it would be surprising how many fans could/would turn their backs

No you wouldnt.

The passion would go, it would become a franchised, manufactured and souless club in my opinion. I for one could not feel anything for such a creation. I have friends who are FC fans and we have great rivalry with the rugby, this would be lost if we all started supporting Hull United or whatever the name might be, probably playing in black and red and more than likely at the KC.

Hull KR and Hull FC are what makes this city unique in RL in this country, I don't like FC, but I sure as hell want them to continue for as long as I am alive, the same as I do my club, the rivalry is REAL, forget any other so called derby, this city has the ONLY one and long may it continue.

Sadly I would, you have to live in the city to understand we have a long history, made worse the last few years by your bitter chairman.

Don't get me wrong I have a lot of friends who are rovers fans, but is a big no no for me.

You mean by grabbing the club by the balls, getting it into SL and bringing in a coach, players to beat you regularly (when we all knew it was 8 easy points for you). Give me a bitter chairman anyday if thats the result.

Fair comment..

Great post

Excuse me? supported Rovers for 30 years in dark days and not so I certainly know what the history is.
A little patronising I think.

A little patronising?

Sort of like telling someone they would go watch a merged team after they've already stated they wouldn't you mean?

Top post, we are unique, we are the only true derby, with season long rivalry, no matter what them on sky say!! hope it lasts through all my lifetime!
and for the record, i wouldnt support a united team, id follow West Hull

She inferred I didnt know of the rivalry because I didnt live in the city, patronising.
I said she would go to see a merged team (allbeit eventually). Opinion.

and a chairman that has saddled you with a £3m debt???

Lets face it, theres probably about 6000 or so fans at each club who are not blooded in the same way that a lot of us are.

oh and these Id never go lot would soon be back at the first sniff of a final

But she may not go see a merged team, as alot wouldnt, me included, I often go watch West Hull, and would continue to in earnest if we merged, I couldnt/wouldnt accept a merged team, i was brought up down Subway St down Hessle Road, started going to the boulevard with my grandad, when my dad was at sea, Hull FC was and still is a massive part of my life, and memories of being with my grandad on the terraces is a memory ill cherish, i would hate to see Hull and Rovers disolve to make a "super team", and wouldnt support it, im a black and white, thank god itll never happen!!!

Which he and the board have underwritten, during a period of rapid growth and investment. Sunday was bad moment in a good era for Hull KR. You'd have to have a fairly over-developed sense of entitlement to deny that, as a Hull KR supporter.
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some fans are obsessed with finances, as long as my clubs ok, i really couldnt be ars*d with another teams finances/accounts! some have way to much time on their hands

As far as a merger goes, I'd think you'd end with 3 underpowered clubs at different levels of the game, as I suspect there'd be attempts to create 'new' Hull FC and Hull KR clubs to continue those traditions, drawing away potential support from the new entity. To forestall that, a merged club could retain the brands, maybe using one for the academy and one as feeder Championship (1) team. But it wouldn't be the same.
And anyway, despite the weekend's disappointments, it isn't going to happen.

I wouldn't be surprised if that turned up in a few sigs.



Not that we should stick our heads in the sand, though.

your right MR, you shouldnt stick your head in the sand, and your finances dont look to healthy, but what clubs arent in debt? as long as the clubs stay in business, why do people worry about others? seriously are you bothered about FC's accounts? i usually skip finance threads, my finances (or lack of), start at home, i worry enough about that, then worrying about anybody elses lol

Sorry no offence intended...

Non taken, I love my rugby and because I live 30 miles from hull I wouldnt come in to watch amatuer. We wont ever merge but IF it ever happened I would follow because I could never go to Cas or Leeds.

As an outsider I would still hate to see both clubs merge.The banter /rivalry between both clubs is what it is all about.
Both clubs are not doing too bad in the league at the moment.
Fans of all clubs will feel they deserve better.
In the cup ,both of us were beaten by a better side on the day, we just have to live with it.

i live 55 miles from hull to watch fc home and away.i also still watch west hull during the winter months(i come thru on weekends anyway).i dont think i would go as i believe there wouldn't be the passion or intensity there is now.

I would do ameatur, but I reckon I would become a neutral,that would be appealing, less stressful