I found this interview with Steve Michaels pretty heartening. Trouble is I'm starting to think that if our new coach joins the ever increasing line of failures in that position, I doubt anyone can sort us out. He appears to be our best hope and will prove to be I hope an inspired appointment! https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/r ... hn-9602633

I found this interview with Steve Michaels pretty heartening. Trouble is I'm starting to think that if our new coach joins the ever increasing line of failures in that position, I doubt anyone can sort us out. He appears to be our best hope and will prove to be I hope an inspired appointment! https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/r ... hn-9602633

Certainly feels like the last chance saloon to finally instill a good culture at the club.

If Cartwright can't turn it round, not sure what options will be left to try!

we just need someone strong to set an expectation and for everyone in the club to buy in. The FIFO principle

It can be turned around quickly if people are prepared to make some difficult decisions along the way.

We've had a succession of weak coaches or ones who basically let the players set the tone and that needs to change

For me, I want Cartwright to instill pride in playing, passion for winning, want to be hard to beat, be in games, not have blow out scores, super fit, hard working team and still be in with a shout of the playoffs come the last round. That's what I'm wanting from him and the players.

Do all those things and you'll have the support from the fans, show we are going in the right direction and change is happening

Thought this was worth addressing even though it's over a week old now. I think I have posted about this before but if you look on Companies House, Hull FC (2011) Limited was incorporated on 12th May 2011 (originally under the name Gellaw 332 Limited). I have never really understood the nature of this but I have always presumed that this company was set up to facilitate the purchase of the actual club (Hull Super League Limited) which has Adam Pearson listed as a director/owner from 19th July 2011.

So that to me suggests that it took just over two months for AP to buy the club. But I would presume that the Hull FC (2011) Limited company was only created once talks had advanced far enough for a formal offer to be placed for the club. Who knows how long he may have been talking and negotiating prior to that. As you say, it was all kept under wraps.

To be fair to them this time, whether it's a takeover or investment, it's still been kept under wraps because we know very little. The difference this time is that we know we have been seeking investment whereas back when AP bought the club I'm not sure there was even any hints that the club might be for sale or anything like that.

The last takeover was a complete surprise, I was driving when it came on the radio and nearly crashed the car in shock. We never will know how long it took but Kath and co invested heavily in signings for 2010 (Long, O'Meley, Fitzgibbon) so presume selling wasn't being thought about until 2011.

I've also never got my head around what 'HullFC2011' is about, if it was just to facilitate the last takeover surely it would have bene shut years ago? But im not experienced with company ownership.

Asiata named in the Samoa squad for the test series against England

Club announced a pre season dinner, £72 on top of passes been on sale is a bit steep considering the season they’ve just had

Bit weird to have a fans forum and a pre-season dinner within 3 days of each other, can’t see the dinner selling that well

Would have gone down well with Lam on the menu

It'll be fine. Those sort of events are always popular.

Reading between the lines, I’m assuming something will be announced before both these events, in regards of investment/ownership.

It’s a hard sell otherwise.

Can't remember which podcast it was, but Dan Tomlinson said as much.
Something along the lines of "they're hoping it'll be sorted before the forum or things may get a little hostile"

Even just a something's happening more news soon would.do me for now.

Im convinced with our additional spend on backroom staff that some money has come from somewhere.

Also want to see confirmation the COVID loan was paid off after it was mentioned so often by Pearson it's odd he hasn't told us

Hull are advertising for a physiotherapist reporting to the new Head Physiotherapist.

£30k pa if anyone is interested.

Great to see Asiata already doing some training at Hull Uni.

I'm guessing he's keeping ticking over waiting to link up with Samoa

Seems he has already moved through - as he apologized to his new neighbors for their new early morning alarm (his kids!)

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