Lets get a few things straight. Ther is as much to do in Hull as most other Northern cities. Wherever the game was played city centre, middle of Beverley etc there would have been a big crowd there.

The reason there was 16000 there is simply because despite what the national press would have you think Hull is a rugby city in the same way that Wigan is a rugby town. As such we want to see top class rugby played in a top class stadium. We also turn out in big numbers to watch amateur rugby in the area. We simply love the game. The fact that we have two professionla teams in the one city is also testimount to the love of the game as we can clearly support two teams.

It also needs to be stressed just how much Richard Horne is appreciated in the city. He s a great ambassidor for the city and especially Hull FC. He is imo one of the most underrated players in SL. Who whilst he has had his problems in the past 2 years has been a fantastic servant of the club. He deserved a 16000 crowd. He could easily have gone off for bigger bucks in his early career but he stuck through thick and thin with the club he loves and is now reaping the rewards.

Hull derby is simply the ONLY proper derby in SL and also the biggest.

i liked hull as a city

there was more to do there than loads of other northern towns

indeed i liked hull more than manchester

i didnt think millenium magic was that good myself

Wigan & Saints drew 16,854 for a friendly at JJB Stadium in 1999. I only ever make one argument for Wigan v Saints - team with the greatest history v the team with the second greatest history. But each to their own.

Hull FC

wigan saints didnt have the same passion as the hull derby

the atmosphere was great and wigan upset saints so the crowd were fantastic but the hull game had something else behind it. i was amazed that the game in england could produce something like that

I think it is because we work together, live down the same streets, families are often divided..The Hull Derby is a real derby.

I think in this sort of argument people will generally back their own teams derby, its the natural thing to do. Realistically there shouldnt be much between any of the games attendance wise. Saints and Wigan grounds are a similar distance apart to Hulls and Rovers with Leeds and Bradford no that far further.

Someone touched earlier on amateur crowds in Hull. Most clubs have always attracted big crowds and premier East Hull v West Hull games can easily attract crowds in excess of 3000.

Well done to Dally though on doing the tour to watch different clubs thats real passion for ya.

Yep, 2 empty trophy cabinets.

I think you'll find our trophy cabinest has the Carnegie Floodlit 9s Trophy in it :p
What did Wigan and Saints win last year?

Using what logic?

My folks talk of the Warrington Widnes derby but when they were in SL recently I thought it was flat.
Definately not a real derby in these days, if we drew them in the cup this year may be different.

The logic that a PROPER derby is 2 teams from the same city.
Not 2 cities that are near each other

thanks, it meant a lot to me to see the place that invented the game.

and the Hull derby seriously was awesome

i was jealous.

Just out of interest, whick one was it that you went to Dally?