The full statement is now online - its worth a read https://www.bradfordbulls.co.uk/article ... ason-hirst

The full statement is now online - its worth a read https://www.bradfordbulls.co.uk/article ... ason-hirst

Give it a rest Jason
We must be the only club in the league where players have signed else where part way through the season then because every other team has managed just fine.
What a load of tosh

Unintentionally this statement says so much about where the club is and how it's been run over the past few years.

Terrible recruitment, lack of oversight from the owner, some players giving up, lack of authority from the head coaches and the man in overall charge conspicuously silent. Instead the volunteer CEO comes out with this.

Phoenix Nights RLFC.

The plot thickens https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/ ... dnes-game/ Crossley having his say on the way out of the door

The plot thickens https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/ ... dnes-game/ Crossley having his say on the way out of the door

I can't make head nor tail of all these whispers. I'd love to know what exactly it is that's been going on in the background because its clearly a very big issue. Sounds like a pint with Crossley would be quite illuminating.

The comments from Crossley only go to support the fans suspicions that we are an absolute shambles of a club behind the scenes. I find it massively concerning that our captain has come out the day after his last game with comments like this. If I'm honest, I'm not shocked or surprised to hear stuff like this.

I suppose you have to consider this in the context of contract negotiations. He says this was his decision to leave, but if an acceptable contract had been put before him, he would have stayed. So either the club offered him a really low contract, or the club had got to the last week of the season without offering a contract at all, which is possibly more insulting.

Yes as they say, two sides to every argument

Be nice of Crossley to have some balls and actually tell us whats happening rather than just implying.

If your going to do an interview like that then call people out, give examples. What lack of integrity and lack of leadership have you witnessed.

All this does is stir the pot more and lead to more guessing games, he should have been specific.

Ive no doubt what so ever its a s x x t show behind the scenes but tell us exactly what been going on

Maybe by August 23, Jason, the players had realised that your ears were plugged and your hands tied.



Yes Crossley should have put up or shut up but putting up would not have helped him in his search for a further gig, he may have already said enough to kibosh any prospective one!

Yup. I like him. Whether his quality was ever quite high enough, he gave his all. Last season might have looked like one too far but he’s wanting to go around again so fair play.

Crossley’s comments only add fuel to the fire of speculations. Meanwhile he swans off to a new club to earn a wage while us idiots continue to be left in limbo to buy season tickets in the hope of seeing some entertainment

Not sure what Mr Wood bought in to, but we are slipping and sliding into oblivion it would appear.Living hand to mouth whilst presiding over such a season of utter disaster is unacceptable. Yet again we are seemingly in turmoil and mostly part time at that, with many volunteering to man the sinking ship..Time for a rethink Mr Wood, put up or shut up. Or, as custodian, seek new investors capable of bringing pride back to the Bulls ,the fans and the shirt.

Its all a little groundhog day isn't it. 15 years of whispers, haphazard communications, strange silences, ulterior motives etc. It's really tedious now. If by some miracle we get the investment we've bid for then this would surely be a catalyst for change. But I'd put those odds at 2000/1.

Make it 1,000,000:1, because as we all know, million to one shots happen 9 times out of 10 (Sir Terry Pratchett)

Maybe he`s not interested in the Bulls but keeping his grubby fingers in Odsal if it transpires to develop the whole area.

I’m sorry if I come across Ignorant but if the council own the land and the rfl owns the stadium how would it being developed benefit Nigel Wood what claim would he have?

You are right in what you say. I said maybe he`s not interested in the Bulls.
His tenure in charge of the RL in making decisions in regards to the Bulls ownership was odd to say the least. The point to me is he a schemer or an incompetent. I think he`s a schemer, and maybe can manoeuvre himself into a position if the whole of the Odsal land gets the nod for development.

Seems like your lads are having a laugh at micks expense https://twitter.com/stevecrossley2/stat ... 43QKMxfG6Q

Seems like your lads are having a laugh at micks expense https://twitter.com/stevecrossley2/stat ... 43QKMxfG6Q

Quote ="Listenup94"Seems like your lads are having a laugh at micks expense https://twitter.com/stevecrossley2/stat ... 43QKMxfG6Q'" Just a bit of a laugh and Mick clearly took it that way too.

Quote ="Listenup94"Seems like your lads are having a laugh at micks expense https://twitter.com/stevecrossley2/stat ... 43QKMxfG6Q'" Just a bit of a laugh and Mick clearly took it that way too.

I'm not privvy to the relationship between Mick and Crossley as to whether it's a bit of friendly banter or otherwise. But it's not the first time Crossley and this squad has took the p!ss out fans this year is it.

Crossley put in his most dedicated and committed performance of the year yesterday. Shame it was taking the p155 out of Gledhill on Twitter.

There was one of the photo mock-ups - one with him laying on the ground - where it looked like Crossley was more out of shape than Mick.

That tells us something about the issues we've had this season.

Anyone got any info on the IMG report yet? I thought it would have leaked by now

Bongser is already cringing as to what outsiders will come up with. More of the same crud that has been rejected before eg mergers? Stuff that has been tried and then rejected? Even more ridiculously convoluted structures than have seen Wood and Rimmer heading for the hills?

Not looking forward to the 28th!