I would imagine that there are more amateur rugby league players in the Fylde than there are on Tyneside but that would be a guess and I have no figures to back that up.

Can you explain what rules Thunder have "bent to the max"?
The Aussies with EU passports are allowed by EU law to unrestricted work in the EU (I believe). Thunder merely employ them in accordance with that law and with the RFL rules and regulations.

Thunder work within the quota system laid down to them by the RFL, I admit that may be unfair on the other teams in the competition but that rule was in effect when the comp started and these arguments always seem to surface either when Thunder win a game or some team realise that they may be in relegation trouble.

My view is that the teams that go down will go down because they have lost games not because of what other teams do. If we go down it wont be because of a ref giving a dodgy decision it will be because we weren't bloody good enough to stay up.

Not brewery field

But it is based at at the same address as a co called Dekor uk , which as I'm sure many people know is Leighton Samuels company , Mr Samuels being the owner of Celtic Crusaders

I stand corrected and apologise for my insinuation

Who funds the trust ?

I do not have inside knowledge of Thunder's finances, I am just a fan but I would imagine that any business plan they have is based on more than gate receipts (the support of the club has been pretty constant for the last few years so the gates we have would not have come as a surprise).
As well as the sponsors we have the club is heavily indebted to Steve and Sarah Garside who have put a lot of their own cash into the club and continue to do so. Without their input Thunder probably would not have survived and we owe them a huge debt of gratitude.
As to players wages, I have no idea how much they are paid but we have a mix of full time and part time staff who I would assume are paid accordingly. May explain why Thunder may be able to afford ex-NRL players

You need hosing down dude, the heat's got through and under your flat cap