Lot of talk about the nrl coming on board and taking control of the super league. its got me thinking looking at there past strategies as in expansion, merging teams etc.
Am I right to be concerned they may look towards us and rovers and think they only needs to be one hull team and bring another franchise in expansion area to try and grow the sport.

I know it's years down the line but should we be looking over out shoulder, if things don't turn around at our club I know what the most attractive proposition is in hull at the moment.

I know they have multiple teams playing in Sydney you can't compare the size of hull to sydney. Just wondering what peoples thoughts are on this

Bring on the merger. Looks like we’ll go to the wall anyway let’s try drag them down with us.

Can they do any worse than the current rabble at the RFL.

Not sure they would do that. Fans wouldn't allow it. I certainly wouldn't be happy.

It's a huge money spinner for the city which draws a huge crowd.

We ideally need both clubs to be successful and that would bring huge crowds.

Imagine an FC. Vs Kr CC or GF? Be huge!

Something needs to change soon.

The game is falling so far behind , at a rate of knots.
Everything sport is being crushed by the Premier League juggernaut in terms of TV deals and sponsorship. Womens Super League football will get the attention and money we can only dream about.

premier league football.wouldnt watch that rubbish if you paid me to watch it.overated garbage

As said above, hard to see how it gets any worse.

Even if they improved small things such as the discipline process, use the bunker and not playing games at the same time would improve the game.

I think the Aussies are more likely to look at Hull and Rovers both averaging 10K plus in the past couple of seasons and think why not have one side that plays in front of 20K each game, share the talent pool etc. We know that wouldn’t work but that how they’ll think.

Will we be the hull f sea eagles?

Nah we’d revert back to cronHullahhhh Sharks. Now that would please the Dobbins.

What is there for them to actually take over though? If they were to do it, surely they'd just invite the top 12-14 teams to join a breakaway competition and the rfl would be left with clubs that opposed it/ weren't invited to join

Answered your own question really, can't see them wanting 2 hull teams to be honest, they'll want the catch ment of teams to be up and down the country in major cities wheres theres potential market growth.

Don't agree with this strategy but I'd imagine that's how they'll look at it to grow the game, even though we all know it won't ever grow outside the m62

Seen as though the majority of the NRL sides all come from 1 City, I'm sure they would be fine with 2 well supported teams from Hull

If the NRL do take over the game here, it may boost funds for a 14 team SL, London would more than likely be guaranteed a spot, regardless of how poor their crowds are.

If they insist on trying to put teams up and down the country at the expense of the clubs in the heartlands, then no doubt the majority of the clubs will tell them to do one!

Think we all know any potential Hull merger wouldn’t work. Based at the MKM and you’d just get Hull fans; base it at NCP and you’d get just Rovers. Can’t see either set of fans getting enthused. You’d just lose a chunk of loyal, passionate RL fans in either case.