Irregs#16 wrote:I don't think a merger would ever be on the cards. But perhaps a joint stadium would be more feasible

ComeOnYouUll wrote:And a few hundred quit a year for Sky Sports. That would go for me.

Marcus's Bicycle wrote:If you get one of those dodgy boxes you'll save a fortune.

Chris71 wrote:Agreed as a merger would take at least a one or two generations before its accepted. So a merger of both Hull clubs would create more issues than it would solve. Not sure how a joint stadium would work either unless it was in the centre of the City rather than in the West or East of the City.

If anyone involved in the running of the game honestly believes a merger would be an option then the game has a serious problem.

Mrs Barista wrote:The current set of top flight clubs are deckchairs on the Titanic. We've had 20 odd years since Framing the Future and the only real successes for the sport IMO have been the emergence of Catalans and the move to the summer. We're stuck with the same bunch of self interested chairmen resulting in a desperate chase for ever decreasing revenue as the insistence on the status quo creates a competiton with limited horizons and no appetite to create new interest either geographically or formatwise.

The sport needs to pay less attention to the attitudinal fossils that populate its fanbase today and more to the audiences of the future because pandering to the Fev is Fev, Cas is Cas attitudes has got us precisely nowhere.

UllFC wrote:I'm worried about a merger, I don't think it solves issues but creates new ones.

On a positive side in theory it means a bigger club that could attract more sponsors, fans and have a stronger youth system.

But I suspect a lot of fans won't get on board with the idea, and two new 'successor' clubs would be formed at amateur level.

Given our issues at the MKM the team would play at Craven Park, which even putting aside my black & white tinted glasses isn't an easy place to travel to. Even if fans give it a go travelling from say Anlaby/Swanland/Willerby to East Hull will soon get unattractive on Thursday and Friday night through our 'cycle friendly' city centre! And good luck finding a bus without loads of changes.

It would also erase all the history and songs. No old clips of cup wins for the social media teams to post, no Old Faithful or Red Red Robin. Even 'come on you 'Ull' is seen as our song and wouldn't be sung.

Rocknrolla69er wrote:I honestly cannot see the fossils whoever they are?? At the Rfl giving up power.

I cannot see the club chairmen also giving up power and influence either.

Everybody's clinging onto their slice of the cake, to the detriment of the game.

Super leagues got a serious old boys club going on, favours for favours etc

Hopefully I'm wrong but we l see, you d like to think they've all had enough out the sport, and it can be handed over and totally revamped.

old faith full wrote:I wouldn't worry it will never happen, most of the old die hard fans like myself from both clubs would more than likely call it a day and live with our past memories. The question is are there as many new younger fans that would get on board with a merged club to replace the old goats like me? I personally think not most youngsters these days want to be footballers & theres a lot that wouldn't get off there x box to attend so a merger just wont work.