Schifcofske is offski, as are a number of other key players.

Maybe we are signing him as a , If he can defend well and catch high bombs we'll make allowances for his lack of pace. Reardon on one wing and our fantastic new winger with pace to burn on the other. At least we hope he will if we ever find out who he is!

but woundt you have mellars and martin as centres?

Martin is a good player but he is very injury prone. Went off injured against Saints, finished KR game on one leg. Hamstring went again 20 minutes into Hudds play off game, couldn't continue second half.

Vinnie confirmed he signed at Crusaders on Twitter so only Weller to go. Your considerations not up to much are they Gassy?

He may be injury prone but when on the field our defence improves tenfold, he is the reason we didnt continue to leak points on our flanks when he ca,e back from injury mid season, also attack wise he gives us another outlet to create things and even at 30 something he still has some legs on him!

When Martin hamstring went 20 mins into the Hudds game our attacking game stalled. It was a big risk for Nobby to play him after he limped off against Hull KR and unfortunely for us it didn't come off, we didn't really have any other opitions to cover at . I'm happy if Martin stays but he's never going to be fit to play all season. It makes sense to sign some cover for him and Mellers.

thats a huge relief think hauraki will probably stay as well now

What's to be happy about? Reason you was brought into rugby league was to develop the game in Wales, re-signing Aussies and kolpack players is proving your wasting everyones time, despite what excuse you make you are playing with a team full of overseas and because there grandad once spoke to a welsh man does not mean they qualify to be welsh, in your 1st super league season you played the tigers when you got found out for foul work permits and there was a nice blend of welsh talent now all wasted!! If they want a welsh team bring in south Wales scorpions who are actually using welsh talent! Yes I am ranting but your time in super league is pointless because we could all make top 8 with tonnes of Aussies and problem is aslong as you keep them they will qualify to play, how unjust is that? You should be playing born and bred welsh and super league clubs should be playing born and bred English or even a mixture with both, It's no good for our youngsters and current players when a second Aussie takes his place, no wonder rugby league is a joke and at the minute so are you as a club, worst thing is you haven't actually got a club name with a welsh town in it, It's wake wildcats, cas tigers and Leeds rhinos and hello it's the crusaders! JOKE!!

Pointless rant. Like it or lump it.

What are you talking about, he has signed for another year

Ok, if you actually want a case for what Crusaders have done for Welsh Rugby League, then you should probably have a look at the Welsh international side that won the European Cup last year.

Elliot Kear, Lee Williams, Ashley Bateman, Lloyd White, Gil Dudson, Geraint Davies and Ben Flower, who all played in the final, were brought through by the Crusaders. Lewis Mills was also brought through by the Crusaders, and featured in the other two games in that tournament.

We have more than any other club in the full squad this year, with eight: Flower, Kear, Gareth Thomas, Dudson, Jamie Murphy, Jordan James, Williams & White (only JJ is not Welsh-born). We also have five players in the Wales U23's squad this season: Chris Davies, Dafydd Carter, Jack Pring, Lewis Mills & Rhodri Lloyd.

Also, worth noting that four of the five Scorpions in the squad had been involved in the Crusaders set up previously, with Bateman, Davies and James all turning out in Super League last year, and Roets playing a couple of reserve games.