For someone who's supposed to be on holiday you're spending quite a lot of time on the forum. You must lead such an exciting life.

You're wasting your time with me however. I'm not reacting to your trolling. Post what you like in response to this, you're just showing yourself up for what you are.

Unreal stats. Beaten by the better team today. Some fans are proper doom and gloom."

So it was a different Mrs. Barista that said that?

I was asking a question, not trolling. You were very upset by the Saints fan's comments I shared it seems. Perhaps they resonated a little too deeply.

No, it was allegedly some mystery Saints fan who for some unknown reason decided to post a long eulogy about how good Hull FC have been in the Challenge Cup the past few years.

Amazingly enough they used exactly the same writing style as Mrs B, right down to quoting her trademark "Doom and gloom" term she uses to troll the boards.

You couldn't make it up.

Try Stephen@sv1394 on twitter, you've just made it up. Try reading what people post, not what you think they post.

To be fair to Mrs B a saints fan did post this, it's on Twitter. If you're on there look up @sv1394 she has only quoted his tweet. No doubt some people will claim it's a fake profile created by Mrs B but if it is she's done a fine job.

Spot on
Some on here just dont get it.
It wasnt just the age of the pack its the size
Going into a game like this with Lane,Fash and Connor on the bench was a big mistake by Radford.
Seeing that line up the Warrington forwards must have been given a boost

Not sure I agree with this Minichello scapegoat thing, he may try hard, but he just isn't good enough anymore, thisvis basedbon more than yesterday, his handling is poor along with the amount if tackles he misses. It's a real shame as he has been a brilliant signing, but its certainly a season too many. He shouldn't be in front of the likes of Green and Hadley, but no way will Radford drop him.

We do lack size i agree, imo lane fash just don't look big enough and cert wont frighten teams, tbf to them both the effort is there, ellis looked his age yest but hasn't played much, maybe manu back for thurs, green must surely get a game?, also would think about putting griffin in 2nd row just to bulk it up a bit, i know masi has had only one reserve game but is it worth giving him a bench spot?

I agree
Forcing drop outs with nice kicks into the in goal is something we dont do enough of.
Also using the short kick into the in goal for players to run onto to score.Something Saints do regularly.
We just use the predictable kick to the corner

I was talking with a friend about how we get bullied in the forwards.

Jake made a good point earlier that it seems to be our backs that work far harder than other teams bringing it out of our end and this affects their effectiveness in the attacking third.

Unless we recruit 2-3 more powerful forwards for next season I don't see things changing.

I think we are addressing that problem, jones and manu signed plus another 2 big units on the way, throw in savelio and griffin in there and we are looking bigger and stronger,

Well be 1 forward short due to recruiting 2 outside backs when we already had 1 too many. Far better to have recruited another prop than fonua

I see you've already been corrected. I don't expect an acknowledgement, but it's good that others have pointed this out.

Perhaps we just accept that we have a different lens on the club and our outlook in supporting it?

I choose to invest a fair bit of time and effort in supporting and following the club. My choice. I choose to enjoy the journey, accept it will have ups and downs, accept there are things I can't change, accept that we have fewer resources than Warrington, Saints, Leeds, Wigan. I seek out the positives where I can and like to draw broader context where I believe it's relevant. Being a supporter of the club for me is not simply creating the goal of grand final or bust and being negative about anything and everything that doesn't align with that. It's about savouring moments on the way, such as Ratu's length of the field efforts, Sneyd's golden points, the double over Leeds. Otherwise, what's the point? It doesn't mean I don't hope for trophies, of course I do. It means being realistic, pragmatic and supportive of what the club is trying to achieve, including the coaching staff. All of the above is my choice about how I want to feel about supporting Hull FC. And it's been pretty consistent over the last 30 odd years in eras covering the lower tier, Tony Gordon, Richard Agar, David Lloyd and so on.

Your interpretation of the above is to criticise the outlook as acceptance of mediocrity and therefore a betrayal of the club's best interests. Fair enough - it's your choice to see it like that. There are plenty on here who probably spend the same time and effort, undoubtedly many far more so than I do, who choose to view my attitude and others' in this way. Your choice. Positivity and appreciation are seen as indicators of nausea-inducing weakness. Only those who call out their continued dissatisfaction geniunely want the best for the club, and improvement can only be made by listing areas of deficiency, whether or not their elimination can realistically be delivered.

Here's the rub. For all the energy you are choosing to invest in trying to argue with me, discredit me, belittle me for my attitude in enjoying supporting the club for what it is rather than singularly what trophies it wins, you can't change me. Expect the worst, hope for the best, take victories with happiness, and defeats with dignity and empathy, and turn up again next week regardless - that's the aim. This doesn't mean I don't disagree with some of the club's actions - I'm still not over getting rid of Liam Watts for example. But when I consider the negativity quotient on here disconnected with the club's position I will call it out and counter it. I think I am OK to do so, regardless of whether you do.

In respect of the insinuation that I have multiple accounts on here to in some way fabricate a body of supporting opinion, and that I am making up posts on Twitter, I think we both know that neither of these are true. I would recommend taking a breath. Perhaps we can reconcile our differences a little and be more mutually respectful. I'm pretty sure most on here are jaded with the constant sparring.

A far more intelligent and reasoned post than "Lang Park" deserved, Mrs B.