The Dentist Wilf wrote:Too blooming right we'll probably draw the new merged team in the Cup and they'll beat us! Hull KR and Hull FC merged team in the top echilons of the RL is just something that has been delayed for 20 years, but always in mind, It's all back to the future ...18th April 1995 almost 100 years since the birth of the game the Rugby league stated, " 14 merged Clubs will contest the new league with the Hull one being known as Humberside" there's then name problem solved then!
Until today's HDM article I had not paid too much attention to this as I thought it's was merely an isolated cost cutting measure. Putting the team in the professional league structure has changed my opinion. Maybe it's a bit far fetched but I am concerned the RFL, AP and Hudgell are in cahoots to try and use this team to legitimise a unified Hull team playing in the professional league. We will then be presented with a doomsday scenario where both clubs are unsustainable and the only choice left is a full merger.
Call it a conspiracy theory if you like but I prefer to be cynical where the RFL are concerned.