Our academy’s productivity has been really poor for a while. I’ve got a nasty feeling I’ll miss somebody here, but of our academy products who debuted in the 2010s, I can only think of Liam Salter, Jordan Cox and George Lawler who have made 100 SL appearances. Frankie Mariano and James Green very got close (I’m assuming the numbers on Wikipedia are correct, which I know is not always the case). Of those, only Lawler is still in SL, with Cas. Joe Cator could still get there but has had bad luck with injuries while at Hull. Mikey Lewis debuted in 2019 and I’d expect him to get there, all being well.

There’s a lot of optimism that things are going to get much better. Without some explanation as to why the previous decade yielded so few players who made any sort of impact in SL and what is now being done differently I’m hopeful rather than confident. I mean, I’d expect it to get better just because the bar is so low. But it’d be a massive leap to go from that to where it’d make a substantial difference to our chances of being more competitive.

Not really going to say too much here, as it will only go one way.

They’re doing something right, they’re averaging around 7600 this year, a figure we could only dream of. They have a big rivalry with their near and dear neighbours, and by a lot are seen as a lesser clubs, probably underdog comes to mind. Hiull FC average about 12000. Hull also has a reasonably competitive football team, who have been in the top flight in recent years.

I would say that since they originally came up to super league, their win ratio is slightly higher, over this time. The also, all being it, got a hammering, have had a challenge cup final.

I think they get their marketing about right, especially when a new estate went up, did some flyers with offers, and sent the players out into the community, delivering them.

Finally, all clubs have a pocket, or a minority, that are so called fans, when they are just morons. We have some ourselves

From what I've been told there was no real difference between the two offers financially, he's apparently a bit peeved about his lack of game time this year and Poching hasn't given him any indication he'll be a regular next season either.

Now I rate Aydin, and definitely think he has the potential to go on and have a good career. But even at this stage I don't think he's ready for a regular spot. In my opinion have handled his progression well, a drip feed of games and he improves every time we see him. If he's wanting to play week in week out he'll need to hit the ground running at Rovers, and I just hope for his sake he hasn't made the wrong call. Their expectations will be higher than for a similar aged player coming through the ranks.

Firstly many congratulations on securing your Super League status much deserved and I an pleased that a historic and proud club like yourselves has yet again defied predictions and in the end with a bit to spare.

I'm disappointed you feel the way you do about my club Hull Kingston Rovers I certainly don't feel that way about you.

All in all the KR supporters I have meet over the years have been pretty decent.

I remember attending a cup quarter final at Belle Vue in 1974 (?) v HKR … I was scared shirtless …. But I was only a young teenager..


Always been a bit wary of Rovers since… although I did go away to the old and current stadiums on more than one occasion

I've never had a problem with a Hull KR supporter and been going there since 1980.
Their ground now is just right for their club. I like going there.