No

Nope.
I doubt anyone is under any illusion that something has gone on here...and that something is a tad fishy to say the least.

What is strange is the repetative nature of every f^cking thread on this "important topic"..............I mean how many different ways can people look at this?

It's a class A cock up and the players, the club and the rfl, whatever they say, are all responsible in one way or another but in reality, very little will change as a result of it

see.......you've got me at it now

The UKBA may not produce reports as such, but what they [iwill[/i do at the end of their investigation is take action against CC or not depending on whether they deem them to have done anything wrong. I suggest that this is what the RFL is waiting for, which seems entirely logical.

As the situation stands at the moment, CC have not been proven to have breached either RFL regulations or the law of the land. They therefore cannot be penalised by either the UKBA or the RFL. Should the UKBA investigation find them to have been complicit with the deception carried out by the 6 players then I imagine they will receive sanctions from both bodies.

The entirely sensible thing for the RFL to do at the moment is what they are doing - wait and see if the club has done anything wrong.

yet if everything you were to have put here was the case, If all amateur migrant players who were playing on holiday or student visas for NL1/NL2 teams in 2008 were playing out their contracts then these players must have been amateur players signed to 4 year contracts to take them through the season from when the rules changed in 2005, the 2006 season, 2007 and 2008 only to be surprised they couldnt be re-registered in 2009

but thats not what happened, what happened was Mcphail and Jamieson were allowed to play as amatuers on a holiday visa because the had jobs in the local area, the same as celtic did, then a change in the rulings before the beginning of THIS season, meant that any player who received any payment at all for playing RL, even if it wasnt their main source of income now needed a tier 2 visa rather than a standard one, and a ruling by UKBA before THIS season that [ino overseas migrant may play rugby league with a professional or semi-professional club as an amateur.[/i

hey simple . dont sign overseas players . stop doing corupt things you crazy ass poms

Nah everybody who raises a point that makes Celtic look bad has an agenda, quite simple really.

I've figured out the Phil Clarke one, apparently he turns out for Orrell RU these days so he's clearly trying to bring down RL from within.

I'll let you know when I've figured out Hadfield and Wilson's agenda's.

I love that this thread is here.

It keeps the knobs off our board.

Are you sure

Better nip off and check

Okay then SOME of the knobs

You're always welcome Starbug. I may well disagree with what you say, but it's considered stuff and your takes are usually funny.

At the end of their first year in SL Crusaders probably wanted to offload some of their foreign players and replace them with better quality imports - I know that's what we did at Catalans. Having the govt step in and force them to offload these players may well turn out to their benefit - they will have to find 6 top players for next year, no relying on average quality foreigners, and they get the last few matches of the year playing their local academy players, which will help for next year.

A positive slant on a discraceful act of manipulation

Marvelous