I am and will.

Boards realise this and will make changes if they fear losing money, especially a profit making one.

Not being able to go all the home games we do not buy Season Tickets. But from talking to friends and relatives, it seems a lot of people receive the Season ticket and/or shirt for a Christmas present.

The last two seasons have sold a lot of tickets with the signing of big name players. (the Crocker fiasco didn't really come to light until after most Season Tickets were bought) So as Mrs B. says (third time I'm agreeing with her in the space of a couple of weeks!!) the board need to come up with something/body to grab the imagination.

The only way things will improve, is for the board to act on their sound financial state and invest in either a Coach with more experience and ideas or players that can really lead on the pitch (like Richard Swain did)

P.S. Sean Long's autobiography is out in paperback now, updated since the hardback edition.

If it wasn't for the current board we would already be history.

Yes but at some point you have to run out of blind sheep to follow you

I personally don't have a season pass due to possible work commitments which may make it impossible to get to certain games. Having said that, I've only missed 2 home games in the last 4 years, and for one of those I was out of the country. So it would have in my favour to buy one, but he ho.

I reckon season pass sales will still be around the same level as last year (9000 was it?) may even go up slightly. But I do feel people's patience is starting to wear a little thin. I know this is in the immediate aftermath of last night's dissappointment, but most supporters recognise that what we have at the moment (in terms of playing strength and the coaching set-up) is basically what we will go into next season with.

Unlike the last couple of years, it looks highly probable that there will be no new headline signing to trumpet and no radical change to the make-up of the squad. Couple this with the rather disappointing end to the current campaign (2 wins from the last 6 games) and its understandable that at the moment many on here are a little cool about next season's prospects.

Come next February and I'm sure most of us will be refreshed and raring to go once more (passholders or otherwise). But I do feel that without any obvious marketing ploy to energise the faithful, the club will be relying/hoping on the fans sense of loyalty to ensure we remain one of the best supported clubs in British RL.

We've ended the year with only 2 wins from the last 6 games, one of which came courtesy of an 80th minute penalty, and I did get a feeling when walking out of South stand last night that a layer of patience has been stripped away in recent weeks. I still think we will be one of the best supported sides in the game in 2011, but also get the feeling that for some fans they are approaching a crossroads of sorts. More of the same served up in 2011 (in terms of results, performances and league/cup position) will only serve to test some peoples patience to breaking point.

I said to the other half i was going to take a week or 2 to decide about my season pass next season. I have been disappointed with our play all season long and have not seen anything that makes me think anything will change next season.

Now there is being loyal and there is putting blind faith into something, if fans are unhappy with the way things are the one thing that will make the board sit up and notice is ££££'s. If we continue to throw money at them to serve up dross why would they make changes when they wont reap any financial benefit from it.

Nice description of the majority of Hull supporters.

The club lost me as a pass holder this year (for the 1st time in well over 20 years) and they've done nothing to make me want one for next year.

Alternatively they may decide that the business is no longer viable as the fan base falls and call in their investments, fairly quickly to avoid the prospect of the value of their investments falling too far. Still, better to have the money making s out of the picture and have no club at all than have them running the club at A grade status and daring to make a few bob. We can all sit in the pub on a Friday night and toast ourselves for not giving them another shilling while watching the Super League on the tele.

The trouble is, until sufficient people become disillusioned enough to not get a pass, merchandise or tickets and it starts to effect the club in the pocket (as many people have already said) then there is no real need to change anything.

Lets not forget as far as I know we have a maximum of 2 hull fans on our board (both puppets if you ask me, Rule may be the face but has no real power) the rest are there for one reason only and that's the money, they don't particularly care about results. They couldn't give two hoots as to how well we do on the pitch as long as we make money - to change anything now will cost them (and knowing certain members of our board as I do, they'd walk over family to make money).

Boards don't keep successful coaches on because they win trophies, they don't get rid because they make money - by the same token boards don't get rid of coaches because they lose games they get rid of coaches because in the main losing games ends up losing money. The trouble at Hull is whilst many clubs would have seen a decline in spectators & merchandising we continue to plough our spare money into the club (anyone would think we have nothing else to do in Hull).

I still be getting a pass next year, WE'LL SUPPORT YOU EVER MORE.

Interesting you decide to refer to fans like me as blind sheep for supporting my club through thick and thin. I suppose those who disagree with the likes of me must be fair weather glory hunters.