: Tue Aug 18, 2009 6:28 pm  

Seriously, feel sorry for you. Someone, somewhere has made a major balls up. Hope your club dolesn't suffer too much because of this.

How come it has taken so long to come to light? Does anyone know what happened?

: Tue Aug 18, 2009 6:30 pm  

you're correct. The players cannot now work in the uk.
Once the borders agency have completed their investigation, we should have an idea of any behaviour that implicates the crusaders management.
Now, just for the sake of discussion and debate from an embittered entrenched old geezer who's only shape of cap is flat: what would you suggest if the crusaders club are implicated?

: Tue Aug 18, 2009 6:33 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

Your club hasn't yet fallen foul of anything. It's the players who have made a mistake so far. Hopefully, the Borders Agency won't find anything that can be interpreted as the club knowingly employing illegal immigrants. If they cannot prove that then the club is home free.

Dont talk utter bollox

No matter what the players have done as regards paperwork , they will have been ' led ' by the club and the RFL

The RFL have let the Crusaders flout salary cap rules as well as visa rules in an attempt to make them ' competitive ' , it has now backfired on them

Time for them [ RFL ] to come clean and start to be honest in their dealings with all clubs

You reap what you sow

: Tue Aug 18, 2009 6:34 pm  

maybee the club hasnt been indicated yet as to this sorry mess but if u read the Official Club statement its a total loads of bollox ...to try and put a positive spin on this massive cock up is beyond all us CC fans ....Always we are treated like mushrooms (kept in dark and fed S**T ) Summat major has to happen now the club wether instigated or not is fast becoming a joke . What with the newport move, the proposed change of name and badge ,its laughable......oh and by the way chaps not all crusaders fans are Welsh some of us moved here and yes by choice

: Tue Aug 18, 2009 6:37 pm  

It's about time we all pulled together to help with the odd loan here and there to help them out.

: Tue Aug 18, 2009 6:40 pm  

Is it that big a deal? Really? Assuming Celtic haven't colluded in some dodgy dealings with the players (if that was the case, then yes it is a bloody big deal) and have been duped along with the authorities, then they would be looking at a few new players next year anyway. You're not going to plan to go into next year with the same team that finished bottom. Marketing is all well and good, but the only thing that is really going to get bums on seats is a winning side - take the positives and see this as a chance to get some new blood into the side.

I'm not sure of how the fans think about some of these players involved, but most clubs have one or two players fans wouldn't mind seeing the contracts cancelled for!! (OK, maybe this is too optimistic a viewpoint, but every cloud etc..)

So chin up, and as long as your club haven't knowingly done anything dodgy, we'll have forgotten about this when the playoffs come round. Well, apart from some rather bitter fans from round these parts!

: Tue Aug 18, 2009 6:42 pm  

quite fun to play guess the club by reading the posts on here, and then look at the posters header to see if your right.

heres a tip..................fans and club a disgrace, you can narrow it down to a nrl1 side, ground mentioned, its widnes!

support, most of sl

support but want them thrown out and all resulted null and void...bulls

offer of help er...................then again were only on page 8

: Tue Aug 18, 2009 6:43 pm  

what a shame.................NOT

: Tue Aug 18, 2009 6:45 pm  

Wouldnt count on Ppl forgetting it chemic lol .....its just that this is just one more thing, wether it be the club or wether it be the individual players its the way ppl in charge go about things http://www.crusadersrfl.com/newsstory16.htm read the statement its a bloody joke ...this is sort of stuff that happens The players have been great the coachin staff have been great but it seems behind the scenes hasnt been great ...and we have gone from a great family orientatd club to bit of a joke in few months

Wouldnt count on Ppl forgetting it chemic lol .....its just that this is just one more thing, wether it be the club or wether it be the individual players its the way ppl in charge go about things http://www.crusadersrfl.com/newsstory16.htm read the statement its a bloody joke ...this is sort of stuff that happens The players have been great the coachin staff have been great but it seems behind the scenes hasnt been great ...and we have gone from a great family orientatd club to bit of a joke in few months

: Tue Aug 18, 2009 6:46 pm  

LoyalLeyther wrote:

:oops:

what a shame.................NOT

easy one nrl1 team with a grudge...am i right...no crap nrl2 team with a grudge, pending!