When did our board say it was a purely commercial decision? Oh, that's right - they didn't. They came up with some bull about a fan survey instead.

So claims that I'm just soaking up the company line are little wide of the mark, wouldn't you say?

Why do you think many of the other larger SL clubs have moved to Fridays, hmmm? Could it be that they make more money on corporates who can plan for a date that won't be moved by Sky and that can be accommodated as part of the working week?

Just because you found it inconvenient to attend in your own time has no significance for how well it suits the corporates.

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Perhaps a few E Mails and phone calls to Sports Talk asking Hunberside to get Duffen on the air about it would be a useful thing to do I have writyten to the leader of the Council his E Mail address is councillor.minns@hullcc.gov.uk drop him a line you elected the council and paid for the stadium it is your right.

Perhaps a few E Mails and phone calls to Sports Talk asking Hunberside to get Duffen on the air about it would be a useful thing to do I have writyten to the leader of the Council his E Mail address is councillor.minns@hullcc.gov.uk drop him a line you elected the council and paid for the stadium it is your right.

Quote ="The Dentist Wilf"Perhaps a few E Mails and phone calls to Sports Talk asking Hunberside to get Duffen on the air about it would be a useful thing to do I have writyten to the leader of the Council his E Mail address is councillor.minns@hullcc.gov.uk drop him a line you elected the council and paid for the stadium it is your right. '" i email him daily to tell him what a fat usless pr*ck he is

Quote ="The Dentist Wilf"Perhaps a few E Mails and phone calls to Sports Talk asking Hunberside to get Duffen on the air about it would be a useful thing to do I have writyten to the leader of the Council his E Mail address is councillor.minns@hullcc.gov.uk drop him a line you elected the council and paid for the stadium it is your right. '" i email him daily to tell him what a fat usless pr*ck he is

So half a day off work to attend an event for your employer or a supplier is bad in what way? I've been stacks of times in the circle restaurant and a 6pm start on a Friday is preferable to losing most of your Sunday sat in there

Totally agree, why would you need to leave work at 12pm to attend an event that starts at 6pm???

If you worked 6 hours away

Sorry but I think the SMC should be a completely detached from either of the sports teams that play out of it as there will always be a conflict of interest when things like this happen.

You can not have board members or chairman involved with decision making in the SMC who are also involved with either club.

why would someone on a corporate freebie book any time off as its work related in the majority

Still can't believe this - as an RL city we deserve to have a game such as this.







Find myself now wanting a Spurs win tonight!

The thing is Roof whatever side of the City you come from we really have to kick up about this one. Still no statement from the SMC or Duffen, the council who developed the place as a Community Stadium, can do nothing about it and the Chairman of the organisation is the chairman of the Football club. Complaining on the radio and in the media will do no good now I know, but they should realise that we as rugby league community fill that place regulaly as well and have a right to watch Internatinal rugby!

Agree 100%. Whilst the derby games and club rivalry is great, the international games bring all RL fans in the city (and other towns/cities) together to get behind the country, creating a special atmosphere and occassion. As mentioned elsewhere, businesses locally must benefit on matchday. Whole thing's a shame.

spot on, this guy has rode rough shod over the people of this city, after all lets not forget, this stadium was paid for with council money, OUR COUNCIL MONEY and we were assured by the council that it would serve all of this cities interests , not just football.

No reply from SMC, Minns or the RFL as yet . Though im not holding out for one either.

Do you think we could do a big banner like the size of our Hull FC banner.
When the next SKY Game is On asking Duffen where our International has gone?????

It would certainly reach quite a number of people and create a talking point!!!!!!!

I thought it was SMC, not Duffen that stopped it?

Same thing.

No its not

Yes it is.

I BIG BANNER

Keepmoats not too far anyway

There is equal rights we (Hull FC) are there forever so they can irritatate us for as much as they like but when they are back in the (Ill say the 3rd Division) We will still be a top Super League Club playing in a Stadium that we were the first to sign up for. Get over it Mr Duffin and all your Bandwaggoners it is a joint Stadium. The Stadium was build for the use of the people of Hull - During the era of Adam Pearson we enjoyed Groups and RL internationals and Under 21 Football Internationals its seems that we have a no no from down South who is only intrested in Premiership Money that will line his pockets. Irony or what How much is the Jimmy Bullard thing going to cost him. Will Jimmy be doing any community work during his rehabilitation or will he be sat on his butt down South!!

Having considered the aforementioned, i know a lot of you have shouted down MUH, but he's right when he says an awful lot of you need to be in posession of valid facts instead of letting your obvious anti-football bile cloud your judgement.

Let's say for argument's sake, we got the game at the KC, and it's England versus Australia. England turn up, all bullish and bristling with intent, Australia turn up quietly, looking a bit half-ar$ed. By half time Australia are 30-40 points to the good, a capacity crowd are more than a tad cheesed off, and vow never to waste an evening in such a way again.

The simple fact of the matter is RL fills the KC once, maybe twice a year. Football is filling it twice a month. This immediately blows the 'blow to the local economy' argument clean out the water.

One way to demonstrate to the SMC (not Duffen, the SMC) that RL can be a commercially viable activity is to fill the ground this Friday. Will it happen? I think we know the answer.