currently they are not a rugby league club.

This surely means the player contracts are null and void making them free agents?

TBF they are only expelled until someone buys their share then they'll be re-admitted.

Terrible.

The moment that they fail to pay the players they become free agents as their contracts have been broken.

The issue with the players isn't really their contracts, its their registration. Those registrations have (theoretical) value to the administrator.

How do you sell the registration of a player that you've broken the contract with? I get what you are saying and that normally underpins a transfer (you are buying the registration of the player) but it can't apply in the case of a broken contract. Let's hope th Bulls have appointed better administrators his time than they did in the past, where they appeared to be little more than vultures picking over a carcass...

How long before RFL promote Toronto in Bradford's place???

Makes sense. Toronto in Championship 1 is ridiculous.

Toronto in any division is ridiculous

Why? They currently have recruited a team,nothing more.

Oh. The. Irony.

Goes from bad to worse. The players have now stopped training. The club could potentially be in liquidation by Friday if no new owner has been found.

I know that the club can be argued to have been the architects of their own demise, but this is still tragic for the fans of this proud and once great club.

The game is possibly about to see the loss of one of its biggest and most storied members and it will act like this is something which was done it and not the result of the actions and decisions the game has taken and the choices it has made.

Bradford's story is the current story of the game writ large. Accept less and manage your decline or die.

Bullsh+t.

Bradford's story is - invest in your club, stadium and infrastructure not just spend on players chasing short term success at the expense of long term stability.