Cru have issued a(nother) statement on Facebook, and it doesn't look good.
Perhaps one of the more tech-savvy of you out there can transfer it on to here please, but...........
Under the title of "The Future Of Crusaders" the opening sentence reads..............
"Due to a change in circumstances, the owners of North Wales Crusaders, have concluded that they will no longer fund the additional costs to run the club with immediate effect."
What happens next is anyone's guess, but it's more bad news for the game we love.
Spelly.
They've never averaged 1,000 fans a season.
Even rounding up to that, and saying that it's £20 for every ticket that is £20k per game every other week. That's not going to cover wages, stadium, staff etc. and assume the owners are paying a fortune for next to 0 coverage, seemingly no hope of improving & not much success.
Unless there is a successful business person from *Insert rugby town here* then teams will muddle along. Unfortunately there isn't much interest in the sport, or money. Think there will be a few more going to the wall soon enough which is sad to say/see.
It's hard to visualise a positive future for the Championship in general. Fast forward a few years and there might well only be Super League and amateur rugby. To be honest, I think this is the plan for a few SL powerbrokers, they don't need or want the Championship (or at least, that's what they think).
Cru players refused to train last night according to a report I've just read. Words like in "serious doubt" about Sunday's game with Keighley, and "undetermined" describing the club's future were in the text.
It doesn't sound good for a team containing a number of ex-Lions. ☹
Spelly.
That’s exactly right, unfortunately for the powers that be Leigh broke ranks and threw their plot under the bus, wakey too
we were never in the mix - like Blackpool borough
the vision is a European super league, so one hull club will have to go along with Leigh, cas and york
meanwhile we play in a league below with no promotion