Re: hull kr to move in : Fri Feb 03, 2012 5:54 pm  

Three teams playing on that pitch would hammer it, there would need to be an extended period with no activity whatsoever, just to give the grass a chance.

It would end up like the days when Les Clarke's mate dumped a load of "topsoil" on the Boulevard. It turned out to be clay, so his mate suggested adding some sand to the mix. Unfortunately the sand came straight off some beach and was full of broken shells and hadn't been sterilised. We had a treatment room full of players with septic, festering cuts on their legs.

Re: hull kr to move in : Fri Feb 03, 2012 5:59 pm  

Clearly its a wind up.
After all, Craven Park will be much better than the KC by 2015. Hudgell will have been knighted, Phil Lowe et al will repay the money they took from the sale of the old Craven Park, and KR will have won Superleague with Craig Hall man of steel and 54 tries.

Re: hull kr to move in : Fri Feb 03, 2012 6:20 pm  

SirStan wrote:

On the ball as usual Mr Parker. How long has Phil Joseph been a prop? At least he got something right:

all pre-season. first thing dosey parkers got right for ages.

Re: hull kr to move in : Fri Feb 03, 2012 6:29 pm  

Does this mean a car boot and market merger?

Load of 'Tosh' from the Sun....Again.

Re: hull kr to move in : Fri Feb 03, 2012 6:42 pm  

ashleyheard1989 wrote:

if kr move in i think the kc could lose all its credability.

the pitch will be awful, have 3 fixtures a week ( if fixtures turn out bad)

rovers fans will call it there home, in the west side of hull.

tbh i think we should just leave hull kr in that shi****e they call a home

How would it lose all of its credibility?! That's a ridiculous statement.

There would very rarely be 3 fixtures a week. The pitch is only awful because football is played in winter. In summer, the pitch will be fine. And very very rarely would there be 3 fixtures a weekend. The football team already play at least 23 home fixtures. 26 home rugby fixtures is a fair comparison.

If it somehow manages to bring down operating costs (thus making things like tickets cheaper), I'd be happy for them to move in.

Re: hull kr to move in : Fri Feb 03, 2012 6:42 pm  

This is what I posted on their board about it:

Talking from a serious standpoint, there's been talk between Pearson and Hudgell about working closer together. You do wonder if they could broker some kind of deal that would have them both getting a cheaper deal overall. You'd think the operating costs of the stadium would come down having three clubs there.

Then when you think of things like the possibility of double-headers for some of the lower supported games like Catalans and London to save money (as well as create a bit of atmosphere in one of the more dull fixtures of the year) and it could work out pretty well for both parties.
Yeah, I know there'd have to be some logistics to sort out like who gets priority where, season tickets, etc. but they aren't exactly unsolvable. 50/50 on the corporate sections. East Stand pass holders for one club get the upper tier of the West, South Stand pass holders for one club get the North Stand. Two double headers a year means both clubs have fans moved at least once. Two games for the price of one and a full house for a usually dead game or two.

As for merger talks, mergers are only for teams that are struggling. If we're both doing well in the same stadium, why would the RFL want two of the better clubs in the league to merge? What would your license grading be if you was at the KC? They wouldn't want to lose a highly placed club.

At the end of the day, I'm an RL fan before a Hull fan, and I think if the move is better for the game, it would be great. I'm not one to cut my nose off to spite my face. It may help Rovers a lot (even if it is temporary), but Hull should be looking to see what such a move can do to help them in as many ways as possible and if it can help us cut costs then we should be in favour of it.

Re: hull kr to move in : Fri Feb 03, 2012 7:18 pm  

Wellsy13 wrote:

This is what I posted on their board about it:

Talking from a serious standpoint, there's been talk between Pearson and Hudgell about working closer together. You do wonder if they could broker some kind of deal that would have them both getting a cheaper deal overall. You'd think the operating costs of the stadium would come down having three clubs there.

Then when you think of things like the possibility of double-headers for some of the lower supported games like Catalans and London to save money (as well as create a bit of atmosphere in one of the more dull fixtures of the year) and it could work out pretty well for both parties.
Yeah, I know there'd have to be some logistics to sort out like who gets priority where, season tickets, etc. but they aren't exactly unsolvable. 50/50 on the corporate sections. East Stand pass holders for one club get the upper tier of the West, South Stand pass holders for one club get the North Stand. Two double headers a year means both clubs have fans moved at least once. Two games for the price of one and a full house for a usually dead game or two.

As for merger talks, mergers are only for teams that are struggling. If we're both doing well in the same stadium, why would the RFL want two of the better clubs in the league to merge? What would your license grading be if you was at the KC? They wouldn't want to lose a highly placed club.

At the end of the day, I'm an RL fan before a Hull fan, and I think if the move is better for the game, it would be great. I'm not one to cut my nose off to spite my face. It may help Rovers a lot (even if it is temporary), but Hull should be looking to see what such a move can do to help them in as many ways as possible and if it can help us cut costs then we should be in favour of it.

Thats far too sensible a quote. Get a life.

Re: hull kr to move in : Fri Feb 03, 2012 7:44 pm  

I do not think the pitch or any pitch could cope with the extra games, so from that point of view its a none starter. I do wonder where this is all coming from and why though, clearly KR are having problems with Craven Park and are looking increasingly desperate to move forward.

Anyone who thinks the KR fans would welcome a move West is living in cloud cuckooland, the vast majority would vote with there feet.

I wonder what Mr Alam had in the way of security for his " loan" does he own some shares I wonder. I think Hutchies suggestion of merger is a very real possibilty, it would be popular with everyone except the hardcore fans and one I think is being progressed towards.

Re: hull kr to move in : Fri Feb 03, 2012 7:48 pm  

Wellsy13 wrote:

How would it lose all of its credibility?! That's a ridiculous statement.

There would very rarely be 3 fixtures a week. The pitch is only awful because football is played in winter. In summer, the pitch will be fine. And very very rarely would there be 3 fixtures a weekend. The football team already play at least 23 home fixtures. 26 home rugby fixtures is a fair comparison.

If it somehow manages to bring down operating costs (thus making things like tickets cheaper), I'd be happy for them to move in.

Look How The Pitch Is After so many games after football.. yes does get better when they stop because rugby is all over the field instead of up and down through the middle and sometimes it gets a break when we play away.

but when you think it has 23 football games, then 26 rugby games, then football starts again. the pitch will be f****d.

Then you will lose the build up to the derby, east meets west.. it wont be like that no more.

end of the day people think its a good idea because it will bring costs down. yes well done. but want adam pearson already going to have talks about bringing the rent down??

just leave things as they are.. sooner or later it seems rovers going to go bust.

this maybe a ridiculous post but its my opinion.

Re: hull kr to move in : Fri Feb 03, 2012 7:57 pm  

Ian P wrote:

I do not think the pitch or any pitch could cope with the extra games, so from that point of view its a none starter. I do wonder where this is all coming from and why though, clearly KR are having problems with Craven Park and are looking increasingly desperate to move forward.

Anyone who thinks the KR fans would welcome a move West is living in cloud cuckooland, the vast majority would vote with there feet.

I wonder what Mr Alam had in the way of security for his " loan" does he own some shares I wonder. I think Hutchies suggestion of merger is a very real possibilty, it would be popular with everyone except the hardcore fans and one I think is being progressed towards.

I don't think Allam owns any shares in Rovers, at least if he does, they've not filed the return at Companies House yet.

I find it interesting that the supposed Rovers source in the Sun is complaining about the council's lack of support. The Council have so far borrowed £6m from Central government and underwritten Rovers repayments on the North Stand part (around £2m) in case of default. They've signed up to a Hull Training centre in the North Stand at Craven Park, when realistically there are more obvious locations for an East Hull training facility which have better transport links and are more densely populated. They have organised the application for ERDF funding of £2.5m for the balance of cash required. On top of repurchasing the freehold of Craven Park and organising a peppercorn rent. I don't see why Rovers should be indignant about any lack of support at all.

Perhaps Hudgell and Crossland are weary of funding ongoing losses.