Right time to wait for the inveitable "management buyout" and "support" from the RFL for the new regime wonder if a points deduction will apply (as it shopuld) or in the interests of expansion its overlooked.

Well done RFL on rushing a franschise that wasnt ready into the superleague.,....

Doubt it. It was voted on by the clubs, that's correct. But I have no doubt that those who voted for the change were doing so in order to help save Crusaders. What their reasons for that are, I wouldn't know. But there's no doubt that's the only reason the change was made.

whilst crusaders maybe the immediate beneficiary there may be a more self interested reason clubs have voted for change. Theres a rumour going round that several clubs maybe considering insolvency and then re-forming as a new company as a way of dodging the image rights issue which is hanging over every SL to a greater or lesser degree.

Yet Wakefield didn't shaft the taxman the paid there debt and still could be shafted for it.

We can but hope.

Wrong. Whitehaven went into administration recently and the administrator cancelled all contracts and the players became free agents. The contracts only continue as valid if the original company is bought as a "going concern" and remains trading under that name. If a new company buys the assets (tangible and intangible), as opposed to buying the existing business, then the contracts are invalid.