Yes and then win them both again in 2026 and be an A grade club once more.

As far as grading with promotion and relegation goes, the Batley owners idea sounds one of the better ones.

It helps give the Championship clubs the dream that they can still make it to SL but downside is it probably encourages boom or bust spending again and also highly likely the spell in SL would be over after 1 year and then the successful squad dispands (such as London having barely anyone left now)

For me this IMG thing has served a short term purpose of giving clubs a rocket to sort their facilities out. Some things such as the state of Belle Vue should have been sorted 20 years ago...but that's about the only success so far and I fear at the end of seasons we are going to see articles full of stats and what ifs rather than people actually talking about the rugby

https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/r ... on-4874197

https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/r ... on-4874197

Have to say with every time Myler speaks I am impressed. There's a real sense of realism in his words and no selling of false promises which we have been subjected to all these years.

Agree, and judging by the reaction from the fans who attended last weeks forum they realise it as well.

8th would be significant progress and would lay a solid foundation challenging for the play-offs in 2026. It's going to be a long term project and we all must be patient.

I know it was pretty obvious anyway and Dan said from the off in the HDM but Myler confirms that Rapana has been specifically brought in to play fullback.

We’ve had a lot of players in recent years who’ve seemingly had a pop at the club when leaving. If anyone could feel hard done by it would probably be Jack Walker and the position he finds himself in, but noticed he’s been quite complimentary. As alluded to in the article, Myler knows how to deal with players and players will have a certain level of respect for him and what’s he’s achieved as a player. All due respect to Clarkey and AP it just seems a better environment having a real rugby man dealing with these things.

https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/rugby-leagues-hypocritical-restructure-proposal-9729122 More on the proposal. It would be the lowest placed Grade B team that would go down.

https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/rugby-leagues-hypocritical-restructure-proposal-9729122 More on the proposal. It would be the lowest placed Grade B team that would go down.

Having read that piece in The Yorkshire Post this morning I do feel that at last we have some cause for optimism. I'm really impressed with Myler although when he was appointed I was pretty aghast I have to say.

The fact is whether he is the new owners future son in law or not, its obvious that the new head of the club was influential in Richie's arrival which was, I guess, a massive gamble and that he has been putting money into the club or at least committing it to our projected future budgets since Myler's arrival.

The very fact that family or not Thirkill as a business man needs to be surrounded in his business empire by top managers of people, he obviously recognised the qualities and potential that they need to embrace and his choice of Myler has to be commended. Myler brings all that and our new owner had faith in what he could do. Insisting I'm told that Richies appointment was instrumental in his investing in the team, since then so well has Myler gone that Thirkell has now decided to buy the club.

As a new boy and no doubt in the eyes of some players and agents as 'an upstart' he is very good at selling the dream. I spoke to Asiata in a cafe in Beverley a few weeks back and its obvious that to prize him away from Leigh and Beaumont, Myler had to sell 'dream' and Asiata leading it and to me it was obvious that he had done just that. (Incidentally I also spoke to KR's new enforcer in Marks Cafe in Beverley the other day and he was very complimentary about our new coach too). For Asiata to be one of his first signings was mega really at least it was for a guy who had'nt ever been in an administrative role at a club before. I know too that Adam, after having reservations has been extremely impressed with Richie from day one. I feel that we have a real gem here and a massive discovery and as well as us all talking about the importance of getting Balmforth and Co signed up we also need to make sure that we hang onto Richie although all the vibes coming from him smack of a guy who is loving the position and the pressure.

I'm impressed with our new owner in waiting and with his prodigy, I'd like to hear a bit more form the other half of the ownership team but no doubt that will come, but fair do's this old timer who thinks he's seen it all and becoming cynical in the wake of it is really heartened by what I'm hearing and reading. Of course on the other side of things it also clarifies what a mess the club was in off the field and perhaps this change has come just in time to save us.

(Bloody hell another diatribe ...Sorry I must get out more)

Roam Ranger wrote:https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/rugby-leagues-hypocritical-restructure-proposal-9729122 More on the proposal. It would be the lowest placed Grade B team that would go down. Regardless of the system I think the Championship needs to get rid of its playoffs, crowds for the final aren't huge anyway and we risk a team winning the league with ease and then losing the final. Having a final also reduces the time they can confirm recruitment for next season. Under the above idea in theory a 6th placed GradeB Championship team with indifferent results could fluke a Grand Final win and replace an SL team who are a much higher standard on the field. And result would be the promoted team getting hammered next season while relegated team cruise to winning the Championship which is pointless for all.

Roam Ranger wrote:https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/rugby-leagues-hypocritical-restructure-proposal-9729122 More on the proposal. It would be the lowest placed Grade B team that would go down. Regardless of the system I think the Championship needs to get rid of its playoffs, crowds for the final aren't huge anyway and we risk a team winning the league with ease and then losing the final. Having a final also reduces the time they can confirm recruitment for next season. Under the above idea in theory a 6th placed GradeB Championship team with indifferent results could fluke a Grand Final win and replace an SL team who are a much higher standard on the field. And result would be the promoted team getting hammered next season while relegated team cruise to winning the Championship which is pointless for all.