Hull FC. Bradford. Leeds. All had visa problems with potential signings this season, iirc.

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you really are a predictable and boring idiot.

Problems yes. Players here with illegal documents and subsequently deported no.

"Intelligence-led" means "someone tipped us off". So where's your bets ? Someone close to the WRU, or someone closer to the M62 ?

I suspect I'd be putting my money on the latter.

I wondered how long it would take before some numpty came up with this one.

Im not saying they should be dropped and my own club put in, but you have to wonder when or if the Welsh experiment is going to work.

I would like nothing more than to see Welsh RL take off - If it is done fairly and squarely, no unfair bias about unlimited foreign imports etc.

I love following my club away, and have done so all round the world, including Australia. I would be delighted to book trips to Bridgend, Cardiff or wherever, a great weekend away and the prospect of real growth of the greatest game.

Im ok even with the prospect of seeing my own club hurt (albeit temporarily) by the seedlings being sown in the Valleys.

All in all, i would like to think i could remain calm about this and wish the best of luck to Celtic to get over this.

Im struggling though, as this story really boils my p1ss when i think back to the license process and what has emerged down there since that day, both on and off the field...

Might there also be a case for the RFL to answer?

I remember earlier in the season both Leigh and Whitehaven had visa applications refused for players. It became apparant that if RFL were to 'back' the visa applications they were far more likely to be accepted. I remember Whitehaven were in discussions with the RFL, with Whitehaven trying to justify why they needed the player and what he would bring to the club. In the end I think the RFL refused to back the application.

Now how would it look if the RFL have backed illegal applications?

So you think those stalwart servants of the state at the UKBA decided off their own bat to investigate every sports club in the country on the offchance of discovering illegal antipodeans ? I think not. Someone wrote to them. And I think we can all be certain that said informant may not have been well-disposed towards Celtic. They may even have had something to gain.

I wonder if the Freedom of Information Act would allow us to discover who ratted on the Aussie-boyos.

And how would anyone other than the players involved, someone within Celtic etc known how the Visa's had been complted

Of course it's more important who ratted on them than what they actually did. Great piece of spin there!

To quote Alf Uckitt, 'you really are a predictable and boring idiot.'

According to the Crusaders website the visa problems relate to previous seasons and as such presumably have nothing to do with any "new attitude".

Whether that means that CC's 2009 overseas recruitment was above board or whether further revelations will follow remains to be seen.

"The investigation found discrepancies in the visa applications of the six players in seasons prior to 2009."

One can only wonder....you would imagine planes full of 'illegals' ready to take off over the next few days if everyone was being investigated, wouldn't you?

Sorry to disappoint we're far more concerned with ticking our own boxes loser.

er.....it was on page 2

The RFL actually backed (think 'sponsored' is the correct term) our application, and it still got turned down

I've no idea how the UKBA found out about these players. Then again, I'm not the one pointing fingers and inventing conspiracy theories, am I?

There was trouble with their work permits before the start of the season. Maybe they just came back to find out why these 6 players were playing for them?

It makes no difference either way does it?

Missed that one.

It was me.

Problem pal?

Why sound so defensive ? I don't believe I suggested the letter to UKBA came from a Widnes postcode. Or do you know something ....?

No, I'm Spartacus!!!

Well said RV. I didn't want to comment on C13's pathetic attemts of fishing. I've made my comments on the Widnes board.

C13 is a moderater and is supposed to do something about Trolls!

a 1200 seat stand in a 10,500 ground - yep that's just over half!







We have - Kris Welham, Scott Murrell, Chas I'Anson + others have all played big parts this season thanks.



Correct quota? If it was incorrect surely we would have had notification of this from the RFL?! (unless you can provde we have had this?

). In any case, considering London survived on an endless stream of Aussies (ok'd by the RFL because you needed the help

) for years I find that rather hypocritical.





Stealing players? Think you'll find we simply pick players who are let go by Hull (e.g. Briscoe) and give him the platform to let his talent shine. I think that should be praised rather then slated personally.





Quins Army?!

Even if I wasn't working, principle would probably be too big a factor.

Not what he said.



Considering the above, this is rather amazing.

There you go. Proof, if ever there was, of your sleuth-like genius!

No, I'm Spartacus and so's my wife!!!!!!!