If Bradford lose, it puts the panel in the position of effectively relegating a team, and possibly destroying a new business. That puts them in an impossible position.



I don't think the RFL will want any outcome that suggests they got it wrong at the start of the season, that they derailed Bradford's season by getting it wrong, so I don't buy the "let's have a million pound game" desire. But if we win, I reckon the points will be cancelled out in some way. If Bradford win, I reckon it will stay the same, cancelling out their two points, confirming the correctness of the earlier decision.



A lot depends on the parameters of the tribunal. Two possible questions:

1. Complete rehearing, looking at new criteria, a second bite of the cherry as it were. That could result in a reduction of the sanction

Or

2. Was the RFL decision unreasonable? That's a different question. Someone can have a different opinion on something without the conflicting opinion being unreasonable. The tribunal could rule, on that question, "we would have maybe come to a different view, but the RFL decision was reasonable in the circumstances, given the criteria they had to apply". Which would mean the points stay the same.

from the VT thread

Hope you're ready for a two-page response from Ferocious Aardvark, in which your post is broken down into small paragraphs and to which you'll never reply because you'll have lost the will to live before the end.



Force Majeure means events beyond the control of the parties concerned. If Marc Green issued the winding up order, or whatever it was that took them into administration, then it seems a poor argument, because it was in his control. I'm assuming the argument is that it was someone other than him that took them into administration, nothing to do with him, so why should he suffer?



If he wins, that suggests that every buyer of a club in administration can argue the same thing. "Nowt to do with me". etc.

What's the betting that if they do win the appeal, the RFL immediately change the rules so no one else can benefit from using the same argument?

The most vocal Bulls fans are trying to make it technical, saying that it was the Robbie Paul (or whoever) business plan that had no merit and cost six points, not the Marc Green plan, which came later. What hasn't been said is what does Marc Green's plan say about repaying creditors and what are his intentions?



A lot of smoke being pumped out by some and not much fire.

Shouldn't really matter after watching them today. They are absolutely woeful!!

You gone and jinxed it now. Well done

I'm not confident about next week at all. And we have a habit of kickstarting London's season too. The one plus point is that although they'll beat us, I'm not sure they'll beat anyone else.



If Agar can't get them up for this game, he has to be toast. The Bulls couldn't be any lower than they are at the moment.

No one is jinxing anything. If this side can't beat Bradford next week then we might as well give up

46-4 to the Catalan dragons; I thought it might have been a closer run thing.

I genuinely don't think you have much to worry about barring another financial meltdown, but Carter seems to have things under a tight reign from what I hear from your fans.

Got a letter this morning asking for more lottery participation and I feel confident enough in the regime to give some. I do honestly think he is rebuilding the right way, provided we can get through this season.