I think until Cas escape the small team mentality they have, they won’t win anything. It’s the chip on the shoulder that leaks through the whole team directly from the likes of Luke Gale. But when it comes to the crunch inevitably they go back in to their shell. Gale has demonstrated this with England and in last years Grand Final. Not to mention the second half of last nights game. It will take some mental correction to become winners.

However if they made it so all Season ticket holders from both teams and not 1 team got in for free. Then the crowd would be clocking on over 25k easy. Could reach 30k.

Table Tennis

You forgot the Keepmoat Stadium Doncaster

That would be the best way to build up the crowd to be huge.
Could even do it twice so no one loses out. Charge slightly more on the season ticket for the extra game you get per year and your got guaranteed money.

Only way you could replicate this in Hull is if Rovers opted to play the derby at the KCOM, which they would most likely never do.

Boxing isn't a proper sport?

As for cricket, I guess getting into bed with fraudulent criminals such as Allen Stanford is way better than Eddie Hearn.