Chris71 wrote:
To be fair I think next season is going to be a difficult one for the club. I think the promises of a better tomorrow have unfortunately gone on for far too long. I would say a good number of us just have a feeling of apathy now in regards to the club due to too many false dawns. We had a great opportunity in 2016 to kick on but we didn’t we sat back as a club, were sentimental and undid all the good work that got us to where we were in 2016.
There are too many players the club needs to move on that are still under contract which is exactly where we were at the start of AP’s ownership. If the squad we have is genuinely at the top end of the SL in terms of salary cap then as a club they have mismanaged this completely and allowed too much mediocrity on too much money.
That for me is the most disappointing thing in that we as a club just don’t seem to learn anything from previous mistakes, we just repeat them.
I am not sure what AP or BH can or will do to reinvigorate or galvanise the support for next season. The pandemic has changed the dynamics of things for so many as it is without the poor repeated failure to deliver anything close to challenge yet again. Before anyone jumps on me and says the covid and injuries have impacted us then I agree it probably has but it’s affected everyone and every club not just Hull FC but the same story come season end is the same and has been now for too long.
Wouldnt surprise me if Adam Pearson put the club up for sale
We are being left behind now in this new era of R/L by teams with faster,fitter and stronger playing squads who unlike us have young players stepping in and making an impact.
We all know and understand that the club has too many under achieving senior players still under contract and this is what is likely to hold the club back next season as its unlikely finance is available to pay off the likes of Sneyd,Fonua and Taylor and then adding the replacements we need.
Taylor in my opinion is finished as a top front row due to his injuries and Sneyd is holding back our ball in hand attacking play.
Not sure Pearson will be able to give Hodgson what he needs for next season and we may then see a disruption in the coaching set up.
The effort was there last night but the more i watch the game you can see how slow we are as a team bunching again in the middle instead of moving the ball wide to make some yardage out of defence.
Jamie shaul was blowing like a beached whale in the second half yet he kept McNamara on the bench unused.
Whats the point of having him on the bench and what does it say to the player who played as first choice six in the previous games.
Would have been better to just leave him out with an explanation why
