Re: Mediawatch : Wed Jan 21, 2015 12:52 pm  

mean_machine wrote:

What a pathetic way this thread is going. The difference between Rovers and Hull Fans in supporting their team and the vocal support they provide are polar opposites, regardless of game and setting. To try and accuse KR fans of over celebrating and whatever ridiculous statements you are saying is a diabolical attempt to hide the failings of your fans in supporting your team. I was embarrassed at full time on sunday when your team walked round an empty stadium thanking supposed fans for their support.

KR is a club of the people, and for the community. FC have lost this, and the relationship between the people and the club continues to grow wider and wider. Which would also be indicative of season pass sales. The exuberance in celebration was not just because we were beating you, but also because we can see people playing for the shirt. Not that you would, but come to any KR away game this year and the support will be exactly like that in celebration, if not numbers. I guarantee if this game was held at the boulevard back in the day the support levels for FC would of been similar to that of KR's support. Long Story short you have lost your soul.

PS - you should probably mention to talanoa to stop walking back to the corners after tries winding KR fans up and geeing the east stand creche up in that to corner to raise the volume. Or maybe remind minichello to stop fist pumping after scoring in front of the KR fans. It's only a friendly remember lads!

Well, thanks for that. Like the bible, well written, but ultimately full of Sh!te.

The soul of our club is doing very well thank you, especially when we've been stood in the Zeebrugge stand watching our lads hand yours their arses 3 of the 4 last CP derbies. It was also doing very well at the McAlpine semi final in 2013 when the commentators stayed silent as we blasted out a 'special and amazing' chorus of old faithful. It was also in full voice last August when, yet again, at our 'soulless' stadium you were humiliated.

Re: Mediawatch : Wed Jan 21, 2015 1:06 pm  

mean_machine wrote:

What a pathetic way this thread is going.

You were proven right by the remainder of your post.

Re: Mediawatch : Wed Jan 21, 2015 1:30 pm  

Errlee Berd wrote:

Not so sure myself, there's quite a difference in how each set of fans treat the fixture. That's not to say we don't care, just your lot care a whole lot more.

Take Sunday for example. Our tries in the first half were met with a subdued cheer, a few people getting out of their seats and a bit of an applause. The Rovers fans in the second half were at fever pitch, jumping up and down, dancing, singing, toothless grins everywhere.

There certainly is a vast difference. Your own derby thread was started more than a week before the actual game, ran to nearly five pages before kick off and currently stands at eighteen pages. In contrast there were no threads on the unofficial forum until after match comments and miniscule efforts on Rovers RLFANS.

I do fully agree with your points about vocal support and celebration regards the respective clubs fans but would add however that I find that to be the case in any game whoever our sides are playing. I would add that whatever the score had been on Sunday I would have expected the vast majority to have cheered off Rovers team win, lose or draw. I did however witness the usual fc walk before full time and was genuinely embarrassed at fc players applauding empty seats on their lap at the end.

Re: Mediawatch : Wed Jan 21, 2015 1:36 pm  

Structured wrote:

There certainly is a vast difference. Your own derby thread was started more than a week before the actual game, ran to nearly five pages before kick off and currently stands at eighteen pages. In contrast there were no threads on the unofficial forum until after match comments and miniscule efforts on Rovers RLFANS.

I do fully agree with your points about vocal support and celebration regards the respective clubs fans but would add however that I find that to be the case in any game whoever our sides are playing. I would add that whatever the score had been on Sunday I would have expected the vast majority to have cheered off Rovers team win, lose or draw. I did however witness the usual fc walk before full time and was genuinely embarrassed at fc players applauding empty seats on their lap at the end.

That's maybe because you have about 10 fans who post on there, where we have a lot of people who post on here.

I went to two games at Rovers last year, in both games, the East Stand was nearly empty before the final whistle, so all this "We clap our fans until the end no matter what" is rubbish.

Re: Mediawatch : Wed Jan 21, 2015 1:42 pm  

Structured wrote:

There certainly is a vast difference. Your own derby thread was started more than a week before the actual game, ran to nearly five pages before kick off and currently stands at eighteen pages. In contrast there were no threads on the unofficial forum until after match comments and miniscule efforts on Rovers RLFANS.

I do fully agree with your points about vocal support and celebration regards the respective clubs fans but would add however that I find that to be the case in any game whoever our sides are playing. I would add that whatever the score had been on Sunday I would have expected the vast majority to have cheered off Rovers team win, lose or draw. I did however witness the usual fc walk before full time and was genuinely embarrassed at fc players applauding empty seats on their lap at the end.

Seems to have struck a nerve.

The whole situation reminds me of the times as a kid knocking about playing football or rugby on a local field. If a younger kid ever joined in (someones little brother maybe), they'd take it deadly serious, try their absolute hardest & make sure everyone knew the score, while the older kids would just nonchalantly kick the ball around. The little kid afterwards would be dead chuffed with themselves & run home to their parents to tell them all about it.

Rovers are that little kid.

Re: Mediawatch : Wed Jan 21, 2015 1:47 pm  

Dave K. wrote:

For interest what is the record of competitive games since you SL?

14 games to 11 in Rovers favour.

Re: Mediawatch : Wed Jan 21, 2015 1:53 pm  

Structured wrote:

I did however witness the usual fc walk before full time and was genuinely embarrassed at fc players applauding empty seats on their lap at the end.

I've been watching Hull for a while now, probably in excess of 1000 games, and never stay behind at the end of a game to clap them off the pitch.

I didn't realise what an embarrassment I've been to the club for all these years.

Re: Mediawatch : Wed Jan 21, 2015 2:00 pm  

Easty wrote:

14 games to 11 in Rovers favour.

Thanks, potentially 4 games this year also.

Re: Mediawatch : Wed Jan 21, 2015 2:03 pm  

Dave K. wrote:

Thanks, potentially 4 games this year also.

Potentially 5 games. Now that would be overkill.

Re: Mediawatch : Wed Jan 21, 2015 2:07 pm  

Structured wrote:

I would add that whatever the score had been on Sunday I would have expected the vast majority to have cheered off Rovers team win, lose or draw.

You've missed a bit off there. You should have put "whatever the score had been on Sunday other than 28-0", since the North stand was half empty as the final hooter sounded on the last competitive Hull derby played.