Re: First owner to put their club up for sale this season? : Mon Nov 10, 2014 9:32 pm  

Legends and Icons wrote:

Neither of us have been much cop of late but as fans we still go Stan . It's not going to happen anyway but for arguments sake it did would you go watch a merged Hull team ?

Not sure, what's it like?

Re: First owner to put their club up for sale this season? : Mon Nov 10, 2014 9:33 pm  

Legends and Icons wrote:

Neither of us have been much cop of late but as fans we still go Stan . It's not going to happen anyway but for arguments sake it did would you go watch a merged Hull team ?

You already do

Re: First owner to put their club up for sale this season? : Mon Nov 10, 2014 9:39 pm  

Legends and Icons wrote:

Neither of us have been much cop of late but as fans we still go Stan . It's not going to happen anyway but for arguments sake it did would you go watch a merged Hull team ?

No. Not a chance.

I couldn't give up on the sport entirely, but I really don't think I could passionately, in fact I know I couldn't follow another team.

I'd probably just stick to attending minor nation internationals, and take up dogging.

Re: First owner to put their club up for sale this season? : Mon Nov 10, 2014 11:05 pm  

Sandra The Terrorist wrote:

No. Not a chance.

I couldn't give up on the sport entirely, but I really don't think I could passionately, in fact I know I couldn't follow another team.

I'd probably just stick to attending minor nation internationals, and take up dogging.

in 10 years, assuming SL existed it would be the best supported team in the league.

If things carry on as they are, Hull won't support 2 teams and one will go. Or of course to quote the delectable baby spice "when two become one"

I don't want it, but I see the future of the game having merged teams.

Re: First owner to put their club up for sale this season? : Tue Nov 11, 2014 6:26 am  

Legends and Icons wrote:

Decent crowd ? Would you go ? Serious question

Yes

Re: First owner to put their club up for sale this season? : Tue Nov 11, 2014 7:24 am  

I'd say no but may venture down once the pain had gone, It would take a lot of doing tho, as it would probably use the KC, Hull Fans would still wear the last shirt of the unmerged team, sit in the same seat as they did before and in all honesty it would end up being called Hull regardless of what moniker it officially took. Crowds would initially drop and I'm not sure the it would end up being all that different to a relatively successful FC side

Re: First owner to put their club up for sale this season? : Tue Nov 11, 2014 1:17 pm  

barham red wrote:

I'd say no but may venture down once the pain had gone, It would take a lot of doing tho, as it would probably use the KC, Hull Fans would still wear the last shirt of the unmerged team, sit in the same seat as they did before and in all honesty it would end up being called Hull regardless of what moniker it officially took. Crowds would initially drop and I'm not sure the it would end up being all that different to a relatively successful FC side

A merged team would be less than the sum of its parts. The attendance would probably be about the same as Hull get now and it wouldn't be any more successful than Hull or Rovers have been individually.

Re: First owner to put their club up for sale this season? : Tue Nov 11, 2014 2:45 pm  

I would never attend, the way the game is been run now I would fully give up on SL. I would subscribe to Premier sports(have done in the past), follow the NRL and local amateur teams.

Re: First owner to put their club up for sale this season? : Tue Nov 11, 2014 5:19 pm  

I think you would get a couple of teams formed from the very bottom similar to Fc united of Manchester, owned and controlled by fans. East hull Kingston rovers and West Hull FC probably. That is where I'd go if it happened, cramped around a field on Rosemead street as opposed to selling your soul and supporting a merger. The 2 clubs don't have much going for them at present, but to lose the rivalry and uniqueness of that would be a travesty for RL in this country.
Can this city support 2 teams? Yes! Poor coaching over the last couple of years shouldn't mask the potential of both clubs. However us cutting our cloth accordingly over the last couple of years has been shrewd, and allowed damage limitation financially until money comes in/crowds go up/continued success.

Re: First owner to put their club up for sale this season? : Tue Nov 11, 2014 7:22 pm  

mean_machine wrote:

I think you would get a couple of teams formed from the very bottom similar to Fc united of Manchester, owned and controlled by fans. East hull Kingston rovers and West Hull FC probably. That is where I'd go if it happened, cramped around a field on Rosemead street as opposed to selling your soul and supporting a merger. The 2 clubs don't have much going for them at present, but to lose the rivalry and uniqueness of that would be a travesty for RL in this country.
Can this city support 2 teams? Yes! Poor coaching over the last couple of years shouldn't mask the potential of both clubs. However us cutting our cloth accordingly over the last couple of years has been shrewd, and allowed damage limitation financially until money comes in/crowds go up/continued success.

Great post.