If Peter Lupton could find 5 yards of pace I'd have him.

I think pretty much all of the players will find clubs, it's the 'bad boys' like Tansey, Reardon etc that may have burnt SL bridges.

I feel for Andy Bracek, never even took to the field for them. A sad loss for SL that.

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Good Crowds, Cracking Rugby, Development of youngsters in their area - Catalans Dragons

The poster boys of the franchise system show it can work, the RFL need to use these guys as the model of starting up any new club, I wouldn't give up on expansion, I'd just give it more thought.

Crusaders took a chance on him.

With Widnes its similar, they probably won't have a lot of choice in who they can sign in the first season, its all down to who is available and who they can afford.

Jordan Tansey on his day can be an elusive runner that will get you tries but of course he comes with baggage.

Ah but with Smithy coaching him, anything is possible & we have a quota spot spare!

A bit sad really, hate to see anyone put out of work

i think he is a decent player, his discipline of the field is the problem with him

Worst case scenario if Morley is forced into retirement, we may have to pinch a forward from them. Other than that no player generally would improve our side.

That's because that part of France has always been a stronghold of rugby league - setting up a team in an area where RL is popular is hardly a stroke of expansionist genius (though it took the disastrous PSG venture for them to realise they'd gone for the wrong bit of France).

so are the crusaders gone as from today?

or will they play the season out?

ive been in a meeting all day and driving home before i just heard on talksport... not really sure whats happened.

asfaik they'll play out the season - but weather the have any players is another matter, apparently the players are owed a fair wedge. and past this season there are no guarantees that there will still be a club.

Gareth Thomas:

Thomas said it was "convenient" that the club's co-owners, Ian Roberts and Geoff Moss, were on holiday at a time when the stunned players wanted answers about where the decision leaves them.

Thomas told BBC Radio Five Live: "It's a difficult situation to be in at Crusaders today. Rod (Findlay), the CEO here, has asked us if we'll play out the rest of the season.

"But then we haven't been guaranteed that we'll even get paid."

Doesn't look good at all, this.

ryan o hara, he's a decent roughd prop.

or perhaps we could pull a salford and get that lloyd white or elliot kear.

tbh id take michael witt with a huge smile on my face i reckon if he came to wire smith would have him as a world class player maybee someone like ryan ohara int a bad player and could be good back up or a good 4th/3rd prop

Pity Withers is quota, replace Clarke