Speaking to Triple M, the Knights legend voiced his skepticism at the idea, as revealed by The Daily Telegraph, while also giving insight into how the Newcastle community would likely react.
"It won’t happen,” Johns told Triple M’s The Grill Team.
“Knowing the community up there. They’d set NRL headquarters on fire first.”
The NRL currently hold ownership over the Newcastle club and are desperate to sell them to private owners after back-to-back wooden spoons.
