Re: Merger : Fri Jul 03, 2015 10:38 pm  

B0NES wrote:

Worrying thing is , What if we get a new owner want to f**k it off or the plan goes t1ts up . To start up again would send our junior development/Recruitment back years.

Exactly

say it runs 3 or 4 years. we then split, we will have half a squad, and we wont be able to magic up another half, due to a "lack of talent pool"

I've always thought we, thats Hull RLFC, should have a squad at ever year from u12's signed, yes, its 8 squads, but give it a few years, with the right people and the right structures and the internationals will come rolling out.

This new merger will be trying to get a 15 year old and making him a star by the times he's 19. Bollox, the best of the best got signed by Wigan and Saints at the age of 12

Re: Merger : Sat Jul 04, 2015 12:30 am  

All very emotive, but for me it's a none event. 2 clubs looking to reduce their spend on academy in favour if spending on first team.

Re: Merger : Sat Jul 04, 2015 7:27 am  

yello-belly wrote:

All very emotive, but for me it's a none event. 2 clubs looking to reduce their spend on academy in favour if spending on first team.

How does that work then? Pearson won't spend on a decent coach,& we're up to the salary cap already.

[Kosh]

Re: Merger : Sat Jul 04, 2015 8:00 am  

yello-belly wrote:

All very emotive, but for me it's a none event. 2 clubs looking to reduce their spend on academy in favour if spending on first team.

Both teams already spend to the cap.

And in any case that would be an incredibly short-sighted approach which Pearson himself ruled out when he bought the club.

Re: Merger : Sat Jul 04, 2015 11:20 am  

Someone has set up a petition, don't know if it will go anywhere but may be worth signing. http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/notohullmerger

Someone has set up a petition, don't know if it will go anywhere but may be worth signing. http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/notohullmerger

Re: Merger : Sat Jul 04, 2015 1:06 pm  

hullfc_southstander wrote: Someone has set up a petition, don't know if it will go anywhere but may be worth signing. http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/notohullmerger I've just done it but it wants you to pay some money

hullfc_southstander wrote: Someone has set up a petition, don't know if it will go anywhere but may be worth signing. http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/notohullmerger I've just done it but it wants you to pay some money

Re: Merger : Sat Jul 04, 2015 1:08 pm  

Legends and Icons wrote:

I've just done it but it wants you to pay some money

Don't worry about that, just close it off because you've already signed for it.

Re: Merger : Sat Jul 04, 2015 3:28 pm  

They have once again underestimated the fans reaction and no doubt they will press ahead and just ignore the fans. They seem to like flying in the face of fans opinions, they will be the end of the club and then we will get the blame.

The customer in the rest of the real world gets what he wants or walks away, I now have very little problems in walking away with my £1k plus a year spend with FC.

Re: Merger : Sat Jul 04, 2015 3:50 pm  

For the record, it seems Hull FC are asking for questions about the new "super academy". Might be a good opportunity to send your 'questions'. But keep it clean and constructive, eh! http://hullfc.com/article/40710/send-in ... er-academy

For the record, it seems Hull FC are asking for questions about the new "super academy". Might be a good opportunity to send your 'questions'. But keep it clean and constructive, eh! http://hullfc.com/article/40710/send-in ... er-academy

Re: Merger : Sat Jul 04, 2015 4:13 pm  

for the record so are hull kr http://www.hullkr.co.uk/club/news/artic ... er-academy

for the record so are hull kr http://www.hullkr.co.uk/club/news/artic ... er-academy