Quite simply, our owner doesn't want to spend the money maintaining it.

Another good point.

I'm really struggling to comprehend this one.

Pearson is siriusly fkn clueless.

Asked on Twitter, but how many of the U19s have played first team this year, and how many debuts?

Another good point. Kids who dream of playing in a Hull derby will now only get to experience it in any guise if they make it as pros (although on the bright side it's 4 or 5 a year if they get there).

Abdul, Logan, Lancaster and Turgut, the last one was his debut.

2015?

This is so hard to comprehend. I'm totally disgusted that we have even contemplated this, never mind gone with it.

Playing in blue and gold?! Sharing our training ground?

Supporting Hull FC isn't about saving money, or pooling resources. It's about what's best for this great club and maintaining our great history and tradition. I just don't believe merging with 'them' at any level is what we should ever be doing.

This news actually puts our recent poor results into perspective. For me this is worse news than any result...

Bobby Tyson-Wilson made his debut this year didn't he?

That's a worrying answer. There's not enough coming through so something needs fixing up, not sure this is it though. I'd rather they put a merged effort into developing the kids at 13/14 to create a better quality pool to select from.

It's a good job we don't have an Australian coach.

Is this in-part a tactic to ensure young players are kept on really low wages? Surely both clubs would have to agree on the players contract terms prior to any draft, to ensure both are paying the same? Would this be detrimental to the better ones?

I'm really fkd off about this. Our whole youth setup is merging with the enemy. Is this some kind of sick joke