33 replies to this topic

[BatleyFanAndy]

Looks like Bulls have to reapply for their Super League Licence for 2013, but Featherstone and Halifax are also throwing their keys into the bowl.

http://www.thesun.co...icle4426687.ece

I reckon the Bulls will stay put to be honest, but if either of the two Championship sides get the knod, it must be Featherstone you would've thought, with their success and by how much they do to develop the game in the area. Plus if only 12 months ago Halifax put the 'worst application seen' into the RFL for a SL licence, can it really have improved by that much?

[Robin Evans]

If it's owt other than Bradford continuing in SL I'll show me botty on mexborough market Andy.

[thundergaz]

We can hope andy but like robin says the dulls will stay in im not counting my chickens just yet .But i think if they did put us in it would open it up for the rest of you big time.IMO its a break through we need in our sport.

Edited by thundergaz, 13 July 2012 - 11:45 AM.

[BatleyFanAndy]

I totally agree with you two. There is no way that the RFL and SL will dismiss Bradford from the competition. A Bulls match payday will be considerably higher that a Featherstone one (no disrespect to Rovers, I highly rate your lot and would actually love them to get the nod so Batley can have a good crack at it ).

[bigjohn]

This is not even a contest the RFL will do everything they can to keep Bradford and if they don't then the rest of the boys club will reduce the pooper dooper to 13 clubs

[thundergaz]

to be honest i know we want SL but ever since the SL was formed i hav'nt watched a single game{thats no lie}. So if we did get into the holy grail league {which i very much doubt with the powers that be} i will only watch our games and no others in the SL.

[Blind side johnny]

What substance is there to the Sun report? No news along these lines is posted elsewhere, although the Sun has never been known to be mistaken I know.

If Bradford were to lose their licence who is to say that anyone would take over before the next round of applications?

A bit of jumping the gun here I think chaps.

[Ponterover]

I would think that it will be Bradford, but if the Sun article is true and Faisal Thingymabob has got the brass to spend full cap from day one, that might muddy the waters a bit.

We know how the RFL love a sugar daddy.

Not that I ever thought we'd get one.

[thundergaz]

I would think that it will be Bradford, but if the Sun article is true and Faisal Thingymabob has got the brass to spend full cap from day one, that might muddy the waters a bit.

We know how the RFL love a sugar daddy.

Not that I ever thought we'd get one.

Its not just him though ponterover alot of people are wanting to come in on it with him so we wont have one sugar daddy we will have plenty

[Ponterover]

Its not just him though ponterover alot of people are wanting to come in on it with him so we wont have one sugar daddy we will have plenty

Do you know who any of the others are?

Still struggling to believe that we have got one daddy, let alone a whole lot of uncles

[bulldogs17]

Purely for selfish reason I hope Fev stay in the Championship. My favourite away day, good old fashioned ground with great fans and the ability to swap ends at half time to go behind the sticks (which is hard to do at lots of grounds these days )

That said Featherstone do deserve to go up. The whole franchise system is a joke and Bradford should be punished for there terrible admin skills but the RFL will make a new rule up to support the bulls.

[thundergaz]

Do you know who any of the others are?

Still struggling to believe that we have got one daddy, let alone a whole lot of uncles

Dont know who they are ponterover but im sure you will know at the game on sunday because we have a massive meeting satday night at the club.

[thundergaz]

Purely for selfish reason I hope Fev stay in the Championship. My favourite away day, good old fashioned ground with great fans and the ability to swap ends at half time to go behind the sticks (which is hard to do at lots of grounds these days )

That said Featherstone do deserve to go up. The whole franchise system is a joke and Bradford should be punished for there terrible admin skills but the RFL will make a new rule up to support the bulls.

The problem is though bulldogs17 is that if we stay where we are the ground is still going to be re-developed for our bid in 2015.

[Cush]

Total speculation by some Sun journalist...When the club say its for real then I will believe

[thundergaz]

Total speculation by some Sun journalist...When the club say its for real then I will believe

You will see cush on sunday or maybe sometime next week mate .The club will release a statement after satday night im sure mate I dont normally believe the papers cush but ive also heard it from a good source too.

Edited by thundergaz, 13 July 2012 - 06:36 PM.

[nineoil]

Does anybody really think that the "powers that be" will seriously consider kicking out Bradford Bulls from the SL !! It may well be that they could go through a charade of "re-applying" with so-called other contenders but that is all it will be . Come 2013 it will be Bradford Northern Bulls Phoenix in SL .

The noises coming out of RLHQ already , indicate that by hook or by crook Bradford will stay in SL unless they actually vanish from the face of the earth. If there was any justice they should do a "Glasgow Rangers" and start in bottom tier and thus allow the top team of the Championship (whoever that may be ) a crack at the big time ! However , we all know that it will not happen that way because it is getting dangerously near promoting a team on sporting merit !!

[Phil Loxton]

Don't believe what you read in a comic!!!1

[ryanjbailey]

Bradford will stay i think. Hope Rovers go up, because i think we deserve it, looking how well we've developed over the last few years.

[l'angelo mysterioso]

Bradford will stay i think. Hope Rovers go up, because i think we deserve it, looking how well we've developed over the last few years.

it's all very well deserving it, but there's no point if you can't sustain it, contribute to it, be competitive in it, and make a difference to it.
For Rovers to go into super league now woiuld be an all round disaster.

I don't care about what other clubs are or aren't doing. Featherstone Rovers have to do things properly, otherwise there's no point

[Matt J]

it's all very well deserving it, but there's no point if you can't sustain it, contribute to it, be competitive in it, and make a difference to it.
For Rovers to go into super league now woiuld be an all round disaster.

I don't care about what other clubs are or aren't doing. Featherstone Rovers have to do things properly, otherwise there's no point

Agreed, were progressing well off the pitch and Poskitt said it himself that were not even 25% there yet..... but still heading in the right direction.