celtic in admin - official

[greggs69]

Breaking story on ssn that celtic gone into admin. More to follow as they have it

[reg warner]

 Just been confirmed on Radio 5.

[J20]

This could get interesting as HMRC had told them to delay it! Unless they are now satisfied all has been paid up!

[Neil]

So that would mean the rfl wont be able to give them a franchise??? If the apply their strict and not flexible rules....

[Toffee297]

Kick them out it's simple, Fed up now of this ongoing saga it's embarassing for the sport..

[DJones]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/super_league/celtic_crusaders/9149935.stm

Super League club Crusaders entered administration on Friday.
The troubled Welsh club released a statement saying that inherited debt had "made the business untenable".
Crusaders faced a winding up order from Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs over unpaid tax, but last week confirmed they had repaid the amount owing.
Joint administrators Peter O'Hara and Simon Weir have been appointed, although O'Hara indicated he was hopeful that the club could be saved.
"There was a high level of support and enthusiasm towards Super League rugby in its first season in Wrexham which exceeded the club's expectations," O'Hara said.
"We are currently pursuing a number of options and are talking to interested parties and the RFL [Rugby Football League] in the hope that a solution can be found to the club's current difficulties which would enable it to go forward and maintain rugby league in Wales."

http://www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=rleague/10/11/12/manual_114442.html

Crusaders have gone into administration, the Wrexham-based Super League club revealed on Friday.

The club shareholders took action at the High Court of Justice in Leeds to prevent the club from being wound up by creditors, who are thought to include HM Revenue and Customs and former owner Leighton Samuel.

The club say they inherited a significant debt when they made the move from Bridgend to Wrexham a year ago which made the business untenable, but they hope to re-form and continue in Super League in 2011.

Joint administrator Peter O'Hara said: "There was a high level of support and enthusiasm towards Super League rugby in its first season in Wrexham which exceeded the club's expectations.

"We are currently pursuing a number of options and are talking to interested parties and the RFL in the hope that a solution can be found to the club's current difficulties which would enable it to go forward and maintain rugby league in Wales."

[mick george]

Now then now then.Over to the RFL

[J20]

Club statement...
http://www.crusadersrfl.com/article.php?id=3131

[Toffee297]

They have signed a few new players in the last couple of days, I am sure the players union would have had to seek assurances from the club and the RFL about the future of the club, and for them to sign makes me think the RFL will be working one right up us all again.

[bwood viking]

We all knew it was coming.

[col88]

think this should be in general section 

[bwood viking]

Possiable so (info on bbc sports).

[manxviking]

Right - this doesn't make sense. If the RFL can't accept Blackpool in the Championship, how the dickens can they accept Crusaders when all business plans it had are now shredded? All the players are now free agents of course - I'm not seeking Crusaders' expulsion per se (though I think it's a dead duck - inherited debts unsustainable? Like they didn't realise that when they started??) it's that I can't really see the difference with Blackpool.

[Cirencester Viking]

And still no mention of it on the RFL website ... They were quick enough to blast Blackpools demise on there ... This is an out and out embrassment for the sport ... I can imagine the frantic ferreting going on now between Lewis, Wood and the next bunch of comedians lining up to 'run' the Crusaders coming up with all manner of tripe to justify what they will do next ... shame on the pair of you ... They know whats going on, new coach, new players ... theyll be at Cardiff in Feb, no danger ... Any chance of RL expanding into Wales in a sensible way is gone ... I feel for the fans of the first two incarnations of the Crusaders who might just be lost to the game forever ...

[james WTID]

you know why widnes did not get a super league licence..........lets see what is going to happen now! see if the rfl change the rules again. (entering administration)

james WTID