: Sat Aug 22, 2009 1:08 pm  

Leeeigh Leeeigh wrote:

So you agree with me then. A club like Burnley can only have a slight chance of winning Premier League if they get taken over by a billionaire and money thrown at them. How is that good for football ? Why can't Burnley build to win Premier League ? Simples.......they can't. All their best players would get snapped up before they even got to be a mid table side never mind challenging. They can't afford to compete with transfer fees and wages from other clubs. City have always been around abouts one of biggest clubs, and the fact Chelsea took Shawny Wright away from us proves that Premier League is now dead duck as a competition for doing it the "right way"

Yes to owd buggers like me

Try telling that to my kids

Any club , ANY club in english football is capable of playing in and winning the top tier of it's competition with no restrictions set by the sports governing body other than H and S

: Sat Aug 22, 2009 5:25 pm  

duckegg wrote:

Not A Lot....Correct me if Im wrong, but I thought this was a site about RL, not Puffball.

It's pretty relevant as pretty much every RL club has a parallel in football.

: Sat Aug 22, 2009 6:24 pm  

Starbug wrote:

:lol:

Yes to owd buggers like me

Try telling that to my kids

Any club , ANY club in english football is capable of playing in and winning the top tier of it's competition with no restrictions set by the sports governing body other than H and S

if you think yourself that being a big club is all about winning trophies within recent years then you must either be joking or a typical Fred the Red.
prior to around 10 years ago. Nowadays teams come from the lower division to make up numbers and hope to survive. They have no hope of winning it, unlike years gone by. Unrestricted means just that in football so that clubs can be successful as long as they got the money. Which you seem to agree is ok. But even if clubs have the money its difficult to break the top 4 never mind winning it. So what chance do Burnley have of winning it? For me that is kind of artificial in itself. Its not a level playing field, and is unfair. Makes a mockery of the competition, and is predictable.

: Sat Aug 22, 2009 6:30 pm  

Leyther_Matt wrote:

What happened between 1970 and 2008 then?

We won a couple of trophies in between know nowt. We also finished 2nd to red scoucers in league Do your research.
But rest of time being mismanaged mixed with comical (for the neutral) bad luck.

Re: It's embarassing.... : Tue Sep 22, 2009 9:19 pm  

plonk loner wrote: From bad to worse http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... 207827.stm Did Celtic ever get punnished by the RFL for this or has it not been dealt with yet

plonk loner wrote: From bad to worse http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... 207827.stm Did Celtic ever get punnished by the RFL for this or has it not been dealt with yet

Re: It's embarassing.... : Tue Sep 22, 2009 9:22 pm  

JENKY wrote:

Did Celtic ever get punnished by the RFL for this or has it not been dealt with yet

Yes. Apparently, they're forcing Brian Noble on them.

: Tue Sep 22, 2009 10:20 pm  

They are probably sugaring the Noble deal though by paying his wages too. Wouldn't surprise me if a couple of big name players follow Noble too, I don't know, lets say Fielden and Paleasina

: Tue Sep 22, 2009 10:23 pm  

DemonUK wrote:

Fielden and Paleasina

Steptoe and Sons's horses.

: Tue Sep 22, 2009 10:40 pm  

littlerich wrote:

Steptoe and Sons's horses.

It was Hercules- he is signing for us at prop next year

: Tue Oct 13, 2009 12:07 am  

Anyone know if the RFL have done anything to stop this happening again at all clubs (maybe a brief has gone out - change in registration paperwork etc) ?

Letter sent to the RFL 04th Oct 09.......no reply recieved as yet.

Sir, / Madam,

I'm enquiring to see if the RFL have looked into what happened at Celtic Crusaders (in relation to employing' illegal immigrant' players - unwittingly or otherwise) and have taken steps to ensure that it will be totally impossible for this to happen again at any Rugby League Club.