My view (for what it's worth!) is that gazing into the crystal ball - whilst looking over the shoulder, the following scenario pans out...



Sheffield Eagles merge with Doncaster RLFC to create a Superleague club Don Valley Eagles (or whatever).



Year one all goes well, however there is now a wealth of talent in Sheffield and Doncaster, as both clubs had excellent links into schools and clubs prior to the merger, now not all those kids can benefit from the Don Valley Eagles' plans. Therefore kids don't get the same opportunities, there are a number of players who are good enough to play Championship or Championship 1, but no where to play it. What happens?



The new Sheffield Eagles 2015 forms, from nothing, with a team of volunteers spearheading the revival. Borrowing kits from Lancashire based clubs to prevent clashes, playing out of Don Valley Stadium, starting at the bottom with no team in place for the start of the season, they manage to survive and the look to build on this to create a force in the Sheffield area once again.



All of a sudden, the SL club forgets about the Eagles, and becomes Don Valley Giants. The new Sheffield Eagles 2015 club has a loyal following of hardened supporters who've been with them for years.



All sounds a little too familiar for me!!

It doesn't have to be that way though does it?

Your so called merger with Huddersfield was total bolloids, a sham for their benefit, and i can see why would be wary of another. If this was a discussion about the Cumbrian teams joining together for a SL team everyone would be saying what a good idea it was.

Huddersfield-Sheffield,Gateshead-Hull,Totally different to Sheffield/Doncaster type merger,This would not only benefit those two but the whole of south Yorkshire to come together as one,Why would Gateshead cometogether with Hull when it's miles apart same as Huddersfield,So if the south yorkshire kids are only good enough for Championship or Championship 1 we should not bother applying for super league as the Eagles in a few years time then?

I think it would encourage youngsters to actually better themselves and get more to play the game,The lure of the super league and the extra cash (which always helps) or playing part-time in a one man and his dog league,The choice would be theres.

Look at the state of Cumbrian rugby now all in CC1,There should and only ever be two mergers to try and get in super league,Cumbrian and South Yorkshire,The others were a sham and a joke and not worth comparing as the above would be done by people who care about the club and the region,The other two were just a chance to get rid of a couple of clubs,This wouldnt be the case in the Cumbrian/South Yorkshire ones.

Let it go Eagleblade, you've more chance of Paul Heaton recording 'Just Can't Get Enough'

Who do we (Sheffield, Doncaster and anyone else in SY) want to be in twenty years time, Catalan Dragons or Workington Town?

You can't rule either out

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In 20 years time I will be grateful to still be on Planet Earth with a reasonably sound mind (my body is already in decline), even if it means watching Eagles from a wheel chair.

I don't think i'll be far behind you. Let me have the wheel chair when you've done with it!

I also have no desire to watch a merged 'county' team. And neither did I on the previous 8971 topics of exactly the same nature.