what now for crusaders? : Wed Jul 27, 2011 8:35 am  

Now that the expansion dream apears to be a bit of an expensive failure what will now happen with Crusaders . As they actually decided to withdraw from applying for Super League will they actually be foisted upon us in the Championship. If they are will they be geting a parachute payment and an increased cap to go with it or what will happen.

Re: what now for crusaders? : Wed Jul 27, 2011 8:42 am  

Sky text says that they will now seek election to the championship. Election by who? If it is other championship clubs they should vote NO. I would rather keep what we have in our league and let the winners of Champ 1 join us.

Re: what now for crusaders? : Wed Jul 27, 2011 9:53 am  

Thats the big thing, who votes for their election in to our league? They offer nothing and make it hard for teams in this league to get a fair crack, so the teams would be stupid to vote to let them in.

Re: what now for crusaders? : Wed Jul 27, 2011 10:13 am  

I'd imagine it'll be teams in this League and Champ 1 who have to vote whether to accept them. Perhaps as fans we need to be pressuring our clubs not to?

At the end of the season, Chairman and Other Board Members (I know in the past Mr Steele and Mr Riley have attended) go off on what Mike R described as a bit of a Jolly, lots of big meals, I think Mr Steele even got a 4 poster bed! Anyway over these few days they have various meetings, Stuff with Refs, various other things, one year for instance they got the proposals for the "Game On" Magazine Programme, and Squad Numbers, which the clubs then Vote on.

I'd imagine that the Crusaders debate will go to one of those Meetings.

Re: what now for crusaders? : Wed Jul 27, 2011 10:21 am  

Merge with south wales.as a result of this the are entitled to double the funding and automatically get a place in the championship.then in 3 years time they will be pushed back into SL ahead of clubs with far better set ups just to fail for a third time.wood and Lewis are destroying our game

Re: what now for crusaders? : Wed Jul 27, 2011 10:30 am  

Good idea Haven4ever but you missed out "allow them to field 17 Aussies, 6 of which may enter the country illegally, loan the club 700k but letting others potentially go bust then work with their owners in stabbing their small but fantastic fanbase in the back".

"Wood and Lewis are destroying our game" are the truest words said in the 24 of the blackest hours in our sport. I hope fans from every club show their support for the Halifax club and fans and crusaders players and fans (but not club) for the shocking way they have been treated. The way Keith Senior was treated made me feel sorry for him, as a die-hard Bulls fan with a punchbag named after him that is nothing I thought I'd ever say.

Re: what now for crusaders? : Wed Jul 27, 2011 11:41 am  

Its simple, they will get back in our league some how. continue to offer nothing to our league for 3 years then be pushed back into a league they cant't afford to be in.

its amazing you can predict this sport 3 years ahead these days

Re: what now for crusaders? : Wed Jul 27, 2011 11:46 am  

I would vote no, simples, enough of this tripe.
Fax need to be playing Keighleys and Batleys at the very least if any business model at Championship level is to be sustained, these RFL guys are cretins, I cant believe there is not more protest than there is.

Re: what now for crusaders? : Wed Jul 27, 2011 11:48 am  

The thing is i have no problem with the Crusaders being in our league, as long as they're treated equally. But we all know that isn't going to happen.

Re: what now for crusaders? : Wed Jul 27, 2011 12:13 pm  

justthebasicfax wrote:

I would vote no, simples, enough of this tripe.
Fax need to be playing Keighleys and Batleys at the very least if any business model at Championship level is to be sustained, these RFL guys are cretins, I cant believe there is not more protest than there is.

thats the problem mate, noone in super league really cares, its the 'as long as it's not us they can do what they want' mentallity. Its only us and other championship clubs (excluding fev and eagles who seem to be enjoying it) who are unhappy!