I was thinking about this on way to work.

So they will gain extra ticket money which has to be split with Leeds, extra sales of goods in the ground. Do the receive any TV money? I was trying to think how much extra they would earn from playing Leeds? Total guess £10 to 15k???

Be a bit more than 15k I’d have thought. Say an average ticket price of £15 x10k gives 150k. Subtract 30k for vat then say another 10k for our costs putting game on (although I’d expect us to claw back max allowed under rules for costs) gives 110k before split leaving us with 55k just from tickets. Then add on food and drink and shop sales, plus money from hospitality all of which doesn’t need splitting. I’d hazard a guess at £75k cash boost.

I was thinking more along those lines. Obviously I don't know costs, but I estimated around £100k gate receipts.

Think you're a bit sensitive there.

No-one's pasting your club.

Imagine it's you laiking for Rovers mid championship, development's going along nicely, both club and skills wise when you get an offer from say Huddersfield. You're a Rovers fan all your life so your choice is play SL but possibly un-spectacularly and be a bit part of a solid team or stay where you are, hopefully help your home town club back to the top table and have roughly the same cash in a similar set up - albeit one division down.

What's you choice?

Now say Castleford come in for you?

What's your choice now?

I read the same at the weekend. Cas looking at Ryan or Olpherts at Salford, who I also like the look of.

If we can't manage to keep Ethan and I really hope that we can, then do we go for somebody like Joe Brown or Luke Hooley or stick with Brandon Pickers and Stephenson?

What about if we can keep Ethan, we keep playing him at full back or do switch him back to wing and go with options like the above?

If we manage to keep Ryan then we need either a quality FB or winger. Where Ryan plays may depend on who is available

That's very possible Mick but I'm sure you know, just as everyone does, that it's far from just about the money.

Thanks pal

Signed a two year deal with Hull KR from 2020.


I reckon now is a good time for him to smash superdooperleague.

Why is he joining KR then?

Best of luck to the lad, we were lucky that he stayed this year.

Joe Brown now looks like a straight replacement for Ethan for next season. Hopefully they can complement each other for the rest of this season

Will it be null and void if they get relegated?

Yeah I think so.

Best of luck to Ethan. Hope he enjoys the move to HKR. Joining them at what could be an exciting time with Smith taking the helm (if he gets a contract after next year)