That's a novel approach - it will never catch on here.

We are not in administration. Don't believe a word of it. I hope we can take the sun to court over it.

Then you can pay the tax bill, and the outstanding CCJs, and the outstanding pension payments, and John Sharpe.

Statement on official site says we're not in administration but it doesn't sound good.

Also somebody has called the club and they have confirmed a lot of the debts are historic debts run up by previous owners.

Guessing no one decide to do due dilligence before the 'sale' went through then

I suspect though that the debts passed to the new owners who agreed to sort them out.

The due diligence thing applies to the new owners, and if the problems are to do with the old owners then I'm not sure how that would affect anything.

The statement on the website isn't the most confident. Although it states that they were not in administration "last night", it doesn't rule it out for the future, and only says that a statement will be released in the future.

Maybe administration wouldn't be a bad thing, as they could get rid of the Samuels legacy and start afresh, although it would deny them the Super League in 2012.

Maybe the administration is what they are working with the RFL for.

To check if administration meant we are denied a place in SL 2012. I would not be happy if we got SL in place of another club if we did enter administration but if they could demonstrate the majority of debt was built up by the previous owners and the new management ran the club well could they possibly get away with going into administration and keep the SL place?

Didn't work for Widnes so I’m not sure if the Crusaders would be able to retain their SL place should they go into administration.

No, which is why I think we're trying to stave off administration.

Another thing that has just come to me is using administration as a bargaining tool. A lot of the creditors will slow down their pursuit for payment or renegotiate repayments if they feel they are going to get a fraction of what they are owed or so many pence in the £.

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Your argument is blown straight out of the water by quoting the most crowds are for "derbies such as Brats v Loiners or Saints v Pie eaters-being from towns apart from each other-- I suggest you check the attendances for the best Derby in League .....the HULL derby between the FC and HKR.

No, maybe Crusaders should try playing for a true League appreciation attendance and relocate to one of the Cumbrian clubs -with the dosh the've squandered in the last few years, it's about time Sky stopped trying to 'expand' to r.union heartlands and started to see where their real heartland is.
Widnes fans will see the benefit of having Saints playing in Widnes until their own stadium is ready to occupy and maybe then the RFL will at last give Widnes the Welcome to SL they always deserved.

It's only common sense, but then again,since when have our leaders shown any of that.......grannyfan Cindy

What makes you think there's an audience for SL in Cumbria any bigger than the one there is in Wrexham?

Workington were an outright failure in the first season in SL, Haven are mired in financial difficulties and Barrow have hardly been setting attendance records despite having one of the best teams outside SL on the field.

None of those clubs are in a position to support a SL franchise of their own, so why relocate one to their area - isn't that exactly what you're arguing against?

That's what I meant yea, they can't really just say it was all racked up by former owner as legally it's there debt now. If they didn't know it was all there then due diligence was at fault on behalf of new owners etc.

Agreed was hardly a confident 'we are working to solve issues' statement.

It wouldn't be a bad thing but would 99% ensure they drop out of SL in next two years which gives the RFL an issue as they couldn't leave this (if occurs) and either relegate one side or not promote anyone.

If CC die then Widnes and Leigh move up

Are Leigh even in the list of clubs who can apply?

Were Wrexham, my little trout

Damn you beat me to that one

Widnes and Keighley for me.

Blackpool? Could be classed as an expansion based on Wrexhams relative location. Oh no, it looks like they have folded

one of these clubs should

N.L 1 Grand final winner's
2009 barrow
2010 halifax

I see the last three years or so have totally passed you by.

BBc Interactive is now reporting club official Ian Roberts as saying that it's 99% certain that there'll be RL at the Racecourse next year. Sound of flatcappers weeping into their flat, warm ale as they kick their whippets

Hmm, "RL", not necessarily mean SL then?