Re: Merger : Thu Jul 02, 2015 11:33 am  

Bal wrote:

So, sharing youth players through a draft system.

Not too big a leap to suggest next will be back office resources merger to share resources like office space, accountancy teams, marketing etc.

And next.......

Hard to see anything different.

Re: Merger : Thu Jul 02, 2015 11:37 am  

I'll be honest, if I was a young kid playing rugby in Hull I'd now rather go to West Yorkshire if possible. You'll be the experimental years for an unclear operation, be unsure which first team you're being lined up for, and you won't even get to pull on the black/red & white shirt at the weekend. Might as well go elsewhere and if you make it look for a move later in your career if you really want to play for your team.

Re: Merger : Thu Jul 02, 2015 11:40 am  

Didn't you get approval to be an Elite Academy on your own? What happened to that?

Re: Merger : Thu Jul 02, 2015 11:43 am  

Bal wrote:

So, sharing youth players through a draft system.

Not too big a leap to suggest next will be back office resources merger to share resources like office space, accountancy teams, marketing etc.

And next.......

Exactly. Like I said, the Foundation team, which kind of flows into the academy, will be next.

Other than saving a few quid, I'm struggling to see any benefits here.

Plus, the academy lads are losing two intense fixtures out of their calendar. A fixture which goes back years.

Re: Merger : Thu Jul 02, 2015 11:43 am  

Sit down, Waldo wrote:

Didn't you get approval to be an Elite Academy on your own? What happened to that?

Quite simply, our owner doesn't want to spend the money maintaining it.

Re: Merger : Thu Jul 02, 2015 11:44 am  

carl_spackler wrote:

I'll be honest, if I was a young kid playing rugby in Hull I'd now rather go to West Yorkshire if possible. You'll be the experimental years for an unclear operation, be unsure which first team you're being lined up for, and you won't even get to pull on the black/red & white shirt at the weekend. Might as well go elsewhere and if you make it look for a move later in your career if you really want to play for your team.

Another good point.

I'm really struggling to comprehend this one.

Re: Merger : Thu Jul 02, 2015 11:44 am  

*1865* wrote:

Quite simply, our owner doesn't want to spend the money maintaining it.

Pearson is siriusly fkn clueless.

Re: Merger : Thu Jul 02, 2015 11:45 am  

Asked on Twitter, but how many of the U19s have played first team this year, and how many debuts?

Re: Merger : Thu Jul 02, 2015 11:51 am  

Doom&Gloom Merchant wrote:

Exactly. Like I said, the Foundation team, which kind of flows into the academy, will be next.

Other than saving a few quid, I'm struggling to see any benefits here.

Plus, the academy lads are losing two intense fixtures out of their calendar. A fixture which goes back years.

Another good point. Kids who dream of playing in a Hull derby will now only get to experience it in any guise if they make it as pros (although on the bright side it's 4 or 5 a year if they get there).

Re: Merger : Thu Jul 02, 2015 11:54 am  

Chris28 wrote:

Asked on Twitter, but how many of the U19s have played first team this year, and how many debuts?

Abdul, Logan, Lancaster and Turgut, the last one was his debut.