Re: Michael Steele... What a ledgend :) : Tue Jul 26, 2011 2:31 pm  

burybabe wrote:

Well said Michael. One wonders how much the Clowns at Red Hall have promised Crusaders to get them out of the mire so they can re-apply next time. To allow Wakefield to stay in with their dump of a ground and going into administration just shows how far the Clowns will go to keep Fax out of SL. Re parachute payment how much are they going to give to Crusaders, they are allegedly 700K in the red?

i would imagine it will be about £700k - don't you?

Re: Michael Steele... What a ledgend :) : Tue Jul 26, 2011 2:38 pm  

Starbug wrote:

You asked this question

Well the RFL were happy for Fax to be in the mix today , and it is quite concievable that they could have got a SL place for next season , only giving them a short amount of time to prepare , if that amount of time is enough , why did they give Widnes more time ?

Because Fax would not be under pressure to be competitive in year one, they would potentially have 2 - 3 years with the benefit of receiving SKY money over this period and increased sponsorship. It's not an all or nothing next year scenario.

Fax still would have found out before the deadline of being able to approach OOC 2012 players at the beginning of September and a good 3 months before they would if it had been left to winning the GF.

Re: Michael Steele... What a ledgend :) : Tue Jul 26, 2011 2:40 pm  

"What we will do is we'll sit down with Halifax and we'll explain what the weaknesses were in their application and what was found wanting and where other clubs put in a stronger case."
love off you pillock don't even bother coming and sitting down your not welcome!! this is a load of political bolox. Wakefield don't have a stronger bid and you all know it

Re: Michael Steele... What a ledgend :) : Tue Jul 26, 2011 4:01 pm  

ste_ody wrote:

it's not just Halifax who need to stand up to the RFL, every single championship side should stand together

Agreed and all RL supporters - or at least those who care.

None of the clubs have anything to lose anymore.