Along with most other people on here I thought poor old Wakefield were going to get the bullet this morning.

Whilst initially I thought Crusaders going was the right thing I think if we consider the bigger picture the ripples from this decision might be felt far further afield and for longer than we realise.

If the club do enter the championship and carry on and show an improvement in things both on and off the pitch then when it's time for the next round of franchises given the RFL's thoughts on 'expand the game at all costs' you have to think that they will be hot favourites to come back again.. at the expense of clubs like Halifax, Leigh and any other heartland sides who might have Superleague aspirations.

The Welsh international RL side is pretty poorly supported as it is... todays decision won't do anything to help raise the profile of the game in Wales. It was occassionally mentioned on Wales tonight on TV and they showed highlights on the sports reports sometimes.. if there were any highlights. Less people will be interested in the game.. if thats possible. Will the Crusaders supporters now follow South Wales Scorpions? I think not. Professional RL in Wales has now totally reverted back to being 'that game they play up north with only 13 players'

With rumours of Crusaders players not getting paid what sort of sides (if any) will turn up for the remaining fixtures? Will this have any bearing on the final table? If they don't play out their remaining games will the opposition automatically get the 2 points?


I'd sooner Quins were the team that lost out today. Neither side offered SL much but for me Crusaders offered marginally more than Quins.

To be fair ,most clubs existed before the M62 was built.

The bigger question for me is how will this affect the welsh RL team ,will they still be playing in the 4 nations this year.

Since when did Crusaders RL become Wales RL in tournaments?

A few more interesting bits from Mark Bryant tweeted this evening. Sounds like the Crusaders have been a shambolic joke from start to finish.


markbryant81Mark Bryant
That's all from me tonight, need some sleep. That's 3 little bits of a maze of lies and unprofessionalism.

32 minutes ago


Ask @youngquest3 @tommylee6 @thacks30 about not getting there last months pay when the club went into admin.

37 minutes ago

markbryant81Mark Bryant


We thought keeping quite about what has gone on was in the best interest of the club,but clearly the owners had no interest in our futures.

41 minutes ago


markbryant81Mark Bryant


@GeraldMccarthy0 We have plenty more stories aye dude! Hopefully we can catch up soon old mate!

49 minutes ago


markbryant81Mark Bryant


The then owner promised them hush money and then wiped his hands of them once they were out of the country.

53 minutes ago

markbryant81Mark Bryant


While were on it, the 6 guys who were deported were treated like criminals but the club had full knowledge that they were here illegally.

54 minutes ago

markbryant81Mark Bryant


We didn't have to l pay our way to France in 09 but had to leave 6 guys behind cause the club knew they were on illegal visas.

1 hour ago

markbryant81Mark Bryant


Hmmmm, If only they knew all that has gone on at this club since 2009, might need a longer show though!