Why are they going bust?.

Mong

Why? Are you saying no one from the Wakefield area will watch Cas, if that's their closest sl club?

So would I. Would never, ever, support the Dobbins. Ever.

Why??
Cos like above posters have said, be like us watching the Dobbins or vice versa, just wouldnt happen.
Plenty of amatuer sides if u want your RL fix,

Not all people who go to watch rugby are die-hard tribal supporters though. I reckon if Wakey folded there'd be at least 1000 fans that would potentially go and watch Cas. Likewise in Hull if one of the clubs folded, it's not likely to be a commonly held view amongst people who care about their club that much that they spend time coming on this forum of course but those kind of 'fans' do exist. Saying going to watch amateur rugby would compensate is a bit daft IMO, it's a completely different thing to the elite level.

So, in relative terms, you're suggesting that around 2,500 supporters (our average been 14,000 in 2010) would go to support Rovers if we went bust?

im sure if hull went bust we would create some sort of fc united of fc style team to play in the lower leagues and still get 3000 fans

If FC were to go bust i would imagine the vast majority of fans living in east Hull would go to rovers simply just to watch SL as would many more from the west of the city, wearing a red and white scarf i very much doubt but never the less it would happen!!
My guess is they would have a huge selection of scarves in the closet to choose from depending on who rovers were playing

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Note I said [ipotentially[/i, but yes there'd be at least that many to whom the idea of going to watch Rovers would not be anathema if FC ceased to exist.

I am sure there are already some whom pick and choose their matches between the two already

If Hull were going bust, couldn't we just merge with someone like Gateshead?

With the current administration in the seat of power at red hall I do not think Wakefield will be the last to fold...
it was always my feeling that the RL was there to look after its own gang however it seems that they are now choosing who is and who is not in their gang, this next 18 months could be a sad time for rugby league in general

Or it could see the game finally understanding that it isnt some charity, its a business. 10/12 viable SL clubs, better grounds etc.

I'd rather that then go watch that shower in the wrong side of our city.

so Crusaders, Quins and so on best start looking over their shoulder too , oh hang on



i can see your point but its a bit late for the RL to start taking moral high grounds on "its a business" which should have been done a long time ago with at least three other clubs in SL...
If RL is to survive it needs to start either admitting it is happy to be a tiny northern sport or start thinking out of the box and be radical for once and start afresh with a whole new model for the games future then stick to it!!!

I've no problem with that approach provided all clubs are treated equally by the RL.

Ive got a few friends who are die hard Wakey fans and believe me they would rather gouge their own eyes out than go watch Cas.
Wakey will exist in some shape or form in the lower leagues so they will continue to support them what ever.
RL is RL as far as i'm concerned wether it is on the park on a sunday morning or at the KC, in a lot of ways i prefer the amatuer game, there is something more honest about it tbh

Indeed, is the inequality that is the problem.

seconded

problem is that it isnt the case im afraid
Like i said there is and has been for a wee while a line of thought put forward by two club owners that the whole of RL should be rethought and rekindled with a plan that secures rugby at the highest level in the heartlands AND THEN if that steadies the ship for all the model can be rolled out to encompass teams in France, wales, scotland , cumbria but it is radical and being diluted by the day with new grounds being built and so on but could still go ahead , some fans wont like it, some clubs definately didnt like it but with most walks in life some dont like change even if its for the greater good of the sport...

if something isnt done soon then there will be more to follow Wakey that is for definate!!!

You're missing my point on both counts then. Myself and the lads I go to watch FC with would all rather 'gouge out our eyes' than go to watch Rovers, but that doesn't mean that people who would go don't exist. Fair play if you prefer the amateur game but that's not going to help the type of people I'm talking about i.e. those who more than anything else just enjoy the experience of watching elite sport. It's like if Arsenal or Chelsea went bust telling their fans not to worry and to get themselves down to Hackney Marshes.

It might seem a horrible idea to you or me, but it's naive to think that if FC were to fold Rover's wouldn't see their attendances go up by at least a couple of thousand over time.

The clock is ticking

Are you in charge of publicity for Harlequins?