Quote The Lucky Black Cat="The Lucky Black Cat"Anthony Seibold (Former Assistant Coach at Crusaders now at Mackay Cutters) who I know well and is very passionate about the game and is not one to go making things up has said in League Express the following:
"...I am really disappointed with the RFLs lack of Leadership. There has been knowledge from the RFL´s end for the last couple of years that there have been players in he Crusaders team that have not been paid.....There are a number of players from 2009 and 2010 who need some answers. Even six weeks ago the players were told by a letter from the RFL that they would get that money. as long as the Crusaders had a SL licence. I love the game in the UK, but people are now struggling financially. It is disgusting that the RFL should do this. The players and others have been burnt and it stinks. The RFL needs to come under some pressure...We have been fed a load of lies. The players wanted to strike at the end of 2009 but John Dixon persuaded them not to. "
There must be a independant enquiry in to this as the RFL are a disgrace and trying to hide behind closed doors. Maybe a Call should go the the All Parlimentary Group , League Express, Clubs etc to put pressure on for an independant look at how the RFL have done things and the way they have acted. People should be forced to resign after this fiasco
Gary Hetherington has also slammed the RFL and says the SL clubs are fuming about things. I hope the Halifax MP also asks for the RFL to be looked in to. Get writing to her and ask her what is she going to do.'"
One of the MPs on the All Party Comm a Mr John Mccarthy MP has told me he will put it on the agenda for the next meeting.Since contacting him I have tried to e-mail others but they somehow are not geting through as they come out demon falure. Linda Riordan the Halifax MP is a fax fan and her office is at Shaw flats which is across from the Shay so I intend to write to her and take it in.
Recently we had an enquiry into the governance of football it`s time they had one for the RFL too.
Looking at the website they had one of their jolly days down to Westminster to put an exhibition on how the RFL was inclusive to everyone I think Ikram Butt spoke and there were wheelchair rugby reps `there as well. I presume this was to justify grant money etc.But are they "inclusive " when they do not allow even the basic thing like P&R but choose who they want in plus have differant rules for every division. The All Party group only meets at "sitting time in Parliament " we all have time to write to every member and protest.
