i agree and it is, and it's not about having inside knowledge it's about listening to what people are saying and seeing what they are doing. The people in these jobs are, like i've already said, frustrated too.

Our crowds are falling year on year, this means year on year it is costing more for Ken to sustain the club, because we're losing money we have to make cuts and the backroom/marketing were the victims rather than the playing side, that's been suffering for a few years now.

Rather than asking me people need to ask those who don't come and have stopped coming why....i am as frustrated and annoyed as anyone the way thre club is run BUT i can also understand how and why it is been, others seem to think we have a bottomless pit of money and are just choosing to not do the obvious stuff.

Anyway, that's my last on it, the subject is Hull away and i am damn looking forward to it and the start of another, hopefully successful, season

I agree we all make comments because we love the club and want it to do well. I am going to be straight though it’s a joke how things are run and a new direction is needed and that means a change at the top and that should have happened a long time ago if not nothing will change. That’s down to Ken surely he can see what we can ,if not he can let it drift along and keep going backwards as it is now.

there is no defending not releasing the alternative shirt .

why the club would not want to hold a media day is beyond me, need all the media bytes we can get

lets just hope we got off too a good start to the season!

the squad will be interesting for this game!!!

who really is injured and who isnt.....

from what the club are saying only cudjoe, mellor, wardle and wood are out for sure.

only cudjoe would be considered a shoe in for the first 17 out of those but still its a big one, club captain, positive sounds coming out of the club though about his recovery, could be back in march

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Walton st car park next to the stadium 5 quid and if you want to go for a pint park view pub is only 2 mins walk

Jerry and Wakeman out for you guys apparently

yep looking like we will be missing mcgillvary, cudjoe and wakeman

not to mention symonds and co

not what we wanted for the start of sl is it....

ah well we may be surprised!

Will definitely be interesting to see whos in the squad.

I dont think there is any point mentioning Symonds at all anymore.

As expected a few more injuries than we thought.

Sounds like Muprhy will get the nod over McIntosh if Jerry is fit judging by Stones interview on our site. We should be going with Darnell now though.

Clough will be a guarantee as seems like hes one of Stones favorites. Cant help but feel though a team realistically with Clough, Ferguson and Murphy in starting 17 wont have a realistic chance of getting in the top 4.

Id like to see us line up like:

1. Mamo
2. Jerry
3. Gaskell
4. Turner
5. McIntosh
6. Rankin
7. Brough
8. Seb
9. O Brien
10. Walne
11. Ferguson
12. Lawrence
13. Hinchliffe

14. Roberts
15. Leeming - Bring him off the bench as hes just over an injury
16. Taai
17. Smith/Dickinson (Wakeman if fit)

Its time for Smith and Dickinson to really step up their game this year and make a claim for a starting shirt.

team i think we will see is

mamo

mcintosh
turner
gaskell
murphy

leeming
brough
rankin

ikahihifo
taai
lawrence
hinchcliffe
roberts

bench-
obrien
ferguson
clough
walne

dont think we will see mcgillvary, wont be risked.
would like to see taai and ikahihifo team up at prop.

hull will just pepper us with kicks from sneyd... hope we are upto the task on dealing with them.

hull -8 with the bookies, think that will be having my money.

theres no current vacancies showing on the website ?

Hull squad announced, no Liam Watts, Chris Green or Carlos Tuimavave

Jerry, Kruise and seb all named.
Danny Brough
Paul Clough
Dale Ferguson
Lee Gaskell
Ryan Hinchcliffe
Sebastine Ikahihifo
Michael Lawrence
Kruise Leeming
Jake Mamo
Jermaine McGillvary
Darnell McIntosh
Aaron Murphy
Adam O’Brien
Jordan Rankin
Oliver Roberts
Daniel Smith
Ukuma Ta’ai
Jordan Turner
Adam Walne

for some reason i still dont think mcgillvary will be play

hope he does though!

mcgillvary and smith to miss out of that 19

so is that 3 each that are missing for both of us? Game on!