Who did Halifax owe in 1990...I cant remember, honest




RFL precedent?




So you can prove the RFL is corrupt and you get a little chubby on when thinking about the demise of a Rugby League Club....

You've already stated your immoral joy at the possibility of a SL club dying and by that the loss of employment for those working at said club. So for you to even TRY and take some sort of moral stance on this is quite frankly offensive.

Crusaders and Super League licensing – club statement

Crusaders Rl Tuesday 26 Jul 2011 11:42am

The Board of Directors at Crusaders have today confirmed that the club has not sought to renew its Super League licence for the seasons 2012 to 2014.

It is with regret that Crusaders have had to withdraw their application to the Rugby Football League for a three-year extension to their licence.

The club’s directors will now meet with Rugby Football League officials to discuss the future of rugby league in Wrexham and North Wales following the end of this season.

Crusaders Chief Executive, Rod Findlay, said: “This has not been an easy decision but after a lengthy and exhaustive examination of the club’s finances, our view is that Crusaders is not sustainable as a Super League club at this stage. Every other aspect of the application was strong and we now need to work to ensure that we retain those elements, particularly the community and player pathway programmes in North Walesd, an area where no rugby league was played 2 years ago.



Seems not to me.

It matters not that Cru withdrew the application it was weaker than another clubs, of course thats just my opinion and Cassandra disagrees.


The point is that just because they bailed out does not mean they would have been in.

No offence the Cru but the RFL got this one right.

So they were skint and had very few fans then, that stacks up against Wakeys bid just how.

Jeez they walked before being pushed, and i for one hope they become strong again.

Thats part of the problem though isnt it, they were never strong to begin with, revenue and attendances were never aligned or sustainable, getting people through the door is not the same as having full paying customers.
Its why people find it frustrating that the RFL prefer clubs to have benefactors rather than realistic sustainable business models. Bradfords problems are highlighted more than others because the profile is bigger and so are the numbers, but there is a wider issue for the RFL to try and grasp. They seem to skim over questionable business plans as long as someone picks up the tab each year.

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Every other aspect of the application was strong and we now need to work to ensure that we retain those elements, particularly the community and player pathway programmes
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The BoD seemed to think they had a good chance of getting a licence IMO.
It's good to know they were going to be pushed before they told the RFL they were not going to re-apply . London was skint Bradford are skint they will stay. The Crusaders did the right thing and got demoted two divisions.

Sadly Wakey have been skint far too often but at the time of the last franchise Wakey presented a strong case, it would have been a nightmare for the RFL if they refused us entry only for Cru to fold in a matter of months, they already gambled with London and Bradford and possibly a few others.

Anyway its been a pleasure to discuss this with you and i think i'm guilty of de-railing a Bradford thread

No problem, always nice to have a bit of banter. That's what makes the world go around.

No, they got it wrong, right from the start

you should know better



London are assured a bankroll up to 2014.....there was no gamble involved.

P&R failed for many more years than franchising has been in place. It will fail again if reintroduced now. Probably best to give franchising a chance before going back to a system that we know doesn't work.