I've read the club statement, and it isn't the most reassuring. It just says that they did not go into administration "last night" and that they will issue a statement shortly. It did not rule out any plans or expectation of administration, which you might have expected.



We can't rely on it too much anyway. If the ground gets called in, Halifax will replace us and Widnes will replace Crusaders.

As much as I feel half sorry for them if true, it's tough times allround, if there not sustainable then they should go, and that goes for anyone else too.

It's madness to relegate a sound business to save a bad one, just for franchise criteria.

Either the system is too early, or crusaders were in SL too early.

If it's true, at least common sense has prevailed, though not by the expansion at all costs buffoons at red hall!!

Tough luck!

I feel as a super league club we have a duty to help out our Welsh counterparts and therefore i propose to take Jarrod Sammut from their first team squad. This will free up his wages to help in other areas!!

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