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Decision will be live on Sky today at 11 am.

I hope Cockney Giants isnt online today! haha

its looks like trinity, but i hope for the sake of the game that rumours about crusaders and their cash worries are false, otherwise the game will look stupid if crusaders survive only to falter in the near future

arent we all suprised... crusaders resigned from the league

RFL ARE making themselves look daft.

Giving a licence to S Wales, moving the club to N Wales, 'allowing' the club to not renew their licence.

Expanionism?

Typical RL!

Glad wakey got a licence, feel sorry for senior and mcpherson that crusaders had signed for next season, and with us needing a prop think mcpherson would be a good addition. Hope this stops us been linked with george as well he's no better than what we currently have.

What a joke Leeds get A grade yet saints with arguably the best youth set up, not outside the top four in recent years, financially sound, decent crowds and a brand spanking new stadium... Still only get B. How wakey can be said to offer more than Halifax is beyond me.

They don't actually have the stadium yet though. I think as soon as Saints move into the stadium they would be classed as a grade A club especially bearing in mind they will very likely average comfortably above 10k.

bit of a surprise that!



have to say its because crusaders withdrew there application though that wakey got in, halifax will feel hard done too.

ah well no more trips to wrexham! but to be honest they should of never been in super league in the first place, needed longer to build..too early for them

I wonder where this leaves the RFL and their £700,000 debt? Do they now own the stadium?

Keith Senior and the Cru players not happy. www.superleaguefans.com/crusader ... -over.html Do not read if bad language offends you.

Keith Senior and the Cru players not happy. www.superleaguefans.com/crusader ... -over.html Do not read if bad language offends you.

A joke .... an absolute joke....these fools are making our game a laughing stock !!

Feel for fax tbh - though at least we will not have quene all half time for a brew and a beer again.
Can't see how there offering was less than wakeys, and their promises.

Agree! Wakefield have broken the terms of their last license agreement and the punishment..... To be awarded another!
They have banged on about their "history" as a reason to keep them in- Halifax have just as much history.

+1

Gutted for Fax - Wakey stay in despite not fulfilling the terms of the last franchise - ridiculous but typical of the clowns at the RFL..

No one is making a laughing stock of our game apart from idiots saying it's happening.

Watch the news about this, it's all "Crusaders are out of SL" end of story.

As for Fax not getting in, yeah I am gutted for them, but is it really fair to dump them in it last minute so they can only feed on scraps, we should know what that results in, they need more notice to prepare properly.

Besides, next season when Wakey STILL don't have a ground they cam get in then.

I certainly dont think the powers that be at fax would bother about being "dumped" in- but tbh I don't think they'll bother applying again- all that time effort and money to get screwed over because wakey have a millionaire backer- and don't kid yourself it's for any other reason. Jobs for the boys.

I'm not sure that's totally right. Like C13 says, Fax would have been short on preparation time and hamstrung slightly. However, whenever they get let in they will be at a slight disadvantage and this is partly why they get a 3 year crack at it.

For me, given the decision will not be changed, it is now about whether the RFL stick true to the rest of what they have said. If those that are promising stadiums and have been promising since the year dot still come up with hot air only then it will be interesting to see what action the RFL take. If anything.

I suspect the action will be exactly the same as it has been a lot of hot air. Warning letters and ultimatums with... A big fat nothing at the end.

for me if wakey,cas and bradford dont do something concrete in the next 3 years , i would demote all 3 of them, all have promised ground improvements but as of yet nothing to show for it, having said that i for one am happy that wakey have stayed in SL for now and sorry that crusaders have gone, as for fax could part of the problem be that one end of the ground cant be used cos its unsafe, plus the old stand is badly lacking in facilities.

the shay has its faults but it still better than what wakey, cas, salford, bradford and for me kr and leeds have to offer

not saying I dont think shay up to it but maybe thats were the rfl were coming from

The bigger point here is that the RFL have failed miserably at expanding the game, the crowds have not materialised in Wales, and I have to say London is not much better.

Is it time to say goodbye to London too?

Clearly the Catalan people have done a terrific job with the Dragons and this has worked wonderfully well, should a second franchise be made available there and expand where it works.

I can't see anything come from the Magic weekend in Edinburgh bearing fruit in terms of expansion, despite 2 attempts to bring the game to the people, most I saw, was the people from the heartlands visiting and spending money in Edinburgh - another epic fail by the RFL to expand the game!