The Bradford rugby league club has been sold to the man who called in the administrators.

Bradford West MP George Galloway has demanded reassurance over the sale. He made the following statement to the local daily newspaper, the Telegraph & Argus, which was not published. The T&A has been uncritical over all of the recent events involving one of the country’s most famous and long-standing clubs.

Galloway said: “I really want to be reassured about this takeover, as I am sure do the supporters, because it strikes me as extraordinary and concerning. Marc Green was the man who put the Bulls into administration, was responsible for the appointment of the administrator and he’s walked away with the prize, courtesy of the administrator. Now it all may be entirely above board but it has all been done behind the closed curtains of commercial confidentiality.

“Obviously we all want a lasting solution for the club, but there is a history of mismanagement, false and failed promises and that cannot happen again. Supporters and creditors need to know that this was the best bid on the table, there needs to be transparency. There are a barrowload of questions which need to be answered, first off but not least, what happens with the loan from Bradford council? Is that being honoured? Was the council even consulted? What about the season ticket money which is already banked? Does that go into the new company or to creditors? I could go on.

“The administrator needs to justify this decision. And Marc Green’s financial bona fides and his commitment to the Bulls laid out explicitly. He may be the best thing ever to happen to the club but he now needs to prove that. Why hasn’t he arranged for an open meeting of supporters to put his case for the stewardship of this historic club, and will he do now?”