Every year I see and hear similar dumb comments. I'd love to meet these thousands of fans, because none of the fans I know ever "predict top 4". I know plenty who would love a top 4 finish, but if fans from other teams can't differentiate between "hoping" and "predicting" then I guess our education system in West Hull isn't quite as bad as in other areas.

It's a prediction thread , hence the title '2016 predictions '

On this thread, more than 50% of posters are predicting top 4? Goodness me.

Well in that case, in 2016 I predict lots of boring trolling by boring rovers fans with nothing better to do.

It's not trolling , but nice try.
Simply pointing out that the majority of posters have you nailed on for fourth minimum , and all but one has you in the top six

What are the actual numbers? (I can't be bothered to check).

7 of the first 10 predicted 4th

Is that it? Is that really the basis of your whole argument? Dave Gorman did a pretty good rant about that sort of survey.

Let me just say that I was talking rugby with a rovers fan and he's concerned about relegation. So using your model I'm perfectly right in stating that 100% of rovers fans (who expressed a view at that time) think they're getting relegated.

Could be wrong but feel free to correct.
4th or better - 5 out of 20 (25%)
Tinkerman23 3rd
KnockersbumpmkII 4th
Airluebirdrunninglate 3rd
Paperboy 4th
Downtheante 4th

4th-6th 5 out of 20 (25%)
Graham Richards 4th or 5th
Hull2524 4th-6th
Rodney_trotter 4th-5th
Fcbaldy 4th-6th
WIZEB 5th


6th or below 10 out of 20 (50%)
Jake the Peg 7th-8th
Sauasagefingers 7th
Bombed out 6th-7th
Number6 6th
Mrs Barista 6th
Wilde3 6th
Blackandwhiteforever 6th
Doom and Gloom Merchant 5th/6th
Weaver93 6th (at best)
Pmarrow 6th

My last post seems to have gone awol

I stopped counting at 7 from 10 when the usual Radford in/Radford out , this players the weak link/ are you joking he's the best in the world guff started.
And Mike , I agree, rovers for relegation, nailed on.

6th/7th.

Cheers Mrs B.

As I suspected, he's as full of as Burtons [sic] Forearm.

I rather suspect that Burton got a new spade for Christmas and is continuing to dig a very deep hole, which as we all know will collapse around him. Maybe time for him to retreat and consider his position. It seems that very few of his compatriots are rallying round to support him.

In summary Hull FC fans are predicting on average a better season than this, by, what, a couple of league places? Hardly outrageous forecasts of silverware, more optimistic pre season outlooks based on what most interpret a better squad year on year.

It's easy for Rovers fans to pour cold water on this, why wouldn't they with an imminent overseas camp and a(nother) 5 year plan being made up, but I'm not sure their outrage at our relatively moderate hopes is wholly justified.

I'm big enough to admit when I'm wrong.
I misread one of the posts .
It's 6 of the first 10 , not 7 of 10.
My bad.

Still a majority, mind.