Quote: Chris Dalton "The Crusaders weren't a sham? Are you seriously making this point?'"
I'm not making any point about the Crusaders. Your problem Chris is you are so angry trying to justify your opinions you don't listen. The point I'm making is the minute big money enters into a sport it turns nasty and there are losers and winners both on and off the pitch. Thus you end up with fans back biting over issues that barely registered 20 years ago.
So what do you want Chris, to go back to the older simpler times or take the money and take your chances. You must be pretty naive if you think it is ever going to be any different their will always be darker forces at work and no club is innocent. It's alright criticising Lewis and Co but what exactly do you expect from them. They are employed for a start by the very clubs they are supposed to be in charge of. These same clubs including your own who have rich and powerful men behind them pushing their own agendas - they are on a hiding to nothing at the RFL.
Lewis didn't invent the franchise, he is employed to implement it by the clubs which surprise surprise includes Widnes. The clubs created this situation not their vessel the RFL, just remember that. They did it because club owners just like fans tend to have an I'm alright Jack mentality.