Awful decision and will not work.......reasons;

1.Who will want to sign for an academy with no identity, Leeds, Cas and Wakey will possibly seem a better option

2. It will need totally un-biased staff and coaches, impossible in this city!

3. Logan, Fash, Downes, Turget, Abdull, HTW, Dean and Lancaster are currently contracted first teamer's, with the latter 3 still eligible for 19's in 2016, all these regularly play under 19's. Would any future combined academy have those guys playing. Where would they play their rugby?

4. If at the draft a kid says i aint playing for X because i support Y. UK Employment lay alone says he cannot be forced to play (therefore be employed by) for someone he doesn't want to be. Therefore allowing him to become a free agent and eligible to sign for whoever he wants.

5. Academy is a 3 year program. At the moment it is difficult (especially for forwards) who are in their 1st year to get a game because there are bigger and older kids in front of them. A bigger playing pool will make this even more difficult them to get a game.

6. When does a draft take place? After 1st year, 2nd or 3rd? If kids can be drafted after 1st year then, as above, where will they play their rugby? or if draft only after 3rd year then this allows kids to be poached before hand by other clubs.

7. If there is a 15 or 16 year old superstar in the city he can still be signed by either Hull or Rovers first team at 16, where will this kid the play his rugby.

ive been watching the x-files box set recently, so I have my conspiracy head on as I type this:
what if, pearson and allam have been along, allam has always said he would have ONE rugby team in hull(merge them). pearson runs us down into the depths of disrepair, we get to small a attendance that having us at the KC isn't financially viable anymore. allam buys fc from pearson, already input a £1m(interest free loan) into kr, and instead of calling that back, could take over the reins from hudgell.
move hull fc to mini kc and merge the 2 teams together. he can then take over at the kc stadium!!!!
DUM DUM DUMMMMMMMMMMMM

no whiskey mate think I may have been abit light headed when typing it...after being abducted by aliens

Which one, is Assem retiring?