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Please not another Gateshead one season disaster!



I really hope they stick with it, I think the bid is showing up to be as weak as alot of us feared but for the sake of SL expansiona nd RL in WAles fingers crossed they can make it a success.



Available players for next year are now being signed up and announced, it would be nice to hear of Celtic signing one or two decent players.

Chris Walker done deal, ok i know he' sh*t!



But you all know Dixon never announces his signings until 3 weeks before the season, and he announces them as one group.

We all know it hasn't really been working out of Brewery Field and so it's a common sense business decision. It does however make me doubt the lengths the RFL went to when making sure the Crusader's SL bid was water tight. Of course, nobody wants another GatesHull situation but we're at risk of something perhaps even worse; the London Crusaders/Broncos/Harlequins effect.



One thing that bothers me is the urgency with which they're looking to make this a permanent switch to Newport. It suggests it's kind of essential, if not critical. The obvious next concern is whether they can make it work in Newport but judging by their first effort, I'm guessing their method is not so much build a solid strategy, but suck it and see

Our 'close working relationship' with Harlequins RU has put us on the best footing we've had in Super League. If Celtic have the same positives in moving to Newport, I'm all for it.

I think Newport could work better than Bridgend.



It will be interesting to see this next season if we do move.

Am I reading the same article?



I read it as, yes it's a bad year financially but it is that way for everyone, no real panic. No mention of Newport, new players or acvademy players coming through.



So why speculate about next years' venue/squad off the back of this non-story?

Quote belgianxiii="belgianxiii"Am I reading the same article? I read it as, yes it's a bad year financially but it is that way for everyone, no real panic. No mention of Newport, new players or acvademy players coming through. So why speculate about next years' venue/squad off the back of this non-story?'" news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... 135198.stm

Quote belgianxiii="belgianxiii"Am I reading the same article? I read it as, yes it's a bad year financially but it is that way for everyone, no real panic. No mention of Newport, new players or acvademy players coming through. So why speculate about next years' venue/squad off the back of this non-story?'" news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... 135198.stm

And what effect would that be?

The roaring success that is Capital Rugby League, with it's nomadic attributes. i thinks that's what oxford-pie-eater is hinting at. Obvious isn't it, or are you just preparing to chomp on a juicy wriggly worm?

Forgive my geographical ignorance here, but how many of the Crusaders fans will attend at Newport? Is there a strong Newport fanbase, or is the core from Bridgend? A quick Google map search claims a distance of 30 miles, which is similar from Widnes to Wigan....



And look at Wigan's fixture at Widnes last season. Of course, some boycotted the fixture in protest to Ian Lenagan, but the crowd was halved by staging it away from the JJB Stadium. Would Celtic lose support at Newport?

Relocate em to Widnes.