My view (for what it's worth!) is that gazing into the crystal ball - whilst looking over the shoulder, the following scenario pans out...

Sheffield Eagles merge with Doncaster RLFC to create a Superleague club Don Valley Eagles (or whatever).

Year one all goes well, however there is now a wealth of talent in Sheffield and Doncaster, as both clubs had excellent links into schools and clubs prior to the merger, now not all those kids can benefit from the Don Valley Eagles' plans. Therefore kids don't get the same opportunities, there are a number of players who are good enough to play Championship or Championship 1, but no where to play it. What happens?

The new Sheffield Eagles 2015 forms, from nothing, with a team of volunteers spearheading the revival. Borrowing kits from Lancashire based clubs to prevent clashes, playing out of Don Valley Stadium, starting at the bottom with no team in place for the start of the season, they manage to survive and the look to build on this to create a force in the Sheffield area once again.

All of a sudden, the SL club forgets about the Eagles, and becomes Don Valley Giants. The new Sheffield Eagles 2015 club has a loyal following of hardened supporters who've been with them for years.

All sounds a little too familiar for me!!

I think you'll find it's Prussian.

Can we please get back on topic

Has anyone noticed that EB is always updating on here during working hours? His gaffer must let him get away with murder........

Well, I don't know what young Gary's thinking of. One minute he's saying it's the only course of action and then it's a non-starter. Said it earlier in the thread - the reason it won't work is that neither side will see it as "their team".

8 pages of this, thought someone might of locked this before now!

Anyway since it's still going...

Sounds un-loyal (if that is a word) but I wouldn't travel to Donny every other weekend for a home game and I'm sure Donny fans wouldn't travel to Sheffield neither.

It's a non-starter for me, I know we have so much to compete with in this city, not just in terms of sports teams but other stuff to do but if we surely should be able to get an average of 2,500 in if we push for it in the next 2 years.

Everything this club has achieved since it's reform has been the 'Sheffield Eagles', not South Yorkshire Eagles. Let's keep it that way.