: Fri Jul 10, 2009 3:11 pm  

andysilsden wrote:

Im going to break the trend on this thread and say I hope they sort it out. Yes they have loads of Austrailian players, but thats the fault of the RFL for allowing it to happen.

You're right as well, it's the RFL's fault it's gotten as far as it has and for it to fail now the sport as a whole looks ridiculous.

: Fri Jul 10, 2009 3:47 pm  

StephanieM wrote:

Andy, I can actually see your point.

My lack of sympathy isnt so much directly with the club as much as the way SL sort of waived these players through the system, and only now has the visa matter arisen.

Whereas we played by the rules, did things correctly, and have only just got Brendan back now!

Not that its done the Crusaders much good this season so far!

From what I read the visa situation goes back to their pre-SL days.

According to some on the Crusaders website, some players were on student visas as they were enrolled on courses at the College. This entitles them to have a part-time job but not be employed full-time.

There was always the suspicion that the salary cap was being broken with the RFL turning a blind eye. It could be that the government knew how the players were getting paid and decided to investigate.

Of course that's just my view.

: Fri Jul 10, 2009 5:29 pm  

at the end of the day the entire rfl is a complete joke and makes a farce of our beloved sport, it's just one thing after another. rules get changed year after year , nobody knowes where they stand anymore, it's ridiculous .People mock football but at least there's continuety in it.

: Fri Jul 10, 2009 8:42 pm  

Are the RFL complicit in all this...?

How did 8 Celtic players get into the country after the RFL backed their applications after one Cougar player got knocked back?

I posted this question before...

And now, if there is fraud, who is behind it?

these are legitimate questions of course, not allegations....

: Sat Jul 11, 2009 11:43 am  

andrew aspinall wrote:

People mock football but at least there's continuety in it.

Yes it's continually rubbish

: Sat Jul 11, 2009 2:07 pm  

Leaguefan wrote:

Yes it's continually rubbish

well that's a matter of opinion, all I'm saying is that you don't get rule changes etc every season and promotion an relegation is always the same