In the wake of Hill's departure, Sandler O'Neill analyst MarkFitzgibbon had said he expected the bank could be sold within the next year, with the most logical buyer being a foreign bank.
But, having languished in the lower reaches of Super League in the last two years, the close-season recruitment of players like Craig Fitzgibbon, Mark O'Meley and Sean Long has helped turn the club's fortunes around.