The idea of Crusaders moving back to South Wales confuses me. Why bother? Most of the RL fans down there won't want to support them, and the neutrals will think they're a joke. Their best bet is trying to start again in Wrexham and build up there.

In the mean time, start a new club in South Wales and start again. Crusaders as a brand is dead in South Wales by the sounds of things. It would be quicker to start again than undo the mess.

Crusaders - Junior development.?

moving to Wrexham.?

christ all these kids will be trying to get into union region academies now or play semi pro welsh premiership.

kids want to be playing for a SL club, not an nl1 club

media talk about SL clubs not NL1 clubs

whereever they are in wales, a SL club will achieve 10 times more than an nl1 club

junior development in wales is developing very well. without a SL club it will be largely wasted

He is clueless dont forget

why not have the Crusaders the 'Wales' team, a roving team around Wales with 2/3 feeder clubs in the lower leagues with permanent bases around the country?

Sell 3 or 4 matches a season in 3 or cities around the country, each as an 'event' in its own right

lol.... dont be so stupid why would the kids go to north wales.?

when they could get an academy contract with the dragons, blues, Os or scarlets all in south wales 20mins from home.?

also if they didnt make that they could even play semi pro in the union welsh premiserhsip where teams like cardiff, ponty, sswansea and neef do play

a SL club will offer more money than an n1 side

to remind people, they were the celtic crusaders not the brigend crusaders

as long as the club is in wales, they are doing what they said theyd do

people at the club always said theyd play some games outside of brigend

what fing part of this dont u get thicko.?

christ neath UNION rugby are more in the press down here in south wales as it is as a semi pro union club.?

the kids will be looking to go to the region academies as they dont want to MOVE from home. Most of them are dual coders anyhow.

And yes the OSPREYS, DRAGONS, BLUES and SCARLETS RFC are a far better draw than the CRU in north wales..!!

ill repeat it, a sl side gets more attention than an nl1 side

Not the worst call i've heard. The lancs games in wrexham, some in newport, maybe a couple in bridgend and some further round

and your thick as or ed.!!

the acadmies will be ruined if in north wales.

the kids who are dualcoders anyhow will pick rugby UNION instead... where there is far more money in the regions than the cru have.!

It wouldn't sell season tickets (who is going to travel all around Wales for 13 games?).
I very much doubt Crusaders games would be "bought" by cities. They'd have to pay for stadium rent, and I can imagine that would cost more than staying put at one place (as it is more "bulk"icon_wink.gif.

I think there is a reason why there aren't many teams like this.

True , but not really what looks like happening , now if the RFL were running the Crusaders it could work , but they're not , instead we have somebody desperate to get some revenue into his stadium from wherever he can

maybe even get a couple in Cardiff, a few in Swansea,

with only 3 or 4 games a season, each area should be marketed as an event, should get a bit more publicity from the local papers,

iv often said that for Wales, Scotland and maybe Ireland a Country Club side as the pro representatives with a lower league base would be a better way around it

And you'd buy a season ticket for that? Jesus you're nuts - this is professional sport not the harlem globetrotters!

This club doesn't have to survive at all costs just to save the face of people like you!

If it doesnt work out, like all bad things in history, we learn from it and move on, hopefully not making the same mistakes again

a SL club in wales is better than no SL club in wales. youll get it eventually

the NRL clubs which are merged offer season tickets to different grounds, and one combined season ticket

for example wests have a home ground in campbelltown at one end of sydney, and leichhardt oval in the middle.

you can buy a ST for either leichhardt oval, campbelltown or all their home grounds

best of luck getting decent players from gogland.!!

all the talent is down here in south wales.

and it shall all be lost to the union regions / acadmies now

NRL clubs do this.

it wouldnt be hugely different to how Wests operate,

and why wouldnt people buy tickets? the point is not immediately expecting people to go to all matches, it would encourage fans to 'dip their toes' as it were

people go to 'events' even if they arent particularly fans of the sport, and this is what it would allow us to do

best of luck getting decent players from gogland.!!

all the talent is down here in south wales.

and it shall all be lost to the union regions / acadmies now

no, i wouldnt buy a season ticket for it,

id probably buy a ticket for it,

id probably buy a ticket to go see a British NFL team if they played a couple of games in Leeds or Manchester, i wouldnt buy a season ticket though, nor would i bother travelling to London for it,

Nail. Head. Hit. The other super league clubs would end up propping up this venture - chin up getting them to do that!

whats the difference between selling 7000 season tickets, and 7000 individual tickets 13 times?