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[Hate the rec]

According to the Times and Star Town are to play Hull KR on 29/01/11, this could see big Willie Mason up against Jacko, I know who my moneys on!! could be a good money spinner if Town do it right, well done everyone concerned.

[Derwent]

I doubt Mason will be playing. It will be HKR's academy team because their first team play the day after in a friendly against Salford.

[Town Army]

Unfortunately it'll be Hull KR in name alone very unlikely to be there first team and we will probably be lucky if we see 2-3 names we recognise so not a lot that Town can do to do it right.

But will be a great test for our lads and shud be a close contest.

[Hate the rec]

Well if they dont play it would still be nice to see some of their big names comming up and letting the local kids meet them, photos etc , shouldnt knock it, it will bring some money in and they may play some stars.

[OttO]

Congrats to the BOD on pulling this game off..... It makes a change to have a decent friendly at home for a change.

[wonky]

its all part of a new relationship between town and kr.a bit like the one haven had with leeds.so i think they might include a couple of stars.and we will probably see some dual reg players coming our way.and i think its a good indication where stack will be playing after this season.

[dkw]

and i think its a good indication where stack will be playing after this season.

Good point, hadnt thought of that. KR seem to be quite a progressive club so this could be a very good move by our board, well done.

[homeandawayer]

Who gets the most benefit from these deals though? What have our neighbours achieved from theirs?

[knightsruleok]

its all part of a new relationship between town and kr.a bit like the one haven had with leeds.so i think they might include a couple of stars.and we will probably see some dual reg players coming our way.and i think its a good indication where stack will be playing after this season.

I know this is nothing to do with Worky, but York have recently set up a match with Castleford this Sunday (9th). Castleford are playing mostly 1st team players for their 1st hit out. See Yorks forum for their squad details. Our current coach (Dave Woods) took Cas back to Super League, so should be a few there.

[wonky]

Who gets the most benefit from these deals though? What have our neighbours achieved from theirs?

why do we always look at the negatives in all situations.the club has got nothing to lose with this arrangement,so what if havens partnership never came to much,its a totally different situation than ours.it gives our coaches chance to see how the top teams operate,and can only improve us as a team. i for one think weve done well to come to an agreement with hull kr and personally think that the guys who have worked hard to arrange this should be congratulated.

[Oneday]

why do we always look at the negatives in all situations.the club has got nothing to lose with this arrangement,so what if havens partnership never came to much,its a totally different situation than ours.it gives our coaches chance to see how the top teams operate,and can only improve us as a team. i for one think weve done well to come to an agreement with hull kr and personally think that the guys who have worked hard to arrange this should be congratulated.

I don't know much about these 'arrangements'; in what was Havens 'a totally different situation than ours' ?

[homeandawayer]

why do we always look at the negatives in all situations.the club has got nothing to lose with this arrangement,so what if havens partnership never came to much,its a totally different situation than ours.it gives our coaches chance to see how the top teams operate,and can only improve us as a team. i for one think weve done well to come to an agreement with hull kr and personally think that the guys who have worked hard to arrange this should be congratulated.

ok so what do they get out of it then? Sorry oh positive one, just call me cautious.

If both sides benefit ..great, if it makes us some sort of feeder club i would be less keen.

All i'm asking is .. how has it worked for other clubs such as Haven?

[wonky]

I don't know much about these 'arrangements'; in what was Havens 'a totally different situation than ours' ?

well for one thing it is two totally different clubs.it is up to the clubs involved to make it a good arrangement to benefit both parties.i agree the situation could be a non-starter so to speak,but if handled correctly then especially our coaches(who are both pretty new to the coaching game) can pick up tips and help from the likes of justin morgan and his assistants.how is that a bad thing.if nothing comes of it then what have we lost?i just think we should get behind the decisions the bod are making to make us a better club.as for homeandawayers point about being a feeder club,i cant see that happening as the best local talent as of late has been picked up from cumbria well before the likes of town and haven get a chance to get them.if we do supply more players to super league then surely that is a good thing,as we are developing young players and giving them guidance and coaching to be better players.shaun lunt was deemed not good enough for super league until he had a few years developing at town,now he is an international player and one of the best up and comers in super league.if they give us a good few years like shaun did and jared is now,then i would be happy if we keep developing talent.

[dkw]

ok so what do they get out of it then? Sorry oh positive one, just call me cautious.

If both sides benefit ..great, if it makes us some sort of feeder club i would be less keen.

All i'm asking is .. how has it worked for other clubs such as Haven?

Why are you cautious if you have no basis for it? Without the facts you cant really make a decision surely. If we get one positive thing from this then it will have been worthwhile, surely. If the minimum to happen is we have them for a friendly, we have some coaching clinics, we have access to a couple of young players etc then for me its worthwhile.

[homeandawayer]

Why are you cautious if you have no basis for it? Without the facts you cant really make a decision surely. If we get one positive thing from this then it will have been worthwhile, surely. If the minimum to happen is we have them for a friendly, we have some coaching clinics, we have access to a couple of young players etc then for me its worthwhile.

I believe in you don't get owt for nowt. Again i'm asking what do they get out of it ?

Have other clubs who have entered such arrangements e.g. York, Haven deemed it a success? I'm not totally against it ,just as you say requiring the facts.

[dkw]

I believe in you don't get owt for nowt. Again i'm asking what do they get out of it ?

Have other clubs who have entered such arrangements e.g. York, Haven deemed it a success? I'm not totally against it ,just as you say requiring the facts.

You cynical sod . To be honest its something I would like to know also, but the best we can say is we cant really lose out on anything if we dont try.

[homeandawayer]

You cynical sod . To be honest its something I would like to know also, but the best we can say is we cant really lose out on anything if we dont try.

How dare you !!

[Wayne78]

I believe in you don't get owt for nowt. Again i'm asking what do they get out of it ?

Have other clubs who have entered such arrangements e.g. York, Haven deemed it a success? I'm not totally against it ,just as you say requiring the facts.

Do ya think they might get first refusal on Towns best players???? Eg, Stack??

[homeandawayer]

Do ya think they might get first refusal on Towns best players???? Eg, Stack??

Probably but he's stated he wants Super League and after the way he's played for us good luck to him , i hope he does.

We know why we the championship clubs enter these arrangements but to repeat myself .. what do SL clubs get out of it?

[dkw]

Probably but he's stated he wants Super League and after the way he's played for us good luck to him , i hope he does.

We know why we the championship clubs enter these arrangements but to repeat myself .. what do SL clubs get out of it?

An elevated feeling of well being.