The Virtual Terrace • Looking back on the SL era
Leeds_Luke wrote:
There has been two teams in Hull since before the birth of Rugby League. It will be a sad day for the sport if they didn't both exist. The Hull Derby dates back over 120 years.
There was pressure to merge them for the Super League in 1996 and play under the name 'Humberside', but there was too much backlash so Hull FC were rebranded as Hull Sharks for a few years before reverting back to their true name.
The idea that you could just merge the two Hull teams and suddenly have a club with a 15-20k average crowd is a myth, far too much history and bad feeling for that ever to happen.
The derbys themselves also generate big gates and SL has used the derby many times at the Magic Weekend as they know it draws a crowd.
Statistics: Posted by UllFC — Fri Feb 17, 2023 2:47 pm — Replies 26 — Views 1576