If it was anyone else say if Widnes had been given the nod instead of their baby CC and they had done the same i am quite confident they would be thrown out of SL no questions asked,maybe other teams visa's should be scrutinised too ie GATESHEAD /OZ.

There seems to be a media feeling that it doesn't matter because it happened when they were in the National Leagues - which aren't important! However, if they hadn't cheated their way out of NL2, then they wouldn't have been in a position, in NL1, to apply for a franchise!

In attempting to ascertain what the RFL punishment might be, I also found out something fascinating about overseas' players from the RFL Operating Rules. However, you'll have to spend £2.50, on a programme, at the Halifax game, to find out what that was!

Nice selling point Alan!

Always buy one at home games .

You would have thought the SL clubs would have high priced solicitors who would scrutinise & makesure that balls ups like this wouldn't happen.

They normally find loopholes they can exploit

they are not to blame at all, it is up to the employer to ensure that all of their employees are legally entitled to work in this country. as an employer myself i have to show due diligence when employing anyone new, this takes the form of photocopying passports, national insurance cards and working visas. it is up to me to prove i have done this, not up to my employees.

To be fair, the players would have been advised as to what to do, and I dont think they should be blamed for this...somebody somewhere has been telling porkies. The real villians in this debacle are the club and the RFL...what happens next is anybodies guess...but what should happen is that CC should be relegated with points deducted for next season and be replaced by the winners of this years Championship Grand Final. But we all know that wont happen.

Top man - so you are the one, eh?

I understand what you are saying but would you sign something you had not read or did not understand? Even if someone said to me "Trust Me it is all okay" I would not sign if I had not read and fully understood

The thing is with this one it cant be a usual RFL sweep me under the carpet job. This is now a legal matter which both employer and employee will have to prove their innocence. I am more than happy with the British legal system to go in search of the guilty ones!

That's better Alan, can't have Gateshead accusing you of being sexist!