I wasn't announcing my departure but thanks for your input

Yes we had a dig but digs just aren't good enough over the 80 mins and its been happening for far too long now especially when AP claims we are in the top 3 in terms of SL salaries.

Officials are never going to be 100% correct but what really stood out last night was the difference in how Childs policed the offside and infringements around the ptb between both teams. We were guilty of a lot but as I said St's were no better in anyway with holding down, laying on, hands on the ball, not square and the amount of time they failed to get onside or make any attempt to do so yet Child ignored that. Ligi was penalised for leading with a raised arm yet Walmsley lead with his knees and elbows on several occasions and nothing seen. So the odd miss by an official here and there is to be expected but the 6 again in particular was just a farce and the difference in how he judged that between both sides was like night and day even when we'd gathered momentum so that made no difference.

The six again is just a lottery. It’s not applied consistently in any games I’ve seen. It could be a good rule if used correctly. I don’t mind a ref being poor if he’s poor for both sides. That wasn’t the case last night.

I also think that “having a dig” isn’t enough nowadays unfortunately. Not when people are having to find the money to go, and it’s not inexpensive.
We’ve had years of “jam tomorrow “, and we’ll have that next season as well, due to some players still under contract that BH might have moved on.

Another person not happy with just “having a dig” will be the owner.

Quote: Marcus's Bicycle "From the Official site; "Brett Hodgson has made three changes to the side that lined-up against Leeds Rhinos at the MKM Stadium last Thursday, with Danny Houghton, Josh Bowden and Carlos Tuimavave all dropping out" No mention of injuries.'" “Both Danny and Carlos picked up a knock from (Thursday’s) game and Josh was ill yesterday so he didn’t train and couldn’t play,” the head coach added. https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/r ... ne-5733760

Quote: Marcus's Bicycle "From the Official site; "Brett Hodgson has made three changes to the side that lined-up against Leeds Rhinos at the MKM Stadium last Thursday, with Danny Houghton, Josh Bowden and Carlos Tuimavave all dropping out" No mention of injuries.'" “Both Danny and Carlos picked up a knock from (Thursday’s) game and Josh was ill yesterday so he didn’t train and couldn’t play,” the head coach added. https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/r ... ne-5733760

I have said this before and nothing has changed, I’ve watched this game of ours for nearly sixty years now, and these officials we have now are some of the worst ever, they actually manipulate games alarmingly. Child’s did even it up pathetically in the latter stages when the game was up, hammered with the six again, then one team allowed to be perpetually offside is a joke.

I’ve just watched it back, and Phil Clarke overreacting to Ligi shoulder high shot is laughable, yet nothing but a penalty after Percy does a Bureta and hits Swift full on the jaw.

Now having said that, we are nowhere near the level of a team like Saints, they seem fitter, and most importantly do the basics right, if we have a rampaging prop forward like Big Chris who busts the line almost every game, where the fxxk are our support players waiting to finish it off, Schoey or John Woods would have had a hatful of tries, after this magnificent forwards breaks. I had a run in with a poster on here, claiming Big Chris was too good for us, I apologise he was right, completely wasted in our team, it is one of the first rules you learn, back up.

We have a big pitch, with a slow team, a recipe for disaster, we are probably caught betwix and between the Radders model, and changes to personal must come, it will take time unfortunately, and it probably shows the poor standard of the competition, that we are actually able to be in a play off position.

The next stage of the bitter pill will follow at the disciplinary hearing, we’re we will get further “fair” medicine to swallow.

As an aside, cant the Sky organisation invite a guest occasionally when we are at home especially, who may have some allegiance to our club, as say when Leeds are home they have McGuire, or Huddersfield have Earl Crabtree, the list goes on, yet who do we get!

Wish list, a class nine, a half back with blistering pace, a strike centre, and a second row who can run like Phil Lowe easy fix.

Hi Freddie, I think Karen is overloaded with work, and she asked us all to stick pretty much Hull FC news, it’s difficult at times though, especially when people are obviously divulging very sensitive and heart tugging stories which RR did, it was a really nice post, and a shame it was deleted though.

Good point about lack of representation on SKY, maybe the club could push for a media friendly player who is injured or ex player to appear. McRae used to be on a lot back in the day, and Kear clearly still loves us when on BBC but as you say apart from that we get little from the pundits. Not that there is much to praise right now!

The Sky commentators have an inherent bias, even though they’ll deny it.
Doesn’t McDermott work for Leeds still?
And O’Connors son plays there. Both ex Wigan players as well.

If you were a casual fan, you wouldn’t notice the poor coverage, but the majority of those watching RL on Sky will be genuine fans of the game, and they can see it for what it is.

Sky will just try and provide the coverage as cheaply as possible, hence Bill Arthur being the main commentator.

The problem is they'll argue that Hull have had 2 ex players as a studio guest this season in Radford & Leon Pryce. They'll forget to mention Lee did the FC/Castleford game - he's coaching Cas next season & already working with the Cas board & team. Leon then did the Huddersfied game - his son just happens to play for them.

You are correct re inherent bias. Stevo had no time for Hull ever since his merc was keyed in the car park.
I remember the following week when he was presenting, Hull scored and he actually said....Throw me a bucket!

And Leon celebrated when his son scored, but that was understandable.

Shame they haven’t had Jamie Shaul on. I think it’s nice when they have a player on who’s out with a long term injury. Keeps them involved and always nice to get a player’s perspective on the game.

Johnstone gets a 1 match ban.

Sao - "Initial contact is with the upper arm and back of opponent and rides up over the head of the opponent." NFA

Does that mean he shouldn't have been yellow carded?

this is also baffling Hodgsons comment


I thought there was much more to like in tonight’s performance than there was on Thursday (in the defeat against Leeds).

We are still working to be more clinically offensively but we were in the contest and had Bureta (Faraimo) scored in the corner, it would have been a different result. Not necessarily a win but a lot closer than it was.

So yeah, disappointed but at the same time, plenty to like in that performance.

well as fans we didnt see anything different or in fact anything to like in the performance apart from Big Chris Satae.
No mention of our biggest problem once again the poor discipline of the team
The loss of Johnstone for sunday is no miss.
Had Shaul been playing nine he would have been on the shoulder of Satae last night when he made the break down the middle
The sooner he if fit the better

I know now why FC are not living up to fans expectations. Refs are biased and incompetent. Players cannot run fast enough. To make matters worse Sky commentators are anti FC and there are no guests that have sufficient FC credibility. Life is certainly hard in the west.

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