Point being though that if they were drawing in 3/4,000 home fans at brewery field by 2012 with another 1,500/2,000 away fans then they would still be worthy of another licence , but Brewery field would still be big enough to accomodate them , if that was to happen the RFL would have to be daft to refuse them

Completely wrong. Backwards, in fact.

~What? Hull were sacrificed to save Gateshead? You on drugs or something?

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sports/rugby-league-news/2009/11/26/rugby-league-kevin-ellis-calls-crusaders-plan-a-tragedy-91466-25253709/

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sports/rugby-league-news/2009/11/26/rugby-league-kevin-ellis-calls-crusaders-plan-a-tragedy-91466-25253709/

Kosh wrote:Completely wrong. Backwards, in fact. This article seems to disprove your statement http://archive.warringtonguardian.co.uk ... 26530.html

Kosh wrote:Completely wrong. Backwards, in fact. This article seems to disprove your statement http://archive.warringtonguardian.co.uk ... 26530.html

Aldy wrote:This article seems to disprove your statement http://archive.warringtonguardian.co.uk ... 26530.html I'd say it proved his statement actually.

Aldy wrote:This article seems to disprove your statement http://archive.warringtonguardian.co.uk ... 26530.html I'd say it proved his statement actually.

Where does the quote

But the merger has meant we have saved Hull, one of the oldest and most traditional clubs in the game, from going into liquidation.
prove his statement?

It is commonly said that the merger was Hull buying Gateshead's SL place and forcing them out of business into the bargain.

What happened was that the sides merged and the new company was to run two sides; one being Gateshead in the SL and the other Hull FC in the NFP.

Then the other clubs objected to Hull FC's inclusion in the NFP (for reasons that I don't really understand) and the upshot was that Hull took Gateshead's slot in SL as a (theoretically) merged "Gateshull".

this is getting off topic a bit but it was hull who was skint at the time of the merger so how did they buy gateshead's place and if they did, how come the new company's board of directors were pretty much all of the gateshead clubs board from the ceo down.

saints fan is right, as most people know gateshead's owners baled hull out and moved to hull as they saw a far more lucrative and long term future in running an established club with a big support rather than flogging a dead horse of trying to establish RL in the football mad north east.

I said it would all go wrong in south wales.It a hot bed for union and cardiff and swansea doing well in the championship. Got no sympathathy bring back promotion and relegation.Make fair on all teams.We are no closer to the aussies without bringing on youth.We bring too many aussies.