Crusaders come out fighting

[St Helens RLFC]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_leag...ers/7895955.stm

Good article that, though I think Sunday will be a bit hard to prove anything, and I don't agree that people want them to fail.

 

[Vambo]

There will be some that want them to fail.

I saw their Academy team last year against the East Lancs Lions and they were excellent. All Welsh as well I think. Given time they (the Crusaders club) have every chance of coming good.

 

[Fred187]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Vambo @ Feb 19 2009, 03:47 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

There will be some that want them to fail.

I saw their Academy team last year against the East Lancs Lions and they were excellent. All Welsh as well I think. Given time they (the Crusaders club) have every chance of coming good.[/b]

Yeah, most of their Academy are in the Wales U18 squad, who are a bit awesome - they won the European Championship (beating England and France), and make up most of the GB U18 squad.

I don't really understand how any real RL fan would want them to fail, though - they symbolise the expansion of the game. Wanting them to fail is like wanting RL to fail in gaining popularity outside of the North Country.