AP and Clark, especially AP has a lot to answer for to allow the demise off the field. Especially signing off on signings such as Josh Reynolds. Shows he was just trying to sell passes.

I'm. not a fan of him, but like others gets a clean slate.

Pretty damming that article, would expect that set up at an amateur club, not a super league side.

Thankfully, it looks like things have improved significantly, it shouldn’t however be forgotten, and is hopefully something that is raised at the forum on Wednesday as to how things were allowed to get that bad.

Wonder if Pearson will show his face on Wednesday?

Is anyone really surprised? We've been cutting back in every area for years now. Idiots in charge making poor decisions. Salford are an example of spending less on the playing squad and more on the off field side but still ending up with a better product.

Do we even have a marketing department? You have to invest to move forward

We've definitely been penny wise, but pound foolish for sometime.

On reading those anecdotal examples you have to say Grix can have some latitude for the for difficulties of his task.

At least running parallel with these types of reports now are the soothing tones of the new organ-grinder.

It’s a pretty damning article,the author also loves a good negative hull fc story too

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Edited for accuracy..

I believe the other unnamed investor is Derek Oliver. The owns Infoserve, Thirkill is on the board there too

Laughable that the club thought it was saving money cutting free breakfasts (with a kitchen on site at the Uni the cost of that would have been peanuts) while continuing to hire and fire unsuitable overseas players on big salaries.

I've said it before and I say it again Pearson needs to go, he's led this club into disarray. It'll be a waste of Thirkhills cash if he's the one spending it. Better sports CEO's out there for what would be a big salary.

You get the feeling something is going to happen soon.

Wonder why anybody would put money into a RL team?

Unless you have land you can build social housing on.

Where is that information from?

Nobody sensible would as even the 'sucessful' clubs like Saints are losing cash. But Thirkhill says he has been watching the game since 1968 so like most of us has got bitten by the bug. And given there seems to be little to no chance of ever buying the Rhinos maybe realises it's a rare chance to own a club

Let's be honest, if thirkill is worth a couple of hundred million, what it will cost to buy and bankroll us is peanuts. Probably worth it to him to keep myler occupied although I did see mylers missus is also an investor so maybe it's her

After this article, I'd be surprised if he did.


and merchandise ....
IF the covid loan has not been paid off......
Where has the money gone???
The end of year accounts should make interesting reading ,for our resident financial accountants

I can tell you 100% categorically that
Hull FC is valued at £1M
That’s it

Which doesn't surprise me, a buyer is buying a brand name, an SL licence, a short lease in a stadium a bit of shop stock and a lease on a training building.

On the positive side it shouldn't take much cash to turn things around, it's a salary cap sport (with marquee exemptions) and aside from offering to contribute to some new TVs for the MKM to tick an IMG box I can't see massive amounts of spend required it just needs to be spent better than it has been the last 6 years.

By whom? Including or excluding the debt?

There’s a big intangible element, so unless it is by the seller and potential buyer…

Yeah, best part of £3m debt in the last set of accounts although unclear how much of that was covid loans and how much owed to pearson

Well this (should) be the week where things become a whole lot clearer regarding investors and the direction the club is heading, it certainly feels a long time coming since AP's radio interview in April.

Is anyone going on Wednesday?

Good times ahead, good news coming, the investors are here.

I've just seen a couple of blokes on white horses outside the MKM, must be them

If the forum is in Wednesday, I’d hope there is an announcement either today or tomorrow confirming the investment.