Tee-hee.
I think sometimes we put a useful brake on each other's more extreme, and sometimes ultimately damaging, optimism. Rovers and Hull fans I mean, not me and you.
But we're reluctant to do that where the dreams and aspirations of young players are involved. Seems mean, innit?

So the best casing isn't challenged and snowballs.

Turgut, Abdul, Lancaster, Logan and HTW, may well be the next Graeme Horne, danny. Washbrook, Craig Hall, Ben Crooks and Tommy Lee. All good players. They may even be better than that - but the cusp of greatness thing... not impossible, but hardly the inevitable outcome it's sometimes presented as.

Welcome home Ginger Maestro,great news.

What happens if one team (for arguments sake let's say HKR) end up playing championship rugby and forced to employ first team players part time who funds academy coaches etc.

Hull fc, Hull KR and the RFL.

Who did you think would fund it?

Would a SL team be prepared to fund an academy where half the players are by definition only likely to achieve championship standard ?

I would dare to say if either team became a championship side they wouldn't go part time and wouldn't plan on being in the championship for long so 1 or 2 seasons wouldn't alter the long term plan on this project and to think it would is short mindedness