Because it's not just about how much you pay your players, it's how they are valued and looked after and motivated - North Wales is actually a better club, it's galling to say, than Keighley Cougars at the moment.

North Wales Crusaders has an all for one and one for all team spirit from the board of directors through the players and staff and through to the fans.

North Wales Crusaders has:-

A proper board of (EIGHT) directors
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A full Time General Manager
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A positive and mutually beneficial relationship with local amateur clubs
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A fantastic youth set-up
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and directors who put money into the club.

Cougars need to sort out the things suggested

and things would improve massively from there

Need to look at how Castleford does these things for a clue as to how to run a successful rugby league club.

by the way, would you buy a second hand car from this bloke...

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Probably not. What he did do though is save the club from liquidation in 2010 we've had 8 years of not going bust, he has perhaps stagnated as a director over the last few years. We were particularly unlucky being relegated as the 5th team in the same year Batley had their points deduction returned. I'm guessing a lot of eggs were in one basket that year.

We will have to see what state the club is in on 26th May, but the way I see it it can't be any worse than how the club was in 2010 when he took on the club when I'm pretty sure no-one else would.

Anybody who's thinking about it will certainly need to be brave and have deep pockets but if, after due diligence, Gary Fawcett can't find a new director to appoint, what happens to the club when Gary resigns as a director on 26 May (but remains as the owner?)

Best go bust and start again with new owners and no debts kind of like Bradford Bulls & York.