The RFL have apparently released a statement in reaction to the comments made by Mark Moore.

RFL Statement

www.therfl.co.uk/news/article/29 ... ford-bulls

www.therfl.co.uk/news/article/29 ... ford-bulls

unfortunately it's only super-duper if you are in the top 12 and have virtually double the salary cap of the bottom 12........twice as likely to stay in the super-duper even if finishing in 12th place

So the club asked for its Sky money back to enable it to trade, the RFL said no. They asked again, the RFL said no again. That's how I read it.

So once again, cheers RFL.

The root cause of the problem was withholding a years worth of central funding Mr Rimmer.

I'm no expert, but wasn't the club in the hands of the administrators on 7thFeb? Could MM have done this?

Well, a public sing contest between RFL and the outgoing would-be owners will really help.

That statement doesn't address any of the allegations levelled by Mark Moore.

Come on, after that statement on behalf of the current board could you realistically expect the RFL to remain silent?

As ever, the truth probably lies somewhere between the two statements

What a mess. Now all the dirty linen is being done in public there's no way back for Moore & Co. The other investors the administrator saw were even less likely to take over than Moore so I really don't see any light at the end of the tunnel here.

While the weekend's game may go ahead we're back in admin and with no foreseeable new owners likely to come in I can only see eventual liquidation at the moment.

If that happens then that's me done with RL.

Looks like the London game could be emotional

The 6 points i could accept, half the Sky money, OK. Special measures! Just Kill us of now why don't you.

There is no way up from here with no prospective owner and who is to say a new owner will not get any better treatment from the RFL.

Once again the fans and players suffer through no fault of their own.

Well Lamb sounds like he's still interested subject to the numbers (ha!)

I guess we're hanging by a thread.

It certainly will be...Jamie Foster sounds like he's ready to beat up London on his ownsome...



More twists to come yet I think.

JD on radio Leeds tweeted...

Richard Lamb has told me he's still interested in buying #bradfordbulls and he's informed the administrator and the RFL tonight!

Richard Lamb states that he will provide staff for the club to honour this weekends game if needed.

KAPOW!

Some people need to get a grip. The RFL have done far more to help bradford than any other club. To blame this on them is libellous. Bradford only have themselves to blame.

What happen now?

Who knows, but it's going to be very interesting and exciting to see

He sounded curiously positive.

But in light of what the RFL has said about MM & Co. (no new money, their plan included asking for £1/2m advance etc) - if THEIR bid was better than Lamb's bid - where does that leave creditors and the RFL?

Someone will ''swoop in at the 11th hour''. They always do

Has he got the money to pay the creditors and run the club until the end of the season? I suspect there's not much coming in and we'd continue to be on half the TV money.

Even if he cut the player budget to a fraction of what it was the subsequent loss of income would cripple the club as sponsors and gate receipts disappeared.

I'd suggest that unless someone's got at least a million quid to spare then that's it. The RFL haven't got any real serious idea for a sustainable funding model for SL clubs, it's sugar daddy or bust (unless you happen to be in Leeds).

Feel a bit sad for you bulls fans.
What I can't understand is some wakey fans seem to think they know how to run a club better.
Both bulls and Wakey have obviously been poorly managed let's hope bulls can find a bloke like Wakey have who seems to be putting the club right...

The trouble with gate receipts is that the huge push OKB made has mopped up in season ticket sales the large majority of likely home fans, and that money has all gone.

Going forward therefore, and for the whole season, there is basically NO income at the gate (comparatively speaking) unless you don't honour the old club's season ticket sales. Plus it sounds like although it's not clear what the distribution penalty will be, it is certainly no less than the existing, and we seemingly have already drawn plenty of that, and the RFL say we wanted another haf mill, so the incoming owner would have very little distribution money too.

I really don't see how that can work, absent rich person bankrolling it.

Like FA I can't see us seeing the season out unless someone's prepared to lose a lot of money.

Any multi millionaires reading this, now is your opportunity

koukash has mates

While there certainly are some people that shouldn't be allowed to breed, I don't think condoms will help us much in our predicament