Is this perhaps the possible situation
1. Smith is the last coach Pearson will appoint
2. Playing budget rumoured to be at CAP meaning the current squad are the only players willing to sign
3. Pearson taking a big wage out of the club from ticket and merchandise sales as his only source of income
4. Smith on huge wage and impossible to pay him off.
5. The lack of interest from Pearson to attract investors means he has something to hide?
6. Finally could Smith and Pearson walk and leave the club stranded without any leadership, meaning a temporary end of Hull FC?

Adam is networking massively to try and pull in Investors

Smith should fall on his sword and if it’s
4-50 on Friday then he cannot possibly stay
It’s an impossibility

As for the match
Dobbins scum were evens money at
Minus 20 points
That’s free money

Pele isn’t match fit or match sharp

I think we’re just not up to the intensity of a Derby

If we concede 50+ then Smith has to resign if he has any decency in him

Agree, if he gets past this week he's here for the season and wll be trusted with next years recruitment.

And as depressing as that scenario is, it probably doesnt dent Pearson's finances that much, we don't sell loads of match tickets the money is already in the bank from the pass sales. Whether they can inspire enough to renew next year with new signings would be the next challenge for the club.

Re: the HDM story - so being abysmal early season for two years running is no issue and to be expected?

Plus no mention of the late season collapse last season that has effectively run into this one?

Add to this that so long as the cash cows - sorry, "loyal supporters" (not the disloyal ones like most of us on here apparently) - continue to buy merchandise and renew season passes, there is simply no reason for the club/CEO/owner to interact with the fanbase at all despite this dire state of affairs?

It's breathtaking.

we seem to be doing some strange things too releasing players I always really rated Manoa Wacokecoke's when he played for the Reserves I thought there was definitely something there. But obviously the club didn't. Did anyone see his tries for Featherstone against Leigh??

Renewed Mitch, got rid of Manoa. Baffling

There’s 2 types of culture
A winning culture and a losing culture
This is a results business

What bloody culture is he here for ?

Golf culture?

Coffee culture

boring the pants off anyone still listening culture

If what someone was saying the other day is true, that the club had written this season off before it began, then I think that says that Smith is here to stay regardless of how many games we lose or how many points we lose by because they won't be bothered about the results. What we have to hope for in that case is that there is a genuine plan behind the scenes that they are working on to improve things and that they are actually seeing that plan coming to effect behind the scenes. That doesn't help us supporters who only see what happens on the pitch but hopefully we start seeing something as the season progresses. I'm thinking Radders first two seasons in charge which were pretty dire but resulted in improvement beyond that.

I feel I am clutching at straws here though. It really doesn't feel like there's a plan at all at the moment and we're pretty directionless.

An owner who believes were bringing a batch of academy products through.

A coach who doesnt have the balls to play 4 or 5 young lads at a time.

Hardly on the same page, the ironic thing is Martin and Staveley have been 2 of our best players, id argur Jebson and Balmforth would be too if given a chance.

Instead tired tony will persevere with woefully out of form players, oor limited players who cannot control the ruck, show desire in defence or organise a up in a brewery

Lee Crooks combining his role at the club by taking Feka's welfare officer role and no S and C coach for the first team..
More cost cutting.

Not having a S&C coach is genuinely astounding