newcastlecycling

DW,

Merger? I reckon that if it ever happens it will not be for a while.  KOCC and HDCC have their own internal inertia to overcome, and part of that will always come down to people being concerned about change.

I do not think the Sea Eagles/Bears analogy is useful any more than a Tigers/Magpies analogy would have been, as both involved the effective relegation of one club to a subsidary existence.  KOCC would not want to be the Bear anymore than HDCC would want to be the Bear.

If there is a merger between KOCC and HDCC then it would need to be on the basis that it is a genuine equal merger, and that would involve (I would think) equal representation on the megerd club Committee and any subcommittees. You could do this by guarantees in the Rules (or Constitution, as most people refer to it) of the merged club.  There is a rough draft constitution floating around and in the possession of both HDCC and KOCC, but I have not heard much more about what people think about it.

MC