Very bad news for our sport. Selling the ground was a big clue that the club was in financial trouble and the RFL will have some questions to answer if their money has gone down some big black hole in return for a white elephant with an appetite for more than just buns.



Quite how a club, which not so many years ago had the best team in SL with large crowds and income, can be so mismanaged beggars belief.

How much effect has our club had on this happening?!



Their troubles effectively started around the time of the Harris court case!

Don't think the Bradford board can blame anyone for the Harris situation other than the Bradford board at the time.



Sad news really wouldn't like to see Bradford diss appear and it sounds lIke potentially their last game could be against us.



Out of their players, I would take koppy and Bateman.

I think it is a bit premature to be thinking about cherry-picking their squad.



Terrible news, I hope they survive without having to offload players, especially the likes of Burgess, Kopczak, Addy, Whitehead, and Bateman who would otherwise be expected to form the nucleus of their pack for the next 10 years.

Well it won't have helped the situation!



The management of that club are an absolute disgrace, they've completly lied to the fans.

Didn't they also take or at least try to take a couple of their better players at that time? Perhaps what goes around does eventually come around.



On the playing side, Bateman definitely looks one for the future although a lot of young players that stand out initially plateau and fade so there would be no guarantee at this stage.



Who'd have thought we'd ever be in a position to even contemplate picking over the Bull's carcass like this. That would be an incredibly sad day if it ever comes. I note Sky are broadcasting Warrington - Widnes on Easter Thursday this year .... good grief.

Ah the famous RL 'family' attitude that the game is so proud of at its best.



What thou art promis'd. Yet do I fear thy nature,

It is too full o' th' milk of human kindness

To catch the nearest way.

Why do people insist on dragging the Harris affair up and somehow keep convincing themselves that the Leeds club are major players in Bradford's demise. It would've been interesting if the boot was on the other foot and Bradford took us to the cleaners and got off scot free with how they handled the signing of the fat welsh bloke. They lived beyond their means for years and as our neighbours at Elland Road will testify it is something you simply cannot do anymore. On a final note for some of our older posters, all we need now is for four scouse lads to come in to the music scene this summer and take the world by storm and it'll be like 1963 all over again. I bet Trevor Foster is turning in his grave.

That was my thought too. Going off the staff directories on the Rhinos and Carnegie websites plus a bit of knowledge of a few extra staff not mentioned on there I get Headingley staff numbers up to around 90 including Foundation staff and Board Directors. For 2 sports clubs. Christ knows what all those at Odsal are being paid to do.

Maybe they employ some of the players wives and girlfriends as away of getting round the salary cap. That one has been flying around for a number of years and not just at Bradford.

part of the reason why the bulls playing operation has declined is because theyve cut every department to save money. my guesss, having been to the ground on non match days, is that of the 150 jobs potentially at risk, most of them are low paid / partime / agency staff employed on match days such as stweards, gate attendants and programme sellers. as well as barstaff, hospitality staff etc...



If we had the massive medical / coaching staff that some clubs have we wouldnt suffer teh injuries we have in the last 3 years. thats where the club has been making most cuts. false economy!

Feed buns to the white elephant?