Brian Noble last night insisted he would do anything to help the Bulls through their darkest hour – but it remains to be seen whether he will take the reins for Sunday’s game against London Broncos.

Noble has been approached by administrator Brendan Guilfoyle about taking charge of the Bulls on an expenses-only basis following the axing of the club’s entire coaching staff on Monday.

The former Bradford boss, who led the club to five successive Grand Finals between 2001 and 2005, is weighing up the offer but has been left shocked by the negative reaction in some quarters, including his son being verbally abused in the street.

Bradford-born Noble, 51, said a consultancy role could be more likely than a coaching position but he did not rule out the prospect of him overseeing the team for this weekend’s game at Odsal.

Noble had contacted Francis Cummins about assisting him, an offer that was turned down, but he admitted the adverse reaction to his potential return could deter him from making a comeback.

“I will help in any way I can but what I don’t want to do is create negativity around the place,” Noble told the T&A.

“My son was abused in the street but he’s big enough to look after himself and gave a gobful back. I thought ‘crikey Moses, do I need this?’

“I’ve got a couple of job offers in the pipeline already but the Bulls are in my heart. I just absolutely, genuinely want the club to survive because I think the city needs the Bulls.”

Noble was at the club “for 35 years as man and boy” and explained that now they are in the mire his soul motive is to help them out.

“When you’re doing something for nothing, whoever takes the club on if they do – because it’s not guaranteed anyone will – there’s no guarantee of a job there anyway,” he said.

“The administrator asked me would I consider doing the coaching but also the consultancy side of things, as was previously mentioned, such as what the club looks like and all those other decisions that have to be made.

“Moving forward in relation to the contracts of people, whether they sell people, it would be a consultancy role as much as anything else.

“Would I do that? Absolutely I would. After the shock of not having any coaches there, someone has to pick up the baton.

“I’m confident the administrators have approached other people as well, although I don’t know that for a fact.”

Noble insisted that any talk of a conspiracy theory is “absolute rubbish”.

He said: “The reality is that there’s £20,000 in the bank to pay everybody and that’s not viable. Somebody needs to wake up and smell the coffee.

“I’ve been in this situation at Crusaders and have seen the kind of hurt that administration causes.

“I know what the likes of Stuart Duffy, Ryan Duckett, Debbie Charlton and Paul Medley have given to Bradford.

“It’s shocking and it’s sad but at the end of the day, if the club survives, who’s to say they might not reapply for their jobs in the future?

“Who’s to say Mick Potter and the rest of the coaching staff won’t get re-employed?

“Who knows the answer to those questions? But what everyone must realise is that this is critical and the people of Bradford certainly need to get behind the club on Sunday.

“Bradford is in danger of losing an iconic sports brand that has been there for over 100 years in one form or another. We mustn’t underplay that because this is very serious.

“Like I say, the city needs the Bulls, as well as Bradford City. It needs as many positive things as it can get.”

Guilfoyle, meanwhile, issued an apology for failing to attend a scheduled meeting with the Bradford squad at their Tong training base yesterday morning.

The administrator also announced that he had extended the deadline to find a buyer for the club until next Tuesday as potential investors began to make their interest known.

As Noble mulls over a return, Gary Tasker is poised to be confirmed as interim chief executive and could begin work today.