The Bradford Bulls have been plunged into another off-the-field crisis after their board of directors all stood down today.
Chairman Mark Moore and directors Andrew Calvart and Ian Watt joined the Bulls in September in an attempt to sort out the growing financial issues at the club.
However, the trio left earlier today after claiming that former owner Omar Khan had refused to transfer his shares to them and also demanded that the club paid for his director's loans.
Moore, Calvart and Watt admitted earlier this month that the financial problems were more serious than they expected and said that the Bulls would need to save up to £400,000.
"It comes with great disappointment and regret that we hereby notify all Bulls supporters that Ian Watt, Andrew Calvert and I have decided to step down from the club due to the failure of the share transfer from previous owners Omar Khan and Gerry Sutcliffe MP," said Moore in a statement released by Bradford.
"Omar Khan is also now requesting payment for his director's loans from the club. That confidence (over the share issue) is integral to the club's success and without the shares issue being agreed by Mr Khan we feel a line cannot be drawn under the whole affair."
The club is now back in the hands of Khan and Sutcliffe, who took over in 2012 after the Bulls has initially gone into administration.
Barney Corkhill
