to Glyndwr University www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-w ... -29170115/ It's been kept as a sports venue for the football team and possibly the Crusaders Didn't know many universities had 2m to spend on a ground

to Glyndwr University www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-w ... -29170115/ It's been kept as a sports venue for the football team and possibly the Crusaders Didn't know many universities had 2m to spend on a ground

Quote justarugbyfan="justarugbyfan"to Glyndwr University www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-w ... -29170115/ It's been kept as a sports venue for the football team and possibly the Crusaders Didn't know many universities had 2m to spend on a ground '" If thats the case then the RFL should be looking to speak with the Uni to have the Crusaders continue as a Championship club , however it must abide by the same rules as whatever league it is in re SC and quota If they are to recieve any extra funding over and above any other Championship club , they should be placed in Championship 1 and be exempt from promotion

Quote justarugbyfan="justarugbyfan"to Glyndwr University www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-w ... -29170115/ It's been kept as a sports venue for the football team and possibly the Crusaders Didn't know many universities had 2m to spend on a ground '" If thats the case then the RFL should be looking to speak with the Uni to have the Crusaders continue as a Championship club , however it must abide by the same rules as whatever league it is in re SC and quota If they are to recieve any extra funding over and above any other Championship club , they should be placed in Championship 1 and be exempt from promotion

You do know the Uni has only bought the stadium and not the Crusaders club, don't you?

Why would the RFL discuss the future of one of its member clubs with their potential landlord? It would be like inviting the owners of LSV to discuss the future of Leigh Centurions.

Presumably that means the RFL has seen a return on its £700k loan, given the club no longer has the asset it was secured against.

Yes , and if the conclusion that it will remain as a sports venue , then it is a fantastic opportunity to build upon , the Uni will be looking for tenants , the Uni could potentially offer sporting ' Scholarships ' in RL to students from all over Wales tied in with a Championship RL club

The Owners of the LSV are in talks with Leigh Centurions over the future of the club , as the main tenants they would be pretty stupid not to be

I'm sure they are.

What you're suggesting however is the equivalent of the RFL going over Leigh's head and talking to the owners of LSV about the future of their tenants.

The Uni can offer all sorts of things, but if nobody is prepared to run a Championship club in North Wales it's not going to matter. The RFL need to focus their energies on finding a way for the club to survive first, deal with their potential landlords once that is resolved.

No the RFL need to get rid of the current owners , well they dont even need to do that , it would seem there isn't actually a Crusaders club anymore is there ?

The RFL should approach the Uni direct and set up a club , run and funded by the RFL , with coaching and management staff also provided and funded by the RFL

Good post. The club would have to be separate from the uni, because as a charity Glyndwr are not allowed to finance a professional team.

Crusaders to play in the BUCS Super 8 2011/12.

And when that club starts being successful on and off the field, how long do you think it's going to be before the sniping starts from other clubs and their fans about favouritism and conspiracies?

Presumably this club would be forbidden from ever applying for a SL licence while it's under RFL control?

The RFL shouldn't be setting up and running clubs at that level IMO.

Not suggesting they would , however a P/T RL contract could help in funding a student through a degree at the Uni

I'd suggest Iestyn Harris , as coach with Robbie Paul as general manager/player

They wouldn't even have to be successful. The first game anything goes their way or any time they beat another team the whingers would whinge. But who really cares. The same s have been claiming this club has profited from RFL bias since day one so it's nothing new.

If Glyndwr had made their move earlier, there might have been a chance to find a buyer for the club. How can the rfl, who supposedly carefully monitor the salary cap, fail to notice what the Crusaders owners were doing? It really beggars belief.