Lets see how many local derbies come out of the C/C draw tonight to boost revenue

Not much point when there isn't a chance of them being played soon!

They could play games behind closed doors & televise them all ?

Pretty soon I will be cancelling Sky Sports as there is no such thing EXCEPT our beloved RL.If that goes then what are we paying for ?

Maybe SKY could see the benefit & up their contract to reduce the damage done by no gate receipts. We could even recruit many more fans ?

Fully appreciate the many difficulties of Virus within squads, no doubt tournament devalued but wouldn't that be better than NO sport, and the potential longer term damage to our beloved game ?

Maybe they'll re-introduce the "pools panel" - anyone remember those days??

Showing all games has already been explored by the SL.

Don't think playing behind closed doors would be an option to be honest as can't think of many clubs in RL that could sustain/afford to lose the revenue stream from the money brought in through ticket sales. In fact other than the premier league and maybe a handful of Championship clubs I can't see many sports being able to stay afloat without match day ticket sales.

Not suggesting this would be a good outcome, fully expect at least a 3/4 week break, but if the virus still active then ????

Confirmed: www.hullfc.com/news/2020-03-16-s ... suspension

Confirmed: www.hullfc.com/news/2020-03-16-s ... suspension

Out of the bad comes some good, at least injured players will have time to get fit.

James Smailes:Adam Pearson tells @bbcburnsy future of Hull FC is his priority right now, not finding a new coach. Worrying times.

Some clubs are going to seriously struggle with no gate receipts for at least two months and I would imagine it will be even longer than that.

He also said he's confident we'll be fine if we have the continued support from the sponsors and fans.

What does continued support from the fan mean if there are no games - merchandise/lottery etc?

For the whole sport... and economy and population.

On RL, I reckon the early April best case restart is unlikely to say the least.

Not demanding refunds (sponsors or fans), maybe?

Are Sky obliged to keep paying? Be interesting to know how many subscribers Sky sports is losing.

Completely agree MR. We're some time off the peak by the looks of it.

He didn't give specifics with regards to fans but Sky was mentioned and said at some point they need a product to show on TV. That wasn't just aimed at RL but all sports that rely on Sky.

My thoughts would be a deal with sky that if we play behind closed doors maybe they could give clubs a financial consideration, i mean the other night cas v saints never seen so much advertising as it was only sport aound.

Could be a great time to really grow our sport if w could get some games on.

Really diffcult times ahead

From what I hear, its the threat of sponsors pulling back their money, demanding refunds as they wont be getting TV exposure or advertising. SKY potentially pulling money due to no games to show. Its going to be a tricky few weeks.

I had a thought that if every passholder donated 20quid, then that could be upto 160k - which could be vital towards the survival of the club

we'd be better off donating 20 quid to a hardship fund for those on zero hours contracts that wont get SSP and the Self Employed. When it comes to it, sports clubs are right down towards the bottom of the priority list.

Great idea. And minimal in the context of what most would have spent over this time on matchday food/drinks/parking/transport not to mention away games. We are a club after all, not a purely transactional business.

are you proposing a collection for all the concourse staff, stewards etc. that will not get paid at all if they don't work?

No thanks, someone with some computer savvy set up a hull saver fund and I’m in

if it sits well with your conscience to save a sports club rather than someone struggling to buy food, fair enough.