Get in Griff ere we go

26-0 win in a "scrimmage" game against London.

Tries to Griffin, Tuimavave, Savelio, Lovodua and Barron. Three goals for Gale.

Really good camp from what I hear, with just the injury to Manu Mau putting a damper on it.

Not sure about the hype around an opposed training session though. London think they are just having a competitive training session and Hull post all over social media that you've billed them. Bit disrespectful if you ask me and there must be other ways to develop a feel good factor at Hull.

I'd have just kept it all in-house and then turned up ready to play at Leeds. Beating them will give you a genuine feel good factor, not a contrived one. Just my opinion.

Not sure where all this “hype” is coming from. Hardly anyone posts on here, I posted a topic about Johnny Whiteley being in hospital, no one replied!! The club released a lot of photos from that training session but also issue photos for the daily training sessions from the Loughborough camp. As always, your just on here trolling. You could have posted on the Gentleman John topic, he was your coach for a while, after all.

Not really sure what point you’re trying to make to be honest as I haven’t seen anything that you could class as hype or disrespectful?
Hull FC have used their social media to keep their fans informed during their 4 days training break. They’ve then given info on the game against London and stated it was a scrimmage match & training game. Then simply reported the scores during the game & at full time. How is any of that in anyway disrespectful? Or are you saying the club shouldn’t mention anything at all until the season starts?

Or would you also say the Rovers last game in their prep and the info given to its fans on that game was also disrespectful? Is the victory in game just contrived to give a feel good factor too?

I think pre season is usually pretty quiet mate, to be honest, and after the last two deflated years especially, the covid spectre has really tempered enthusiasm.

regarding our greatest Johnny Whiteley injury, I’m sure everyone is hoping Johnny makes a speedy recovery, you actually said eloquently in your post all that could be said.

But I will say the news of Hull City takeover could have massive reverberations for all involved, and even that subject only slightly captured the imagination, imagine if the Turkish owner, and a consortium led by AP could buy the stadium for both clubs, maybe the council could bend over backwards to help it happen like the mysterious sale of Caravan Park “that’s for R.B.A.”

Every so often RBA reminds us that he is a Rovers fan, hates Hull and tries to make us look bad by talking rubbish.

But...... his information is usually very accurate and well ahead of the press, too.

Ge definitely knows people who works at both clubs, the hype comment is nonsense though, apart from during the game they have hardly mentioned it.

How bad is Mau's injury?

Sounds like he'll miss the start of the season.

With him Taylor, Evans and possible Satae I'm really concerned about our pack for the start of the year. Not too bothered about Bowden, but still another prop out.

Maybe use Griffin in the pack and Scott at centre.

I'm genuinely worried about our starting pack for the opening few rounds. Looking lightweight based on current injury status, we could be missing
Taylor
Mau
Evans
Cator
Bowden
Satae

Not got a great feeling about it.

Me too!! Season not even started yet.

Satae, Mau, Cator and Taylor are big misses as they are regulars in the 17. Evans hasn't played for us yet so in a sense we won't miss what we haven't had though he's a big body to come in thankfully a few games in. As for Bowden again he's a body but based on his performances over the past coupe of seasons again not something we'd miss much but again he is another body.

Think its likely there'll be some shuffling round in the 17 for Wakey if Satae and Bowden fail to make ts an opportunity for Brown to stake his claim. If Mau doesn't make it then I can possibly see Lovodua stepping in to Mau's spot.

Certainly going to be a tough start though being down on size and numbers in front and second row