Think will be probably be because when all the Dobson/Mason visa scandle went on you had people from humberside on the radio interviewing RFL officials. The interviews won't have being the sour point to Rovers it will have being the negative questions that Humberside where asking the RFL official regards the rules of the game and insinuating that it's illegal at every corner. Not once where they sticking up for Rovers but constantly giving negative questions to the RFL to make the situation look as bad as possible to gain a few viewers at the expense of Rovers.

Now as a viewer of local radio that really vexed me off.

Did they?

I know the Mail were resposible for pestering the RFL until they were forced to admit their role in Passportgate, but not sure what Humberside have done?

Not sure if Hull have lifted hostilities - I think we have. But in the current climate BBC local radio needs all the support it can get to give it a chance of survival. Much as I dislike Burns and co, they happen to be the current face of local radio sport but they are only transient. To lose local coverage permanently would be a tragedy, so if I were a club's CEO I'd be prepared to swallow my pride and present a united front of local sports radio and all local clubs to the BBC decision makers.

Just until the future is secure, mind.

I'm thinking it might be because when Humberside first 'broke' the Dobson/Mason story they suggested Dobson had been released and continued to do so for an hour or so. Surely as any good media type should have done, they would have contacted the club first before jumping the gun.

Do you not just think that it may be because to everyone, other than Rovers and the RFL, the whole de-registration saga left a sour taste?

Oh, and Easty, now you know how we feel about them. Get well soon, Gwillym.

Until we get a reporter that knows anything about the game, Im afraid we will be stuck with this negative reporting. Hull FC for the last 30 years have had two die hard fans with knowledge of the game reporting for them. We seem to get any one who is out of a job.

personally i think Rovers are probably to blame when it comes to giving RH/HDM the facts, the board love to treat us all like mushrooms.

I expect the usual suspects to be on here slating the club for taking this stance, as they did when FC had a similar dispute. Only the other day someone was happily making the point that the sports programme was up for a Sony award.

I still think humberside give rl pretty good coverage as a whole. Once Dobbo is back playing and this thing is put to bed all will be back to normal.
I know a lot don't like Gwillam but at least he reports on rl favourably. All we get ATM is burnsy harping on about city for 90% of sportstalk

Or scunthorpe united on sports talk to be honest that's got very boring to

after listening to the aftermatch commentary and the comments made by the presenters in the wake of no one on one interview with JM.....

i would also boycott them ....
saying that rovers and jm had thrown the toys out of the pram is hardly being very professional or respectfull for a broadcaster .
But as KCFM no longer do rugby commentary ,people are stuck with them.