Apparently the Akkies are hopeful of playing them according to that link. I've not heard anything (I do live in Hull again to be fair), but if that's our tour destination for next year then in totally on it!

Think they're a tad over-ambitious though. Really can't see it happening, as a club that is aiming to be undefeated in its first year is certainly setting the bar way too high in my opinion.

Apparently, there are people who have commented on this thread who 'arent against expansion, just want it to be done properly, with a club building up through the leagues'.

Strangely this thread becomes another excuse for the usual suspects to try and use some 'hilarious' alliteration whilst nicknaming imaginary teams they have made up.

It seems odd to me that these people who 'arent against expansion, just want it to be done properly with a club building up through the leagues' havent mentioned that it is










Its almost like they have done exactly what would be expected of a club 'doing it properly and building through the leagues' yet shockingly enough the usual suspects still find reason to criticise, I wonder why?

Any club which isnt aiming to be undefeated every single year is setting the bar way to low in my opinion.

Nothing wrong with ambition, if they dont aim for super league in 10 years then they definitely wont be, if they do but only make it to being a strong championship club with good crowds and 10-15 dutch players then that will still be a fantastic success, if they do make it to SL, all the better.

A German club must be a contender in that timeframe and with that level of optimism.

If it were based near Düsseldorf, then there'd be a nice arc from there up to Rotterdam and on to Hull. Instead of the sport being seen as tied to the M62, it could be seen tied to European routes E20 and E31.

With a bit of planning, they could place clubs on rough a circle around Europe - just add a club in South Wales and one near to Luxemburg, then I think it could be done

I can tell everybody is board to death but do we have to dream up this rot roll 0n the start of the season please

Goals need to be realistic and attainable. Every team should WANT to be undefeated, but their aim needs to be achievable otherwise their sense of direction could be lost straight away as well as their motivation.

Think S.M.A.R.T.


If they are way off SL by year 7, then setting the bar too high may put people off believing the hype. That's my main concern, that clubs aim too high from the off, get everyone's hopes up and then come way way short and that's what they're remembered for, thus creating a negative vibe. If they aim smaller in shorter spaces of time and achieve them, they will build momentum.

But for all I know, they could have a great plan. I'm sceptical about that, but they could do and hopefully I'll find out more if Akkies do go there

Lets leave the life lessons from 6th form tutors for a while.

If they are way off then they change their aim. Aiming low isn’t pragmatic, its just unambitious.

Any club that can guarantee the finances to run in SL for 5 years up front should be given the opportunity, without having to work their way through the Championship, however that guarantee needs to be in the form of a cash bond payable back over that 5 year period ,not just a promise as in thecase of the CC

How you fit a club into SL in this way is another issue , and this is just my opinion and actually bugger all to do with me

Brilliant thread

Purely a marketing ploy IMO.
It makes much more sense to say 'we aim to be in Superleague in 10 years' than it does to say 'we're joining a four-team league and might occasionally get to play against 3rd and 4th tier teams from overseas.'

This.

I knew Smokey would have his expansion love in when I read the first page of the thread, keep up the good work Smokey