All joking and banter aside mate, you’re not.

Not any more.

All you have now is the name and your playing squad.

You’re in our shadow now.

Being hearing for years that Rovers are ready to be the number one club, but it reality it has never happened. Not really even close, once they actually achieve something other than talking a good game can they claim to be the top team in Hull.

Were miles bigger than rovers always have been and always will be

We could be bottom of league 1 and rovers top of super league and we'd still be a bigger draw

Manchester City paid £35m in agent's fees last year - we're all doomed.

Yep, keep tellin ya self that lol

Not to the extent that I'm seeing on social media, because I value rovers contribution to the game and this city, the game and the city would be nothing without the Derby games and I have lots of friends and family members who are rovers fans and I know what rovers means to them. Banter and rivalry is all part of the game but gloating and hoping a club goes bust is pathetic.

The SMC and the UK goverment

You are either young or are losing your memory. When we’ve had our difficult times comments from FC fans have been horrendous.

Both teams have fans like this, some are more bothered about the other team than there own, there are a few who have posted on this thread. A few really sad ones in Twitter too.

Maybe mute the KR fans on this thread, and leave it to us, nothing gained having rovers fans gloating

Could save a hell of a lot on wages with the players coming out of contract, anyone hazard a guess at what the following earn combined.

Mau................ Severs
Reynolds.......... Lovodua/Hookem
Houghton......... Balmforth
Shaul............... Litten
Bowden.......... Brown/Burrell
Johnstone....... Cator back fit/Staveley

We definitely have academy options, hopefully Shenton can get them first team ready.

I reckon we can save about 500k in cap on those listed at a very rough guess.

Lovodua will soon be a top earner

Agree about Houghton mau Reynolds bowden and Johnstone but they need to be replaced by better than that or we'd be in a relegation battle in no time with that squad

As Houghton can be replaced easy enough as lovodua and balmforth looks good

Yeah, this what I was going to post somewhere else, but I’ll put it here:

It looks like Hull FC are in some financial difficulty. I hope and expect that they’ll survive… with an inexpensive team that loses a lot for the foreseeable, ideally. But they’re a community asset/institution (as well as a commercial entity), same as Hull KR, and our frenemies. So no ill will.

I guess this makes next week's game a massive one. I don't suppose the club would make much just from a semi given it's a double header but a Final appearance would be a boost.