To be or not to be in administration. It would seem that if what they say is true, they are not in administration at the moment. But what is true is that the whole crusaders saga is doing rugby league no good.If we aren't already we are becoming a laughing stock, that no one can take seriously

You jambon, are all heart!!

Wouldn't mind Harris on our coaching staff

I'd have Gareth Thomas.

I'm sure he'd have you too

You may want to think about re-phrasing that!! Or not!

It's very sad for all concerned and it seems that Superleague have destroyed a promising club. They were thrown in at the deep end and have gone from one crisis to another with little stability. I'd hope that the club is being fully supported and that regardless of whether they go into administration or not lessons are learnt by the RFL, Crusaders and the RL community.

Correct me if I'm wrong here, but wasn't it Samuels who threatened to withdraw his financial support for the club if Crusaders weren't admitted to SL? I think this is where things started to go wrong for them.

Yup and he did that anyway (again) sold their ground from under them (effectively) and then rented it back at a rate that meant they had to double crowds to cover, oh yes lining his own pockets with all proceedes from sale.

As soon as Samuel made that statement the RFL should of said 'actually your ok then we want proper RL commitment'. SO'C offered to put 500k in an account so if he ever left Widnes it was there for the new owner, yet they opted for the guy who said he'd walk away if didn't get his own way

The problem with the current rugby football league administrators is that they are hellbent on going down in history alongside the brave chairman of the Northern union.

People like Nigel Wood seem to think that they have to radicalise and revolutionise the game in order to make their mark before their time is up.

So blinkered and so suffering from tunnel vision are they that the will not listen to people with opposing opinions.

Absolutely.

I also agree with the proposal to support Crusaders by taking Jarrod Sammut off their wage bill; it's the least we could do.

Hope they pull through, I for one still want a welsh representation in SL. But I want them to be economically viable like the rest of us have to be. FWIW I think SL rushed them. If 3 years in the championship is what it takes to get them back in a position to move forward then so be it. Same applies for us.

There is a rumour going round that the RFL have asked the other super league clubs to bend the rules and allow crusaders to stay in super league next season as well as them getting a franchise in 2012. The proviso would be that a championship club will still be promoted but nobody will be relagated and super league will be expanded to 15.

If that rumour is true it makes our 'sport' look like an embarrasment.

Rules change year on year and now to suit events.

Its as controlled as WWE wrestling!

The whole idea of licensing makes it a joke already but if what i have heard is allowed to happen then there will be zero credibility for the sport.