you did matey, i've just read it in the dave "nosey" parker bit

I have no idea whats going on with the crusaders, but i wouldn't listen to a single word posted on RedPassion. The site is 90% trolls, that hate rugby league.

Take the TV money out and all the clubs are up the creek, even with the TV money only a very small few, if any, would be technically solvent ( creative accounting is a wonderful thing).

In Mo& Ron Ball's game it is even worse, when what , allegedly, was the richest club on the planet is riddled with debt now.

I have been critical of the welsh experiment however any club faced with going under is sad to hear about. Everyone on here I am sure wants the game to grow and develop. This may be the last chance saloon now for Crusaders. Can they survive? I am not so sure.

The crusaders will compete in the 2011 Super League as the RFL will bail them out again a bit like london 5 years ago

rlhttps://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2010/nov/01/crusaders-winding-up-order-super-leaguerl

I like this comment from the RFL.

"A spokesman for the Rugby Football League confirmed that "we've opened dialogue with them to try and get things sorted out", with further information expected this week".

Yes the RFL will be helping them again

Is there ANY pro RL club that over the years the RFL have not "helped" in one way or another?

Somehow I doubt it!!!

Quite right - that's what they should be doing.

They have been very helpful with Wakey over recent months - I don't think it goes quite as far as it has with the expansion clubs, but then each club's problems are unique and should be addressed as such.

The RFL NEVER helped out Widnes.

Careful TRB or that'll confuse Disney, his idea of help is money or nothing so he'll start thinking the RFL have bailed Wakey out alongside Quins and Crusaders.

Mind you given he has no proof of either why not make it a hat trick of ill conceived and without proof assumptions.

FWIW I really hope this is some sort of clearing out clutter but having been there last year I don't want to go there again thank you!

I wonder if there is any truth in the allegation / rumour going around during the latter half of last season, that a certain high-profile name was having their wages met, not by the club, but by the RFL ?

So given you have none your hoping someone else does, or are you just perpetuating a rumour?

I said on here before the Bridgend club was let in that its pointless. Tiny little Welsh towns just don't have the populations to support a new professional sport. Would have been much better investing in Milton Keynes before the football club went there. There are loads of English towns / cities that would have a better chance on success than the likes of Brigend and Wrexham.#

It was an absolutely stupid project, other than maybe to attract grass roots funding in Wales.