A lot has changed since they announced the latest 'pledge' scheme - Caisley has shown his hand and the response from across the game has probably been greater than even they imagined (cheers for the contributions from East Hull!). Last night was also probably the best advert for investing in a club you could get - 21,000 people watch the Bulls beat their local rivals and superleague champions in a tough uncompromising match with an amazing atmosphere.

So to be honest I would imagine there's a lot going on behind the scenes, maybe some further discussion with potential investors and some level of confusion about the precise amounts raised. In that context I would have been amazed if they had made a conclusive statement this morning and so wasn't expecting much more than we got. I don't blame Hood for that, nor for the extension over the weekend, I think that makes perfect sense in the circumstances and could probably not have been planned for in advance, so let's see how this shakes out before jumping to conclusions.

If I had half a million to bung in, seeing the response of the fan base (and from across the game) plus being present last night might just have persuaded me, so maybe the degree of confusion about where the other money is coming from will get addressed soon, but perhaps they want to be sure of that before making any definitive announcements. Of course they may also be seeking time to hold an EGM and Caisley might be in charge by the end of next week, truth is we don't know, and will just have to wait for the time being.

Perhaps if you been on the Forums a lot longer and gleaned more relevant facts instead of fiction you might have a different perspective than your bitter cynical attitude towards the present board!

If the only financial factor effecting the bulls was the Harris deal, then selling burgess and fielden, as well as releasing peacock, Paul, pryce, Johnson hape, vainikolo would have cancelled the out surely.

I've defended Caisley on here, and shown my despair at the hood administration. The fact is because they don't and won't get on, we will never be able to be sure about any of the facts that are coming from either of them.

Ok here's a different take perhaps. Caisley is to blame, but not because of the Harris episode. I think that moving back into odsal, and renegotiating the lease in 2003 was the catalyst for our demise. Under the old deal, we were given a stadium complete with maintenance safety certs etc... But CCs ego meant that he wanted control, and that's what's cost us, long term.. The money we got from the council paid for the coral stand, instead of ensuring we had the money to keep the ground in a decent state of repair.

I know for a fact the coral stand couldve been built for a lot less, but his power trip meant he went for the more grand scheme. .


This is where he messed up most, not just in the Harris deal. But having said all this, look at the positives. All 4 sl titles, all 3 wccs, 2 CC wins that none of us would swap.

Neither hood nor caisley are wanted, but where's the queue to take the job on!?

Never trust a man with a moustache.

is the new announcement due in the morning and if so does anybody know what time? might be on another thread but cant find anything.

I don't remember seeing anything about an anouncement, just the pledge deadline being extended.