A stand-off is developing between Bradford Bulls’ Championship rivals Featherstone and a host of their star ex-players.

One of those is a former Odsal favourite, Dane Chisholm, with the Australian claiming he is owed money by Rovers and that their numbers do not add up.

The row caught the public eye late last week, when stalwart Craig Hall claimed he had not been paid his testimonial money, despite that game taking place a year ago.

Chisholm then vocally backed his former team-mate, while popular former full-back Marc Kheirallah, who left Fev at the end of the season and announced his retirement, insisted this morning that he is in the same boat as the two aforementioned players.

Kheirallah made a pointed remark, referencing how Featherstone’s big spending in recent years has failed to get them into Super League, saying: “You took a gamble and you lost. Now it's time to pay your debt!”

Featherstone’s chairman Mark Campbell released his own statement yesterday via the club’s social media channels, with Chisholm and Kheirallah’s comments coming in direct response to it.

In the statement, Campbell insisted that all players that needed money from the club would be paid in full, and that once that was sorted, he would depart the club.

He said: “I think all of our supporters need to know that for the last two years, we spent like a Super League club to ensure we got promoted.

Bradford Telegraph and Argus: Bradford Bulls gave Featherstone two good games last season, but Rovers still did the double on them on their way to finishing top by a distance, only to choke in the play-offs.Bradford Bulls gave Featherstone two good games last season, but Rovers still did the double on them on their way to finishing top by a distance, only to choke in the play-offs. (Image: Tom Pearson.)

“We did this on £80k broadcast distribution per annum, not the £1.4m of our Super League counterparts and we did this to achieve Super League promotion before the IMG door was firmly shut this season.

“To put things into perspective, we owed to players at the end of the 2023 season circa £30k.

“As I speak, we have delivered all of these payments of salaries with the exception of one overseas player and the reimbursement of flight expenses of another player.

“We continue to work positively with GMB to resolve those matters.”

Campbell added: “In terms of Craig Hall, his testimonial year ended in December 2023 and he was entitled to a part-payment of the Hull KR game proceeds.

“As a club, we supported Craig throughout the year with free marketing, room hire and opening up the club’s shirt sponsors to him.

“The club’s directors sat on his testimonial committee and plenty more, so we were naturally disappointed that it has come to this.

“Craig has received a part payment of the balance and we expect to fully resolve this matter within the next two weeks.”