I think we have to understand that we are now limited on the budget available and I do know from a good feedback that we will have to move one or more players out to be able to recruite.
As much as I would like to see us cover all positions this will not be possible during this first season. Having said all that we are looking a competitive squad for 2012. Come on the Trin!

If Agar was as bad as the FC fans seem to think, they'll stroll into the top 8 this year, so we'll see.
By the end of the season i think Hull will be in a similar position to last season, and we will be in a much better position than last.
That doesn't mean Agar is a brill coach from our point of view, but neither does it back up the Hull fans.
I think they need to get over Agar and worry/concentrate on their future, because they are miles away from being the top club, some of them think they are, not that i think they aren't capable of being one.

I would hope that Mr Pearson has a) some proof to back up his bold claim and b) access to good legal services.

I'm getting increasingly weary of Hull FC fans and their constant whining, especially since the new owner appears to have caught the same disease. Given the supposedly amazing season you're going to have next year, one would have thought there would be an air of optimism about the place, a bit like there is here.

My fondest hope is fast becoming that Hull FC make absolutely zero progress next season; perhaps then some of their more hysterical fanbase will realise that Richard Agar was not the only thing preventing them from enjoying the success they clearly think they deserve.

You should not pay too much attention to what your Kev says

Pearson will have both.

Agar may well have been hampered by our last board by all accounts and it will be interesting to see how he goes at Wakey. Good luck to the guy but not many were sad to see him leave Hull FC.

Regards Luke Briscoe I would point out that our last game of the season was the play off defeat at Headingley which by all accounts is a fairly big game and Agar picked young Luke as 18th man. I must point out that Luke Briscoe has never been within touching distance of the first team and may not have even made the U20's this year. We have fringe players like Green, Cunningham, Kent and Lyne (full time pros) who would all have expected to take the 18th man role as they had for most of the season.

Bearing in mind this game was a few days before Lukes move to Leeds became official you can see why his selection alone annoyed alot of Hull fans. What if a player had got injured in the pre game warm up? Luke Briscoe was simply not ready for the first team so why pick him?

As for predictions on our respective seasons I will stick my neck on the line and say Hull will be challenging for a place between 5-7 and Wakey will fight it out for the final play off spot 8th.

I believe Dowes is on honeymoon at the moment....saw his wedding pics in my twitter feed last week Have heard he's close to getting fixed up on return.

Seems to be some discontent amonsgt Wakey fans towards FC....I for one really wanted it to work out for Agar, even up until the beginning of last season. However he failed to get the best out of the players he had at his disposal, regardless of how much under investment he had to contend with from the Hetherington regime..so a clean start for him and us...everyone's happy.

Yes the Luke Briscoe fiasco has left a sour taste in our mouth's, especially if certain people are indeed involved....but let's face it people were bigging Tommy Lee up at that age and I'm sure we would both agree he didn't end up being a world beater so nothing lost yet.

Good luck for the new season, I really think you will make the eight....as for FC I think we will finish 6th or possibly 5th....like people rightly say we have no divine right to success just because we are a big club.