It was rather cruel in an exquisite sort of way.

We survived for 7/8 years without them while they were languishing in the lower divisions.I'm sure we'll cope again

Maybe because for ordinary fans, sport is still about passion and rivalry, not business.

Exactly.

The incremental attendance difference from playing rovers compared to another club is around 5k. Once the SMC takes it's bite out of it, we really don't pocket that much. I had this debate on the Rovers board last week, and estimated it to be worth around £60-75k.

Considering we now have the pick of sponsorship and corporates in the city, as well as playing in bigger matches like we have done this season, that amount can be made back. We'd have to increase our average attendance by around 400 to cover it just from a match day revenue side of things.

The difference being that we survived quite nicely without Rovers in SL for many, many years. And we will do again if necessary.

also the away fans only have to make one trip to Hull now and with City of Culture next year it might be a bigger benefit to FC.

We were fine before they came up. A few 15k attendances.

Brilliant dg from o'brien to win it and much deserved after they outscored rovers 4 tries to 3

Very much so. Hell of a drop - nearly landed in Zeebrugge.

Gutted for lads i know that support kr,blackpool bash for them next season.

and a visit to toulouse too

so not all bad

get rid of kelly, tilse, allgood, campese and peacock and save yourself £600k+

Wish we could sign Sio

Wonder if Peacocks glad he came out of retirement now?

Well after 36 years of that boring one line song being put in our faces, being spat at as I left Caravan Park, and all the taunting and threats I have personally got for writing and honest blog about the team I love and the one I don't every week, I certainly feel for the players but as for the fans, Mr Hudgell and Co, I repeat my comment earlier. What comes round comes round and " Oh how I laughed!"

I think the reaction to their demise is in some way due to the bullish way in which they entered super league.
Grudgell promised to take the city back, sign up the best young players and re-sign all those contracted Hull FC players that were desperate to join the dobbins. He then had his vanity signing in Paul Cooke, which was aimed as much at damaging Hull FC then strengthening the dobbins.
Allied to Justin Morgan, they were full of it.
I enjoyed their record breaking Wembley defeat.
I enjoyed them losing their only song this year.
I'll enjoy watching them lose players they'd liked to have kept.
What goes around comes around.

Well said Wilf. Incredible game, with probably the most outstanding finish to a RL game in many a year.

With you on this Wilf.

never good for anyone to lose their livelihood and I do feel for some of the employees involved.

That said, that ending couldnt have happened to a nicer fella in Neil Hudgel. For a bloke who comes out with such small minded comments I am glad his decisions (sacking a coach who eventually lead the least wealthy club to safety and the frankly poor decision to employ someone with zero management experience in Peacock) are directly responsible for taking them down.

As for many of their fans, lets see just how many are "rovers til they die".

It will all be in hand. Surely wouldn't be so arrogant they assumed safety and didn't have a Plan B in place. There'll be some absolute quality available in the transfer market though, they had several corkers in the pipeline ready to announce if they won today apparently.

I was just thinking that. If we didn't re-sign Michaels he would have been a brilliant capture but don't think would have enough cap space. I wouldn't mind Greenwood as well

Todd carney available now?

Maybe we should have waited before extending Steve Michaels contract.
Sio would be an excellent signing and if Carney stayed fit one of the best.
Still think Danny Brough would be the answer

Isn't Sio going back to Australia?
Thought his family were already back there.
Todd Carney I wouldn't bother with. Picks up too many injuries, and still question marks over his temperament.
What about Cockayne as cover for full back and interchange hooker?

You here all week?