Great news for the club! Absolutely fantastic day!

Not that i'm cynical or anything but does any one else think Crusaders were asked to withdraw their application to save the RFL any embarrassment?

Bloody chuffed guys

Many did though, and posted some utter crap over the last few weeks and months. You know who they are.

Time now to take stock and rebuild straight away. The improvements to Belle Vue MUST start now. I'd try sign Gareth Thomas as well.

Congratulations Wakey. Would have liked to see you lot at the LSV but I'm over the moon for you. Down side for us is that we will have another team coming to our place bringing little or no support.

Anyone heard the rumour Harry Houdini's son is on the Wakefield board?

Absolutely brilliant lets now become a SL force an not be in this position again,hopefully now a lot of the good young uns will stay.
Interesting to know if Crusaders did pull out or RFL pulled the plug but wanted to save face and not admit they were wrong in 1st place.
Either way we are still in so onwards and upwards.

What did the morons like me ngb4c sc Nd fergus say?

From a Cas fan, congrats on this news. It's no secret that when it appeared a 2 horse race, both sets of fans were hoping it would be the other team to go down for their own sake. To see both Cas and Wakey stay in the top flight is fantastic and it is the right decision IMO.

Hopefully we'll both push forward in this licence period and neither of us will have to feel nervous next time.

All the best.

Congratulations!!! The RFL made the only fair and honest call.

Yes, I would think it very likley that with KMPG's advice, the RFL asked them to withdraw.

I also suspect that they will not take a place in the Championship next season, which is a shame but equally the reality of the situation has to win through. The Crusaders club, without wealthy benefactors (well, willing to put money in), are not financial viable.

Congratulations from London. See you next season.