I’m fed up of seeing the negativity surrounding everything (literally everything) the club does. I’m not sure how some on here can call themselves ‘fans’ or ‘supporters’ because that’s crisply means liking the club- I’m not sure they do! The absolute insistence on their way of thinking being correct is also incredibly childish… we teach children to have a broad mind but some posters have an incredibly narrow mind when it comes to anything Hull try and do. Christ… some people are energy suckers in life and some on here are clearly in that category!

Personally I believe all the recruitment we have done so far improves us as a team. A club can contain average players who are galvanised and do a bloody good job! It is possible- Leicester winning the premier league as the most famous example. Not to suggest we will win anything anyway- not for a few years at least!

All of the players - apart from Hardaker who the jury is very much still out on for me- are good solid professionals who will improve the kids around them. The club can’t do right for wrong in some people’s eyes and you’re very welcome to an opinion but the scoffing and belittling of others who have an alternative opinion is tiresome and quite frankly immature.

It's up to the club and players to change the narrative on the field. The signings are erratic. Older players, injury prone players, unknown players from overseas. How do you expect any reasonable person to be optimistic about that? Recruitment is worse than some recent seasons where we've been dire so no reason at this stage to expect anything different.

We can all be blindly optimistic but some choose the more sane route of realism

Without even considering the off field thing, we signed Stewart as one of our quota players and presumably one of our first choice targets. Going on the very few YouTube clips available he looked exciting, but he is 23 and never made a first team appearance despite being in a couple of different NRL systems for a good few years. It would have been a huge step up for him and a huge gamble.

I hope I’m pleasantly surprised but I don’t see how we go from a big gamble on a complete rookie like that to finding someone who’s ready to come in straight away and carry the huge burden that will now be on these two quota players, it’s some serious heavy lifting now looking at the squad.

In my opinion the recruitment this year has already felt much more considered and I can see a clear plan. But you are one of the posters that scoffs at that opinion and then gets all uppity if someone disagrees and calls you out on your opinion. Some of our best players (not all granted) of recent years have been diamonds hiding amongst the rough… some wrote off before even playing for us… maybe give the signings a chance before writing them off eh?

In my opinion the recruitment this year has already felt much more considered and I can see a clear plan. But you are one of the posters that scoffs at that opinion and then gets all uppity if someone disagrees and calls you out on your opinion. Some of our best players (not all granted) of recent years have been diamonds hiding amongst the rough… some wrote off before even playing for us… maybe give the signings a chance before writing them off eh?

Whilst I can’t say I’m particularly over enamoured, it been a case of closing the door after the horse had bolted.
The damage started in late 2018 and has continued in successive seasons culminating in us reaching the lowest point in the clubs SL history under Smith.
By the time Smith & Gene were removed from their posts the squad was an absolute dogs dinner.
By the time Myler came in, he effectively had not just one arm tied behind his back but 2. He has had to not only stop the rot, find a top coach who not only wants the job but has the credentials to do it, but also unpick the mess in terms of the recruitment with the squad and badly managed salary cap.
To do this prior to any players of note still being on the market will have been a tough gig but to have to do it without a head coach in place initially and the better players that were available securing deals before we could do anything of note makes it a mountain of a task. I would probably hazard a guess that the length of deals are a measured trade off due to the clubs/cartwrights requirement to live close to the club along with the money offered.
I’d say rather than knee jerk and panic signings it’s being opposite and maybe a little too patient/measured in the terms of thought.
We can all be critical sat here on the outside but I don’t think any of us can truly understand the task in hand.
We needed a complete rebuild not just a couple of player here and there and this is getting done and it isn’t going to be completed in time for the start of 2025. It was always going to take at least 2 off seasons. Have we ever known so many new signings or quota players being loaned out and/or released early from deals?
I do hope we have a couple of top quality players to come in which will supplement the current recruitment done along with the development of the youth coming through.

I think Myler has and is under no illusions in the role he’s taken on and certainly understands the importance of getting it right this time around.

Sorry for the long ramble.

We all have opinions. You dismiss negative ones then call others out for doing the same to positive ones. There has been nothing positive about the club for 6+ years now. Every year we get people saying how good the recruitment is, how this year we'll compete and it never happens so I'll keep calling it as I see it. If you don't agree, good, but put across a decent argument In favour rather than whining because others see things differently

They have certainly not considered that pace is such an important part of todays game because the lack of pace in the players coming in is alarming.
Even a leigh supporter with no axe to grind has posted on here that Hardaker and Chamberlain are slow.
We are already a team of plodders so what clear plan do you see?

A plan to bring experience in alongside the youngsters in the first team. Recruitment isn’t done yet- speedsters may yet be on their way.

Jake… the hypocrisy in your post is laughable. What you accuse me of doing is something you do on a regular basis- both in your spell before disappearing off the face of the earth and during your most recent stint.

Logan Moy is fast, lewis Martin is fast, Davy Litten is fast….

Indeed I do, but I don't go around whining about others doing it. It's an Internet forum, expect people to post things you don't agree with.

Glad to hear you're happy I'm back anyway