The Virtual Terrace • Re: Why have so many big clubs given up (on the field)

Hull FC are suffering from the financial fallout of the pandemic. And some poor decisions, but that comes back to money because they can’t afford to rectify those errors as quickly as they want/need to. They don’t have an independently wealthy benefactor and aren’t inherently ‘big’ in the way Wigan and Leeds are.

Leeds learned some of the wrong lessons from their period of success, falling in love with the mythology of it a bit too much. At some point I expect them to realise this and buy back their seat at the top table.

Wire - I’m thinking that maybe Powell just wasn’t a good fit. It’s going to be very difficult to overcome Saints’ and Wigan’s substantial incumbency advantages, but with continued backing from ownership I can easily imagine Wire becoming the main dark horses again.

Statistics: Posted by Mild Rover — Mon Apr 01, 2024 7:00 pm

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