I'm sure he will be pleased to read this..............not!



Football & Media Manager: Stuart Duffy



Taken from their who's who

Amongst the other 100 jobs he does

apart from all his duties hes more the football side not financial. I could quibble with a few things on the football side eg Wigan website has injury status on, as if they should worry, but in the context of Stuart helping to build a squad that can win even when half of it is missing, a minor point!



To me the real test of the TnA was whether it published the Bullbuilder press release following the several hours of discussions with the Bulls board. I assume that they got a copy, however i have not seen it mentioned in the TnA. That to me is all the evidence you need, that they should promote some actor and an ex chairman above the supporters that are there week in week out season after season helping to build a core of young skillful players that want to play for our club.

The latest BullBuilder release got some press with the T&A - but showed it as more of a "Bulls fans demand answers" type article.



The first release where BullBuilder asked fans to pledge to save the club and worry about who runs it later, got a lot less coverage.

Precisely and as ever Maisel, a more balanced view than many seem to be willing to consider.



To critique a media platform that the club seeks to use as its flag waving machine is absolutely ludicrous. The T&A are there to sell newspapers and generate advertising revenues. It's that simple. They're not in existence to provide any leg up to a mis-managed, directionless Bradford business whoever they may be.



Similarly the Duncan Preston bashing (I've never met him and would consequently only make a judgement if I had, unlike many on here) is futile. Futile because it is emotively driven nonsense. If a man who can command column inches and has a viewpoint wishes to use it, then that is his prerogative. Nor is he duty bound to side with Mr Hood or Mr Caisley. If he chooses to, that's his choice. Many on here forget the very essence of freedom of speech and choice.



As for the club not having a media manager. That's a blatant untruth. More worrying is the clubs innate belief that this role isn't of more significant value, notwithstanding the need at this moment in time, but more simply, any pro sports club is duty bound to be a live positive rolling commentary for the fan base and beyond. Smacks of arrogance to perform to the contrary.

A couple of things with repsect to Duncan Preston and "emotively driven nonsense" I have never met the guy either but I know he has two shares and has been the guest of the Bulls, entertained in the Boardroom for many years, accepting their free and generous hospitality. If, at a very conservative guess, it's cost say £60 a pop for that hospitality (free food, free booze, free seat, free parking, free programme etc), Mr Preston has taken £1000s out for a big fat zero in return!

This was the point of my post. Its a job title added to everything else Stuart Duffy does. I think role needs a higher profile, particularly just now. No criticism of Stuarts workload intended.

got it thanks Badger: its the penultimate paragraph:

[size=50[i"The Bulls also received support from BullBuilder, the supporters trust, following face-to-face talks with the Bradford board."[/i[/size

in a very long article which has the headline and most of the content:

[size=200Bradford Bulls: Caisley's move to oust chairman and fellow director from power and attract investment to save the club[/size



The word buried springs to mind. So no change, in fact this is classic politicians tactics, burying the bad news, so I believe the TnA in its editorial policy is guilty as charged, of being biased. So whats new in the newspaper world?

Since you've never met him, its reasonable to assume that you have no idea if he made a generous pledge.



So the comment about him putting in 'a big fat zero' is simple a baseless accusation

There is no Pledge from DP, CC, SC, RA or GT and when the monies roll into the club they will be conspicuous by their absence.

And you know that for a fact do you? How?

I have several, high level contacts within the club.