Quote: rugbyreddog "I think the basic argument is that the newco is just the old co, i.e. the old co was not liquidated but sold on to ChaLo. I believe the argument is that the RFL had control over who the new owners were and not the Administrator and that fines belonging to the old co (12 point deduction etc) were imposed onto newco.'"
That's my understanding too. Didn't the administrator complain that the admin process was circumvented by the RFL? The article in League Express reckons that if it gets to tribunal the whole saga will be laid bare. That could be embarrassing enough to force a settlement. Who settles is anyone's guess but to me it looks like the RFL engineered the whole process.
I'd expect any players that have signed new deals will have dropped out of claiming.