Thats how I read it, along with the sun article which was aimed at the RFL. Personally think Hudge is stoking the fire under the council / development bodies with a view to getting funding.

And why shouldnt he? preston road area is getting improvements done and i think theyve stopped at marfleet lights, because the closed down school and the area in general is run down and could do with a pick me up - and if rumours are true, then east hull will be moving to that school field, and with the area around craven park a new northstand would greatly start the improvements needed.

It's a friendly.

Only a desparate man will use the outcome as any sort of "bragging rights". I don't expect either team to play its full 1st team squad.

Maybe if your club had shaken off their small club mentality when the kc was offered to them they wouldn't be having to beg and scrape for a smaller version of the kc as fudge wants now!!
Good times for rugby league in the city at tho moment!!

The threat to return to the Bullyvard is still very real my friend... and let us see who has small club syndrome then... I hope City do well, England get the world cup and you people will be peppering your pants about your KC departure!

So your assuming we will be crap and you will be fantastic then? You may win the odd battle but you are most certainly losing the war.

A local derby is never a friendly - if youve ever played a sport then surely you realise this?

No, it really isn't.

Here,here!!,very well said.

10 years of playing RL in my dim & distant past taught me a lot of things, not 1 of them will be relevant to JM or RA when it comes to team selection on 17th Jan.