Am I the only one who thinks that both should go down? As every one said, Wakey have had plenty time to sort themselves out. And just because Crusaders have pulled out, doesn't mean they should be saved. Get them both down, and bring Fax and Leigh up.

Leyth? Why on Earth?

Only Fax would come up if both crusaders and wakey went down.

Keith Senior is fuming on twitter saying hes been F**ked over

Thats out of order if true.

Celtic jumped before they were pushed imo.

whole thing became a farct the day the moved to Wrexham.

now give Wakey 3 years grace to get sorted..then chuck em out if they are still in same boat they are in now.

No i agree with you. Wakey will string SL along with promises as its done over the last 3 years. Quins should have gone as well.

'Crusaders have just fu···d me over what a bas···d joke, excuse my language I'm absolutely furious'

The RFL bottled it yet again.

Wakefield have had 3 years to sort themselves out and not done it. It was time to give Fax three years to see what they can offer SL.

It should have been Widnes and Fax in - Crusaders and Wakefield out.

Without having seen the bids from Wakefield and Halifax how can you possibly make that statement?

It's looking clear that Wakefield don't have much to offer Super League, it doesn't seem that they have much room to grow as a club. I mean they can improve the stadium but where are the extra fans going to come from? Decent crowds are vital.

On the other hand I don't think Halifax would have offered that much either. Yes they have a fairly good stadium but would they get bigger crowds? Could they be more successful? I'm pretty sure it's only been a few years since Halifax were close to being in liquidation. I don't think either Wakefield or Halifax have much chance to grow as a club and as such aren't really offering much.

Halifax chairman making very strong point on sky sports news

Wakey has gone into administration in the last year or so and ground is awful and they seem to be stringing ppl along with new ground or developing the ground they have now. If Halifax was more viable on thnose grounds they Wakey should have gone.

A press release will be on Crusaders website soon.

Have a feeling its not just the end of Rugby at the racecourse ground football now might be in real trouble.

Crusaders statement:

The Board of Directors at Crusaders have today confirmed that the club has not sought to renew its Super League licence for the seasons 2012 to 2014.

It is with regret that Crusaders have had to withdraw their application to the Rugby Football League for a three-year extension to their licence.

The club's directors will now meet with Rugby Football League officials to discuss the future of rugby league in Wrexham and North Wales following the end of this season.

Crusaders Chief Executive, Rod Findlay, said: "This has not been an easy decision but after a lengthy and exhaustive examination of the club's finances, our view is that Crusaders is not sustainable as a Super League club at this stage. Every other aspect of the application was strong and we now need to work to ensure that we retain those elements, particularly the community and player pathway programmes in North Wales, an area where no rugby league was played 2 years ago.

"A lot of people have done a lot of work to get us to where we are now but it has become clear that we cannot continue in our current guise and so a decision was taken to withdraw our licence application.

"It would not have been fair to the players, the supporters, the other clubs or the engage Super League competition for us to proceed with our application. I would like to congratulate those clubs who were successful in their applications.

"In many ways the licensing process helped us realise that the club was not viable in Super League at this stage and I would like to place on record the club's thanks to the Rugby Football League for the practical support they have given us in the last few years. I would also like to thank the club owners for their support over the last 2 seasons.

"We will now sit down with the Rugby Football League to consider our options for 2012 and beyond. In the meantime we remain committed to finishing the current season on a high and I am sure Iestyn Harris, his coaching staff and the players will do all they can to move us up the tables. I would like to thank Iestyn and his team, the players, the fans and the off field staff for their massive contribution to the Crusaders and I hope we can end the season in style."

Jarrod Sammut anyone?

Whole squad will move [ien masse[/i to Widnes.

YES

Id prefer Witt and move Finch back to scrum half

we can do better than anyone in the crusaders squad

No, one of the worst defenders in Rugby League.

No and I wouldn't sign anyone from the Crusaders. Not good enough.

It's started already. Halifax and Wakefield fans have got the handbags out and swinging.

Wakefield lose licence = RFL are corrupt. Wakefield in, Crusaders out = death of game. Typical rugbyleague fans

This.

which was?