Pot / Kettle / Black

Thursday 30th September 1999, [i"The Sharks are deeply in debt, and after the merger a club with Hull's name is likely to play in the division from which they escaped relegation, the Northern Ford Premiership. The newly-merged club are likely to play on in the north east rather than East Yorkshire" [/i

[i"The Association of Premiership Clubs blocked proposals for the newly merged company to enter a separate Hull-based team in the Northern Ford Premiership and so the new club would be called Hull FC and play all its home games in Hull. This was widely seen as a takeover simply to allow Hull to remain in Super League."[/i

Tuesday 16th November 1999, [i"Super League clubs yesterday gave their unanimous backing for a merger between Gateshead and Hull Sharks. The move brings to an end Super League rugby in Gateshead as the newly-formed club will play in Hull. The merger's acceptance means the new club will receive £1.25m over two years."[/i

What its the main problems for Quins? Is it that, not enough bodiese come though the turn styles? Developing more players for RL is great, but how will this help Quins if they dont go and watch games at the Stoop?

Quins RL need to concentrate on getting families from the immediate area through the doors. Sod the RFL study that says 1,000,000 are interested in RL in the Greater London area.....stick with the 250,000 on your doorstep. And before anyone points out that Richmond and Twickenham is too middle class........within a 15 minute drive of the ground there are plenty of other areas to tap into. Feltham for example. One of the young lads we blooded this year is from feltham....why not try to get his old school(s) and their parents down....local lad makes good etc.....
Londoners are spread over a massive area......why try to get people to travel for over an hour to a home game?

The fundamental difference being knobweed that David Hughes is a rugby league man and has been funding the club for a number of years, ie he has a track record

There is a really rough estate within about 10 minutes of the Twickenham Stoop, you go past it when you approach from the South.

So nerr.

Ok fellers..easy on the roughy toughy Feltham theme ....Oh wait a minute.......I live there....and your spot on......Carry on.....