what grade did the bulls get

b grade. quite pleased with that as I thought we'd drop to a c on back of poor attendances and missing playoffs. dont think the way the grades are calculated is quite the same as last time though.

Keith Senior's twitter makes interesting reading..

what does it say

[url=http://www.code13rugbyleague.com/2011/07/26/super-league-licensing-crusaders-pull-out-application/=#800000Read all about it...[/url

The gradings, not Senior...

You guys were lucky to get a B grade having not made the play offs once! On the field counts for very little it seems.

The season ticket offer this season looks like it made the difference between a B and a C.

wonder what the welsh rugby union folk will think of rugby league now,getting gareth thomas was a good PR move for league now i reckon league will be laughed at in the valleys

was quite looking forward to seeing "right said fred" in the centres for crusaders next season (thomas and senior for those who dont know)

except this years attendances count towards the next franchise not this one. we also did make the playoff once in 2008 (5th). we averaged 8th position over the franchise period (2008-2010). HTH

pmsl

Read the criteria, sunshine.

We made the playoffs in 2008. That means we met that criterion.

we get same grade as wigan and better than hudd,just as you would expect

Same as Hudds.

Worse than Pies.

You are reading last time's gradings.

A cynic might say the criteria was written with you in mind

Keith Senior twitts-

''Crusaders have just f**ked me over what a ba$tard joke, excuse my language i'm absolutely furious''

My guess is he is not a happy chappy....

sorry, just seen this years on t&a

with us getting a B grade again does that mean we should be ok for next time as long as crowds stay same and hopefully get in play offs next 3 years, is there any mention of ground

Theres always ebay to fall back on

I find this sort of utterly cack news perversely affects the way I feel about Bradford. I'm happy we're in but part of me thinks its all so bloody pointless when we lose what I perceive to be a vital club.

Its like finding out you've been given a home-improvement grant at the same time as you learn an asteroid is about to destroy your city.

I've suprised myself by how gutted about Crusaders I feel.

I propose we add Halifax to superleague forthwith along with new franchises at Birch, Hartshead Moor, Ferrybridge and Burtonwood service stations.

Rant rant rant......

glews are adding a team in NL2

I'm sure Gareth Raynor could lend him his account for a while....

interesting that on the link which goes to the breakdown of the A grading the only obvious ones we missed out on are attendance (over 10k one season and other two over 9k) and 12k under cover ( we already meet the covered seating criteria. A simple roof over pop side and continuing improved attendances would see us get an A grade next time round (assuming we get back into playoffs in next couple of years).

Mark Byrant said on twitter:

"I'm out of here next yr anyway but owed a ton of cash by the club! Absolute disgrace!"

I really ought to be going OTT on the old[i schadenfreude[/i, and saying with mock sincerity that it could not have happened to a nicer chap.

I must be mellowing in my old age though, because try as I might I cannot find anything to laugh about. Senior looks to have been shafted good and proper, and a player of his stature and ability does not deserve that.

If he was to discover that the Crusadists board had a good idea of this when they signed him, I would not want to be in tbheir shoes.

The interesting thing to learn will be did Crusadists walk, or were they pushed?

get senior snapped up now

Much as I like Senior I am sure he will walk into another decent contract. Possibly not as grand as his pending Crusaders deal. I am more concerned about the impact on the spread of the sport.

He is getting some right stick on there at the moment.