I agree. The very fact that we play in black and white and rovers in red and white should get any toon fans behind us. Rovers can have any mackem support there may be

Yeah, we wouldn't want to open up to a new potential fan base or get a load of good publicity, would we?

Why don't we change our name to Hull Magpies for the weekend too while we're at it?

I've seen the design for the magic shirt. It will have people dribbling over it and a stampede to buy it

I'm sure you know why. And I'm sure you can see how ridiculous that argument is without me telling you.

Are you seriously suggesting wearing a Newcastle styled shirt would create a new fan base?

At best Geordie fans in the stadium would shout for us for the one game but as has been pointed out they'd probably do that anyway if we were to be in our home kit.

If just one neutral was persuaded to support us because of that link, then we'd have opened up a new fan base (albeit a very small one!). Do you really think Widnes will not get one new fan based in Newcastle because of the shirt and the link to the Bobby Robson charity?

So yes, I do think it would.

Cheers Wilf

Does it have a picture of Rachel Riley on it?

Probably work better at attracting new fans than chaging your name from Hull City AFC to Hull Tigers

Dunno, I made it up but knew some knob would bite