The post Morgan years have certainly been characterised by a shuddering downwards slide. End of the noughties and Hudge was giving it large about being the best team in Hull, FC being an irrelevance and the target being the best team in Yorkshire. A few years later you're relegated, and therefore only 6th on the Yorkshire list and to compound the misery we're Cup winners at Wembley. I can't imagine how hard that must have been to stomach. What are your board's ambitions now? There seems to be an oscillation between genuine challenging and the apologism of "we're a community club/plucky underdogs". Wakefield of course are now the best underdogs in the comp if that's a target.

I suspect the "perennial middle 8s" stumbling block for recruitment will be overcome now we're in year 3 of Peacock's 5 year plan; as you say, success can create a virtuous circle. But there's still something a bit odd in that the promise of 5 quality signings months ago has been followed by Tommy Lee and one of the Walnes. Surely you're not that unattractive? And back to the loan signing point. I'd be pretty surprised if you thought any of our fringe players were better than yours; don't you have a bigger squad than us already with "superior depth"?

We were so busy with our version of RL seppuku and then trying to recover that your triumphs seemed to me to happen at a distance. Natural coping mechanism, I guess. Like you used to do with club finances, but more languidly aloof.

I've made a few barely veiled criticisms of what I perceive as having been Peacock's strategy of late - but tbf, I don't know how much of what happened was really down to his decisions or advice. Ateotd, there has to be a collective responsibility. Good intentions count for a lot with me, even knowing what they pave.

On the loan of fringe players thing, it only really makes sense if we're struggling to field a fully fit 17. On paper we do have decent depth - if they're contemplating loans, then 6 or 7 must be struggling to be ready for round 1, I assume, in addition to those out long-term.

As for ambition, there possibly a bit of an issue with mixed messages. I'm not sure where it's at. I guess Cas are the obvious ideal to aspire to. But personally I'd like us to play some smash mouth football in the years to come and inflict some suffering. Win or lose, as long as opposition fans go home feeling short changed that's something (even I'm not sure how much that is a mordant joke and how much a bitter truth).

Yes, the “triumphs” were of equal importance

If the injury availability point holds then it’s fair enough, but maybe raises a conditioning investment question as you do seem perennially challenged in this regard. I’d be surprised if you were to take any of our players on loan though. Who would you have?

Grudge gambolling on a 14 team competition for 2019 with no relegation, Toronto and Tolouse, as additions and Super League going back to franchises???

They know there will be no relegation so biding their time to sign the right players.

As for loan signings from us, I see to remember they didn't want abdul yet weren't exactly falling over themselves to thank us when he was instrumental in their promotion

One week to go before the start of the season and no official announcement what the format will be for 2019!! No wonder people think our sport is a joke.

Or just accept that different things hold different levels of significance for different people?

Like how their engagement is a big deal for Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank, but I'm more concerned about what I should have for my dinner tonight.

I'm still not over our 50-0 defeat at Wembley or the long trudge to relegation in 2016 and will freely admit that they were hard to stomach. Your wins at Wembley - I wanted Hull to lose, but they didn't and I swiftly turned my thoughts to what I have should have for my dinner. I honestly can't remember even the basic details now... it might have been pasta.

I'm genuinely fond of Hull KR. My dislike of Hull FC is very shallow and in it's own way tender - you are my favourite 'enemy'.

Obviously its tainted by relegation, but in fairness our 2016 team must be one of the better teams to have been relegated from SL. Finished above a SL in the normal season and in the 8s and it took a moment naivety, a forward pass and an unlucky coin toss to send us down in MPG (never mind the iffy drop goal that landed us in it in the first place). All that said, what seemed like a stubborn refusal to help ourselves by doing anything that offered short-term benefit until Peacock finally pulled up his socks (literally and metaphorically), gave it an air of inevitability.

This year is a blank page. I have some concerns about the team, but the depth of the squad wasn't one of them until this loans idea was floated. With the exception of Blair and Cator (and maybe Salter, if you want to count him as a backrow option), all of our undersized backrowers are out or struggling, it seems. That's astonishing - we've got [iloads[/i of them.

Suppose to be signing tickle our noisey neighbours, bit different to murdoch masila !

Too far now, as if.

Doubt we're getting Lui, from what Rovers and Salford have said about it.

Given the team we were able to field last night, and the fact you've let Rawsthorne go I think the prospect of cross-town loan has receded for now, and maybe any loan-ins for us at all.