For one thing it’s hardly like people are tagging him on social media or commenting on articles that his family are likely to see. It’s a forum that you’d have to go out your way to find really.

Secondly it’s hardly ‘ripping him to shreds’ I’ve not seen anyone make anything personal about the lad people are just mostly pointing out that he was deemed surplus to requirements at Leeds and that Salford have actively tried to offload him while contracted to bring in better players, that’s pretty undeniable really. He’s got an opportunity to prove the doubters wrong (not just Hull fans) I’m sure if he gives his all on the field Hull fans will take to him quickly.

To put together a rough starting 13 of what we have so far:

Rapana
Martin
Hardaker
Chamberlain
Briscoe
Abdul
Sezer
Ese'ese
Cust
Aydin
Holmes
Cartwright
Asiata

That is, besides Martin and Ese'ese, a completely new squad to what started round one of this season. It certainly does feel like the "transition period" we seem to have been stuck in for years is coming to an end.

Would I have liked to have seen some more exciting names in that squad? Absolutely. Do I think we still look weak in certain areas? No doubt about it.

But what i will give Myler credit for is that this, for the first time in a while, feels like a completely clean slate. I don't expect that 13 to contend for top 6, but having trying to look at it from an optimist point of view, it is at least a starting point for us to move forward. It is also by far and away better than what we started this season with, not that it was a difficult task.

Asiata, Rapana and by all accounts Hardaker (if you chose to ignore his off-field antics) are good leaders to have within the squad, which is something we have been desperately lacking since Ellis retired.

Gone from a leadership team of Fash, Lane and Houghton to Asiata, Sezer and Rapana.

None have Hull links, all are products of the NRL and are proven winners, covering the back line , halves and forwards. Alongside some experienced SL players who have had plenty of success across the positions. Myler has put a lot of thought into it IMO.

Echoing what others have said - we’re a strike centre short, but on paper we’re a way better side. I actually think Walker could be a could centre, but we won’t do that. I’d like to think we still have some cap space left for another one or two additions.