Re: harlequins game : Sat Aug 07, 2010 4:33 am  

With the shambolic off season and pre season preparations you had I expected nothing other than rock bottom for Crusaders this season. I'm very happy I was wrong.

Good luck for the rest of the season, I hope you can hang onto your playoff spot.

Hopefully you can build on this for next season on and off the field.

Re: harlequins game : Sat Aug 07, 2010 6:31 am  

How can anyone congratulate this team full of Aussie ringers? Unbelievable. Surprised the RFL don't fly a plane full of Aussies over to boost your hideous attendances.

Re: harlequins game : Sat Aug 07, 2010 7:13 am  

It's quite easy really. I mean this in the nicest possible way, a team of misfits and other clubs cast offs with virtually no preparation before the season started have managed to get into a playoff position against SL clubs that have had far more experience, preparation and time to gel.

That is quite amazing and deseving of praise whatever you might think about the Crusaders project.

[Wildthing]

Re: harlequins game : Sat Aug 07, 2010 7:21 am  

Young Faithfull wrote:

Quins i will agree with Cru i dont there obviously good enough for the league there crowds are more then Quins,Wakey and maybe even Salford.

Crusaders average - 4,499
Wakefield average - 6,018

Re: harlequins game : Sat Aug 07, 2010 9:22 am  

Towns88 wrote:

How can anyone congratulate this team full of Aussie ringers? Unbelievable. Surprised the RFL don't fly a plane full of Aussies over to boost your hideous attendances.

Would you like them to field a team of 16 year old Welsh players every week where they would get battered and interest would be low. In order to gain interest you have to have a successful side whether its full of Aussies or not. They have a core fan group of around 2,000 so give them 5 years and they should be averaging around 6000 - 7000 and the young Welsh players should have integrated into the team nicely.
Many of the heartland teams are still fielding alot of Aussies and they have been going for over a hundred years. Don't need to take a shot at Crusaders all the time because the franchising is coming up. Cas will be fine dont worry

Re: harlequins game : Sat Aug 07, 2010 11:47 am  

Towns88 wrote:

How can anyone congratulate this team full of Aussie ringers? Unbelievable. Surprised the RFL don't fly a plane full of Aussies over to boost your hideous attendances.

Not bitter then?

Re: harlequins game : Sat Aug 07, 2010 2:14 pm  

Re: harlequins game : Sat Aug 07, 2010 3:33 pm  

Wildthing wrote:

:NAUGHTY:

Crusaders average - 4,499
Wakefield average - 6,018

You have to take into acount the games they play in south wales these are basically away games to Cru now as nobody or hardly anybody is intrested in league in the south of wales but in the north they pull in decent crowds plus there crowds will be down because of the fact that away fans have to travel vast distances compared to the clubs in the heartlands.

But i am sorry

Re: harlequins game : Sat Aug 07, 2010 8:45 pm  

Towns88 wrote:

Totally agree. And that is for the benefit of Super league. However, a lucky 4 snatched win against the side rock bottom is hardly a 'good' win.

it was hardly a snatched win and the reason there was hardly any people there is because it was down south, nobody new it was on unless they were already fans and it was at 6oclock on a friday night so theres no time to get down for fans unless they finish early or are unemployed.

Re: harlequins game : Sat Aug 07, 2010 8:49 pm  

Towns88 wrote:

How can anyone congratulate this team full of Aussie ringers? Unbelievable. Surprised the RFL don't fly a plane full of Aussies over to boost your hideous attendances.

ooooh someones not happy about bein pushed out of the play offs by these " aussie ringers and team rejects" sounds like a bit of sour milk to me