Ian P wrote:
It was Hull KRs very own chairman Barry Lilley who was the main instigator at the meeting that denied Hull FC the chance of being relegated. He hoped that rallying the other club he would would force FC out of business and many KR fans at the time where cock a hoop over the plan.
Thanks Mr Lilley
Where the two Irishmen part of the plan to close you down or part of a merger plan, a plan your Mr Lilley proposed in 1995. Wilby wanted KR and FC to merge to get a promise of SL out of the RFL, FC won promotion and he no longer wanted KR anymore and that is the fact presented in the programme "Trouble at the top " Rovers Return. Putting that into a well known clip site will get you the whole story in three glorious episodes, laugh my so much my sides hurt
Thanks again Barry
I would contribute a few pounds to a statue raised in his honour and few more £££s for the flock of specially prune fed pigeons that would be needed to sit on it ..................
I suggest you watch it again (I know I have/do).
The Irish lot appeard after Wilby but well before you got promoted.
If he didnt intend to on closing us down then why did he REFUSE to agree to the continued existance of Hull Kingston Rovers and if he had got us without those assurances what would have happened then?
We BOTH know the answer to that one don't we.
The joint team would have played from the boulevard, would have played in the colour of Hull sharks and would be West hull based.
So you pretend all you want that Wilby wouldn't have shut us down in the 'merger' but anyone looking at it with an open mind can see it plain as day.