: Wed Aug 19, 2009 6:51 am  

Two points here:

1. Who at the RFL allowed their registrations without adequate work permit documentation? Anyone in the game will tell you that you have to jump through hoops to register an overseas player. Or were staff there told to overlook irregularities with the paperwork? If so someone at the top should be sacked.....

2. What about the teams who didn't gain promotion from NL2 when the Crusaders came up as champions with what was in effect a team full of "ringers"? Could they take legal action?

: Wed Aug 19, 2009 6:59 am  

TOTALLY DEVASTATED FOR THEM

: Wed Aug 19, 2009 9:05 am  

Piston Broke wrote:

Two points here:

1. Who at the RFL allowed their registrations without adequate work permit documentation? Anyone in the game will tell you that you have to jump through hoops to register an overseas player. Or were staff there told to overlook irregularities with the paperwork? If so someone at the top should be sacked.....

2. What about the teams who didn't gain promotion from NL2 when the Crusaders came up as champions with what was in effect a team full of "ringers"? Could they take legal action?

somebody must have known as other teams , barrow etc have had to wait ages for conformation.
another RFL embarrassment .

: Wed Aug 19, 2009 11:15 am  

Piston Broke wrote:

Two points here:

1. Who at the RFL allowed their registrations without adequate work permit documentation? Anyone in the game will tell you that you have to jump through hoops to register an overseas player. Or were staff there told to overlook irregularities with the paperwork? If so someone at the top should be sacked.....

2. What about the teams who didn't gain promotion from NL2 when the Crusaders came up as champions with what was in effect a team full of "ringers"? Could they take legal action?

Also, isn't there some funding from the RFL for the "Community Coaching/Workers" in the team? Does that mean that the RFL have been employing illegal imigrants?

: Wed Aug 19, 2009 11:33 am  

Soldierboy wrote:

I agree mate and get FAX in aswell.heartlands back.

That's more like it!

: Wed Aug 19, 2009 12:39 pm  

Yob wrote:

Also, isn't there some funding from the RFL for the "Community Coaching/Workers" in the team? Does that mean that the RFL have been employing illegal imigrants?

UK Border website states that an employer could be fined up to £10k per illegal employee!!!!!!!

: Wed Aug 19, 2009 1:06 pm  

griffax wrote:

UK Border website states that an employer could be fined up to £10k per illegal employee!!!!!!!

whats betting RFL pay it

: Wed Aug 19, 2009 1:40 pm  

Diggerslad wrote:

whats betting RFL pay it

Nailed on....thats why they are not respected. If they had an ounce of credibility they would get shut of Celtic and put them in the bottom division then we would see how serious they were about league in the home of nervous sheep. Let them do it the hard way through true promotion and recruitment like most other clubs. They should give the SL place to Widnes IMO

: Wed Aug 19, 2009 1:49 pm  

faxlad66 wrote:

Nailed on....thats why they are not respected. If they had an ounce of credibility they would get shut of Celtic and put them in the bottom division then we would see how serious they were about league in the home of nervous sheep. Let them do it the hard way through true promotion and recruitment like most other clubs. They should give the SL place to Widnes IMO

I agree 100% with your view, however cant really see the RFL doing this, as the expansion into the valleys is part of their "grand master plan"

: Wed Aug 19, 2009 4:12 pm  

The RFL either knew about this or their administration is totally incompetent (no, surely not!)

Excerpt from the RFL's Operational Rules:

IMMIGRATION STATUS
C1:4:4 The RFL will not at any time accept a registration application for an "overseas Player",
nor register the Player until it has received a copy of the Player's work permit or
satisfactory evidence that such a permit is not necessary in which case the Club must
provide a copy of the relevant immigration documentation. In cases of dispute relating
to work permits or other immigration documentation or the need therefore, the RFL will
consult the UK Border Agency and/or the Home Office as appropriate and the Board
shall take their comments or advice into account but the Board shall be entitled to
determine the matter concerned.

I rest my case.