Bulls threaten legal action over Dome

Club chairman Chris Caisley has warned the club will take out injunctions and claim damages if either party interferes with its rights and business at Odsal.

He sent the written warning just hours before a progress meeting today on the proposed £200 million development.

The club - the Super League champions - says it has the legal rights as the main tenants of the Council-owned stadium. It announced this week it was officially withdrawing its support for the scheme after years of delay.

Mr Caisley said: "Our refusal to support it means it can't go ahead.

"We are the occupiers and business users of the stadium. No one can do anything which interferes with our business.

"Superdome might as well pack up their artists' impressions and computer graphics and go do something else."

A response from the Council could be given at today's meeting which was set up to look at progress, particularly funding.

But Superdome boss John Garside said: "We are absolutely confident Superdome will be delivered with or without Mr Caisley's support."

He said the company had taken legal advice on "all possible eventualities" before entering into contracts with the Council.

He says he is pleased with progress since the last Council review in February and Renaissance Hotels have decided to double the size of the proposed five-star hotel on the site.

He says the company will appoint a merchant bank by April 15 to choose a funder from the many offers.

Council leader Councillor John Ryan said today: "We have got the letter from Mr Caisley and are seeking guidance from our legal department."

In his letter Mr Caisley says: "To all intents and purposes it is our stadium from which we run a business that has been detrimentally affected by the events of the past four years. We cannot allow this state of affairs to continue.

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