That would be the old Hull Sharks. Remember them?

1999 mate

, After they had merged with Gateshead and raped the club and left them in a mess, they were then handed 1.25 million
from the RFL over the next two years , i feel sorry for Gateshead they are in the now lost a lot of ganes on the bounce , Castlefords assistant coach has taken over has he not ?.

Hull FC showed what some clubs can do when a merger takes place they screwed Gateshead bigtime and it stinks.

I do feel for the Wakey & Cas fans i know both are passionate fans and can understand you digging your heels in but i honestly think if you continue to do this the RFL will screw you , if your face fits like Hull FC's did, like Harlequins , like Crusaders you will be looked after if it doesn't and you them off your days are numbered , they are corrupt and ruin our sport.

In my opinion they should stop flogging the dead horse with Quins & Crusaders and look after the " M62" teams , proper rugby league clubs , i have heard the RFL pay Brian Nobles wages !!!.

Agree with you on this Fred, i would rather have a tratidional ground like ours , yours , Cas , Leeds , Bradford & Saints etc than the new stadiums , Saints are playing at Widnes next year until their ground is ready.

I really prefer the traditional grounds seated & terracing banter between the fans , no shiny stadiums just to look good on the TV that are half full if your lucky the atmosphere is e , come on RFL put money into redevolping existing stadiums forget the money you waste on Crusaders , Catalans & Quins " Look after your own " .

Dont forget this offer is still on, if you are looking for something to do tonight!!!

Quote Gaslight="Gaslight"=#8000FFWhat I'll always associate Hull KR with is overzealous stewards who get forceful with people for standing up in their unsafe "temporary" stand and the time they came to the Jungle for a 12pm kick off and by the end of the game most of the Princess Street stand was covered in green beer bottles from the Hull KR fans who overtook the stand, who drinks THAT much at that time of day? not to mention the general sense of something is going to kick off when you're near any of their fans, and the police must have thought so too moving the kick off to 12. Worst team in SL imo, get rid of them no room for 2 Hull clubs etc.'" This is true. They have a 'What are you looking at' mentality. Have you noticed if one of their players makes a big hit then it's great but if the opposition do it then they are viewtopic.php?f=33&t=421878 I will never,ever go to their ground again, i'm glad they are in SL,out of the way.

Quote Gaslight="Gaslight"=#8000FFWhat I'll always associate Hull KR with is overzealous stewards who get forceful with people for standing up in their unsafe "temporary" stand and the time they came to the Jungle for a 12pm kick off and by the end of the game most of the Princess Street stand was covered in green beer bottles from the Hull KR fans who overtook the stand, who drinks THAT much at that time of day? not to mention the general sense of something is going to kick off when you're near any of their fans, and the police must have thought so too moving the kick off to 12. Worst team in SL imo, get rid of them no room for 2 Hull clubs etc.'" This is true. They have a 'What are you looking at' mentality. Have you noticed if one of their players makes a big hit then it's great but if the opposition do it then they are viewtopic.php?f=33&t=421878 I will never,ever go to their ground again, i'm glad they are in SL,out of the way.

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Forgiven this time.

Forget that Criteria cr@p. It's a rat race between us and Cas for a franchise spot, Widnes are going to be in there, and rightly so, they were relegated in order to make way for the french, and on the last day of the season IIRC. They have a good fanbase along with a nice stadium and a good youth development system. Harelequins are seemingly untouchable despite their terrible support, poor/mediocre team and their years of changing location / name. They have been round long enough I think to determine success or failure. But of course they will be somehow overlooked when it comes to the chop. With regards to Crusaders, I think although their business looks at this point in time, doomed to fail, they will be allowed a few more years to see if they can establish themselves as a viable Super League club.

So in the end, its down to us and Cas, and whoever does the best job of convincing the RFL their stadium will have bricks down in time before 2012.

The likes of Leigh, Halifax and Featherstone won't get a look in IMO, which is a shame I reckon, these clubs would make for great away days, especially Featherstone for me personally.