LEON PRYCE has expressed his frustration at feeling left in limbo during the process to establish a new club following the Bulls liquidation.

It was announced yesterday evening that the Rugby Football League had agreed a deal to set up a new professional outfit in Bradford for the forthcoming season.

Though the identity of the successful consortium is not set to be revealed until early next week, it is believed to be headed by former New Zealand Rugby League chairman Andrew Chalmers, who used to be a director at Salford Red Devils.

Chalmers, who had a bid to buy the club out of administration rejected during the Christmas period, registered the company Bradford Bulls 2017 Limited with Companies House yesterday afternoon.

Players, staff and other bidders for the club were left in the dark throughout most of yesterday as speculation mounted and Pryce was left exasperated by the lack of communication.

Speaking to the T&A, he said: “It’s been frustrating as we’ve not had a clue what’s been going on.

“We didn’t get paid in December, we’ve had no wage yet in January. We just wanted an end to it all so we can move forward.

“We’ve had absolutely no idea what was going on – zero.”

Pryce took to social media yesterday to voice his frustration, tweeting: “No idea what’s going on with our club. Not been paid for two months. No job for the first time in my life. People wonder about mental health.”

Team-mate Omari Caro also tweeted: “Imagine having to refresh Twitter to find out whether or not you have a job.”

While the wait continues for the new owners to be officially unveiled, Pryce stressed that time was of the essence if the newly-formed club does not want to lose any more players.

Adam Sidlow was confirmed as the latest name to depart Odsal, having signed for League One Toronto Wolfpack, joining Adam O’Brien, Kris Welham, James Clare, Alex Mellor, Tom Olbison and Jason Walton on the departed list.

Pryce said: “If they don’t act quickly we’re going to lose another two or three players.

“If somebody has not been getting paid and then someone is offering a secure contract, they’re going to take it aren’t they?

“We’ve had no wage in two months – people have got families to look after.”

Having rejoined his home-town side from Hull in the close season, the Bulls legend insists he wants to be a part of the new Bradford club.

But he admits "it's going to be tough" in the Championship with a 12-point penalty to claw back.

The size of the task is not lost on Pryce but he has not been able to think that far ahead while the club's new ownership issues were being resolved.

Speaking of the uncertainty which has existed while the RFL have been assessing the four bids for the club this week, he said: "I've not even thought about the start of the season because we've not even known for sure if we’re going to be at the club.

"We've not known who is taking over or what players they are going to want. We’re just in limbo with no contracts.

"All I’m bothered about at the moment is getting a new owner and then we’ll start moving forward. I've not really thought past that."

Efforts had been made to stage a friendly featuring a Bradford select side against Batley tomorrow but Pryce believes, given the players' plight, it was right to call it off.

He said: "Training’s been disrupted, we haven’t got any players, we’ve got no contracts. If it had gone ahead it might have been quite dangerous to be honest."

Pryce and his team-mates have been keeping fit at Bradford gym Planet Fitness this week. He said players had rallied round each other to keep spirits up.

"It has been a day to day thing," he said. "One day somebody might have been all right and the next day they might be struggling so you try to keep everyone’s vibe up, keep them in a good place and maintain morale.

"We've tried to help each other through and that’s all we can do.

"There have been around 20 of us training – young lads and players left. We're been trying to get on with it as best we can."