Just a few pointers for you:

1) In 1999 we knew we were in the financial doodoos thanks to Lloyd's antics. We made an application to the RFL to drop down a league, the same league as KR, and rebuild from there. Barry Lilley asked all the chairmen in that league to vote against it. Enough did and our application was rejected. This was when Shane Richardson decided to move his money from Gateshead to Hull, where he knew the fan base to sustain a SL club was based. It was the then KR chairman's bitterness towards us that actually helped us to survive, how ironic.
2) The KC Stadium was nothing to do with our league position, it was built with community money and would've needed both us and City to make it viable whichever leagues we were in.
3) The obsession with the merger with Gateshead from the dark side is really quite pathetic. We had financial difficulties due to poor management and Shane Richardson saw an opportunity, one he wasn't getting from Gateshead. At least we didn't go into administration meaning all our debtors lost vast amounts of money unlike KR.

Can't believe so many have taken the bait!!

A legitimate narrative, but...

1) This was a period when SL was an independent entity and was perceived as acting with a high hand towards the rest of the game. Those other chairmen weren't compelled to do what Lilley suggested, and I suspect he was pushing at an open door. The bitterness was widespread, in a sport divided against itself. Worth remembering, as Marwan Koucash pushes for a new SL breakaway, IMO.
2) 'Community money' sounds like a New Labourism, but a fair point. 'Community investment' has helped other clubs, at other times, including my own.
3) Mr Frisk would appear to be a Wigan fan. I dunno, but perhaps he was just making a 'sliding doors' point? It's history now - like when you gazumped us to take over the Boulevard (that's my favourite 'what if?').

How did we get roped into this.

Don't think the original poster is anything to do with us, should be bringing up salary points deductions and the signing of Mr Fielden to avoid relegation as a counter

1) It scares the hell out of me that people actually think that a breakaway league is a good idea. There isn't the money to go round now, people have a very idealistic idea of what would happen should we stick 2 fingers up at the RFL.
2) It does, I agree, but my point was that is was built using share money which legally had to be ploughed back into the community. Where would any of us be without a bit of help from the Council in varying guises?
3) I now realise that, if I had earlier I would've made reference to their "Let's openly and blatantly break the salary cap to survive relegation" year

Hahaha, see my above post!!!

Apologies accepted

You're welcome

This might be the most pointless thread i've seen on here....

You can't have been around for long.