Quote ="Andy Gilder"A true merger would result in more than 50% of the fans of each club walking away rather than watch a merged side IMO, leaving the new club with a shiny new stadium and nobody sitting in it.
How many true mergers have their been in RL over the last 20-30 years, rather than what have in effect been takeovers?
Wests is probably the only one that springs to mind where the identity of both teams was retained. St George was in effect a takeover with the sop of retaining a couple of games at Illawarra and the name, likewise Hull FC-Gateshead and Huddersfield-Sheffield.'"
maybe for now, but in 10 years?
maybe a merged club would only have 5-6k now, but with a bit of success a fair few would come back, and the kids now (who are the important ones) have little loyalty, in 5-10 years when they become young adults they wont really know anything other than a one club city, and their kids will never have known a 2 club city of wakefield.
the question isnt really what is best for both clubs right now, but what is best for the sport in the district for the future
