Lots of people in life want to succeed but it's things like judgement when there's not an easy option that sort out those that do succeed and those that don't plus in this case experience , basic rugby and man management skills and a fair bit of luck.

Cannot help but feel a little bit sad that Gentle has gone, although not as successful as we would have hoped he has bought a lot of good to the club with regards to youth.

I think we've lost far more than we look to be gaining from the alleged changes. A very sad day for our club and one that is going to cost a lot of lost revenue.

This is something I've said for a few seasons now. FC are a "big club" in terms of stadium and a top 3/4 standing in the crowd averages but apart from 2 cup final and 1 grand final appearances haven't won anything since 2005. If you were regularly getting to cup semis/finals etc then you could be classed as a big team.
Before every season starts you can put money on wigan, wire, leeds and usually saints being at the business end of winning things but not you.
To expect a 'Big' name coach to want to come to the 'Big' FC is ludicrous. People like Sheens, Hasler, Bennett only work in a winning environment where a tweaking is all that's needed to keep the steamroller going. They wont want a start from scratch job where the squad needs a major overhaul. Besides nobody in this country could afford them anyway.
I think most supporters from both clubs would agree FC are a bigger club then Rovers but, a final or 2 aside are no better on the field. We will never be a bigger club then you but will always strive to be a better one.

I don't think Rovers have got anything to do with it but since you raise it, Hull FC are and always will be bigger and better than Hull KR.

Can't argue with much there. That's depressing...

As Blakey said that is the whole problem, deep down you believe that but facts will show that over the last 8 years our on field performances have been very alike with a number of years in the middle where we were a fair bit better.
You are the Newcastle Utd of RL a big club in your own minds..

Can we please not start the "My Dad is bigger than your Dad" stuff?

Ok, (he is tho )

The difference being that in the last 8 years we have appeared in 3 Challenge Cup Finals (winning one) and a Grand Final.

We are a long way behind the likes of Wigan, Warrington, Leeds, Saints and Huddersfield but we have unarguably been more successful than you in recent years - except in derbies which are of course your cup finals. At least our new local coaching team should be able to get the players up for the derbies now.

Yes we are Newcastle United. Who are you? Stoke? West Brom? Norwich? Fulham?

For all our problems I wouldn't swop with you.

The king is dead , long live the king ....

I'd say they're more Middlesborough.

Nah, they got their ground done.

More like a Port Vale....