Is this The Super League Club of the Year 2008?

Even Hudge get them biting

He has gambled the future of the club IMO. You will seriously need to increase revenue to even start clawing back the money you owe. Look at how long its taken FC to start reducing its debt and we are a much bigger club with much bigger revenue streams. Thats not a dig by the way you are clearly the better team at the moment but we are talking about the actual club. You only have to look at the likes of Saints who get bigger crowds then you and receive loads of prize money yet continue to make a loss to see how difficult it is going to be for Rovers to even break even in the near future. IMO (I may well be wrong) but he has been letting his heart rule his head in a desire to get Rovers as competitive as possible as quickly as possible. Maybe it will pay off in the long run but I cant really see how at the moment.

I have no idea, besides it's irrellevant. I was merely replying to your ill-judged statement:



Which is clearly bull-crap given his successful legal "empire"

He has been unprofessional in his conduct as HKR chairman IMO. I have no knowledge of his actions as a "lawyer" so cant comment on those.

You are perfectly entitled to your opinion, however mis-guided it may be. An alternative way to look at this would be that if he had just come in and steadied the ship we would have all but dissapeared by now, as we would have missed out on a Franchise and another generation of support would have passed the club by.

He's merely provided the city with a vibrant RL scene, as can clearly be seen by the upsurge in attendences at both clubs since 2006. Without us, you would most probably still be averaging about 10k. Whether you like it or not, having a rival around polarises support and gets people out of their armchairs and into the stadiums.

And you have "selective" knowledge of his actions as Chairman of HKR. As I said at the very top of this thread, I think he has confused opinions of some fans with that of the club they support, however, NH will always receive my 100% support and gratitude for rescuing my club. Other clubs can only dream of having such leadership.

Fair points. All I will say is that IMO you have tried to grow too quickly and it could cost you. Time will tell I suppose and it would be a shame as I enjoy having Rovers in SL despite what I may say on this forum

Correct and pretty much all of my knowledge of him as HKR chairman points to him being unprofessional in that capacity. It may well be wrong but thats the impression I have of him.

Not really any guide to what's true or what's made up on here though is it?

1. Finally, something we agree on.

2. Sig material anyone?

A selection of quotes from the 6 fingered forum.

better highly competent and unprofessional than professional and incompetent, eh?



He had to gamble though really - a conservative approach wouldn't have got to us to where we are. Conservatism can be a gamble in itself - that is the underlying thrust of a lot of posts on your board, IMO. Now the challenge is to make a go of where we are. As you say, even Saints don't make money - RL is not a place to build a fortune, I fear. Saints recently turned debt into shares, such is the commitment of their backers. Rovers board has a good record in that respect too, but new revenue will have to be found sooner of later - SL is the place to find it at least. Failing that, maybe we can just trundle along as an East Yorkshire version of Wakefield - I'd have taken that 4 or even 3 years ago. Its possible that Rovers aren't viable as a SL team long-term, but with crowds of 8K, I think we should be able to get by. The headline loss figure is only part of the story of the accounts - how much of that is down to one off payments for capital investment (floodlights, east stand extension etc)? While losses were steady, turnover was up, so the business (as well as the debt), is growing.

Thanks, but there really is no need to quote me from another forum just to prove once again that you can log in to it.

I've said as much, if not more on this very thread.

that rules out your board then, (no pun intended)

Please dont talk so much absolute rubbish

With far greater financial outgoings, (your rent alone dwarfs Hull krs).

You telling me Hudge wouldn`t want one?





As for the article,as he is Rovers,it is bound to be slightly red and white bias.

Ooh, this is a good game.

My go:

Judging by the comments of the Hull fans on this forum its mission accomplished Neil

So Cheekie Charlie really is Hudge????

From the man who declared in the Yorkshire Post that two "top drawer" signings would be announced "between now and the end of the year" when Rovers had lost 5 of their last 7. And coincidentally around the time of trying to mask a 23% increase in ticket prices with a half-baked and ill-communicated membership scheme. Excuse me whilst I choke on the stench of hypocrisy.

So as he said 'the end of year' exactly what has he gone back on.
Hull announced their 'top drawer'

signings during a season long losing streak.
And the membership scheme is going fine thanks Mrs Obsessed


Feel free to choke

He was criticising clubs for promising new players for next season during this season. Having the previous week promised "2 top drawer players" for next season. Apologies if the double standards there are too subtle for you. At least our announcements were actual players that us fans don't pay for until December.. Yours are vague promises that fans are paying for 8 months in advance. Short-changed indeed.

You best read the programme.


He has no need to appease the Rovers fans this season as the play offs are virtually guarenteed with the current group of players.
Where as across on your forum several threads have sprung up all year from fans saying they will not purchase a season pass in 2010 because of the dire standard of rugby Hull FC produce
Confirmed in this next extract in which he refers to recruitment
'Let me assure everyone that we are very active on that front.
We will only bring in players though that add something to the squad so i suppose now we are getting more established our recruitment becomes more selective and patient as a result'

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