well said that man !!! !!!

so sad to see kids being rude online

back to begging for the polecats when the planning gets called in pmsl

I'm now wondering if there's more to this than meets the eye. I actually bought a copy of the North Wales 'Daily Post' this morning and Wrexham FC is now up for sale, but NOT Wrexham Village of which it and (I think) the RL club are part. Also , to quote Ian Roberts:
'We're still hopeful of playing rugby(sic) here next season and are negotiating with the Rugby Football League.
We are trying our best, it's a very difficult business to be involved in, especially in the current climate.'
This is a bit different to his statement yesterday about being 99% certain that the club would carry on!

www.walesonline.co.uk/sports/spo ... -27596732/

www.walesonline.co.uk/sports/spo ... -27596732/

I would love it if we actually had a moderator on this board.

Why?

There is one,Cardiff Cymru.

Well there you go, that is the debacle that is british business.

Go bust, wipe away debts and set up as a new company the same day. When will this country ever learn??????

On another note, the current Crusaders team did not receive a franchise for Superleague, that was given to Celtic Crusaders, who won their bid with their set up, location and ground. The new company will not have a franchise, as they will not have applied for one, but will play in Superleague next year.

And people wonder about the way Rugby league is run in this country????

and I wonder who they will screw next - aussies who did not have work permits and got banned from the UK then pensions of players - lets face it the owners of the crusaders really don't give a f*** for the game, the players or the fans

Told ya so again .................................................... effing pathetic the way this game is being run.

I wonder how far wakey would of got if they pulled this stunt last week?
We all know the answer to that tho dont we.
We should end this charade like the wrestling did and admit our sport is now scripted.

I'm not sure if this can be true - surely the RFL plugged this particular loophole after we used it a while back and became Harlequins RL?

They did but because it is an expansion team they will bend the rules.

Are you mad ??? bend the rules, they will destroy the rule book to keep this experiment going, cant see them helping Blackpool, can you ???

Good luck crusaders from Warrington. Id rather have a welsh team in super league, than another pudding with his flat cap and whippet. There were more away fans following you in hudds. Than a home gate at most grounds over the dark side of the pennies

The only home gate that the amount of fans they took to Huddersfield would be one at Quins. There is another agument against expansion for you.

Terrible news this. I think looking at the bigger picture these types of problems are a big thing in all British sport and it needs to be sorted.

As for Welsh rugby league, what rubbish timing. A big high qualifying for the 4N followed by more off season woe for Crusaders. I'm all for expansion but if Crusaders do go under and are replaced by "Welsh Crusaders" then they will have to leave SL.

Then we will see if the owners are willing to build the club up in the championship. It could be a good thing or a bad thing. They could look to build the club up in Wrexham, get rid of the foriegn players and hope that South Wales can get promoted giving them derby. Or they could wallow in their own self pity and give up on the whole venture.

The RFL need to follow their own rules on this one. If they don't there should be an outcry and we should all bomabard them and remind them of their own rules.

you couldn't script this could you??

Well, daft comment - I suppose you could indeed script it! I said it 3 years ago it would end this way - it just took 12 months longer than I anticipated. But a winding up order means jack nowadays. Take the hit, -9 points, finish bottom of the pile and start again - if you can!!
I had my doubts then about the viability of Crusaders early inclusion in SL. I felt very strongly at the time it was wrong. Time will tell whether the club can survive this as a viable business/rugby club. I remain sceptical. Either way, attracting and paying for players from down under may prove more difficult if the admin process goes forward. We'll see.

The winding up order has been dismissed by HMRC, although it still goes to court it will be dismissed a soon as it starts.

Club still up for sale...any takers?

Crusaders aren't up for sale, Wrexham FC are

If a club gets the boat next season i am sure they will be looking at taking the governing body to court. I hope Ralph Rimmer in his new oppointed job has the sense to judge this and other clubs accordingly.

Will they? Having signed a contract saying they will not take legal action.

And the club going down think they can force all the other SL clubs to play them via the courts. Nonsense.

Good Luck to the Crusaders (from a Leeds fan), would be a shame to see a good team go under :/

weirdo !!!