Any article written about Hull by Schofield, and likewise any criticism of Schofield from Hull fans, have to be taken with a pinch of salt. This feud goes back 30 odd years. Of course there are some fair points made, some utter horses***, and the usual heavy dose of bitterness. I'll try offer my opinion on his opinionsNo top player signings / poor retentions - fair, my personal opinion is that Hull thought it'd be way more difficult to recruit from the NRL than it actually has been, and retained a couple of players too early.
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Style of Play - just a bitter opinion really, Kelly & Connor are fantastic to watch.
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Jamie Shaul not progressed and way off an England shirt - Codswallop, I thought last year he did improve, especially in his positioning and handling, and of course he did earn an England call up.
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Wingers don't get service without Sneyd, Fonua not adequately replaced - Codswallop. Faraimo 17 tries, Talanoa 14. Sneyd didn't play many games. Fonua got 14 & 11 in his two seasons (with a fit Sneyd).
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Sneyd is crap - Codswallop, double Lance Todd winner. We really missed him most of this season.
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Not much pace in team - Fair point, I'd agree.
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Too many bang average forwards - Fair to a degree. This is where I'd have made changes if I were Pearson. Watts not replaced. Bowden, Manu & Westerman barely played in 2018 all to come back.
- Fair to a degree. Houghton had a quiet one by his standards last season. Litten to get more game time in 2019.
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No depth - Codswallop. We've signed an additional 6 squad players for 2019 to mitigate against the issues we had in 2018.
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Nasty, toxic atmosphere - Codswallop. I've seen nothing come out of the club to suggest this, bad attitudes stemming from poor form and nothing to play for at the back end of the year, certainly.