I agree with the previous posts, I don't think Clarky is right for the position he is in.

Saints have Mike Rush, Wigan have Radlinski, Warrington have Fitzpatrick. They are rugby people. We have an ex DJ, and pitch announcer. With AP confirming that Smith will have that role now fills me with some hope, but its going to take a few years to reverse the issues.

The lack of communication from the club is shocking to be honest. To find out that Brown and Sao actually are contracted until next year is baffling to be honest. The contract extensions to Shaul (never announced), and Houghton (wasn't announced by the club if I recall) again is shocking.

In terms of the matchday experience, we were told this was going to change, improve. We still have Great Balls of Fire, still have Boot It....nothing changes, it is stale, old and boring. To get 15k against Cas, and then 17k Hull fans to the Derby, the club deserve to give us more - communication, enjoyment, and a sense of belonging to the club, which I think we all feel is lacking these days.

Houghton was announced in an almost embarassed way as the way it was worded makes us beleive he decided to take up his extra year, which is crazy no player should have that power even one that has played so many times for us.

Also agree about the matchday experience, changing the music playlist costs nothing, though for me the sound was too loud before the Derby, impossible for any atmosphere to build.

I remember one game many moons ago under the Hetheringtons were simply giving out thousands of flags on a sunny afternoon geed the crowd up and helped the team get over the line. We dont seem to try anything different anymore.

I know people criticised the hetheringtons, and rightly so at times, but the match day experience (and atmosphere) was far better between 2003-2010 ish than it is these days, feels like these days it's a case of turn up, order a beer, watch the rugby, get disappointed again, go home thinking of what else you could have done with your day...Leigh are setting the standard this season of what a match day experience should be like. Toulouse last year was the best pre / post game experience I've been to.

What did Toulouse have?

I have always thought that a Fan Zone around the ground - marquee's with beer, bands on, rugby related games for the kids etc. are just an easy thing to accomplish

They had pretty much what you suggested, a fan zone outside the ground with games, players that weren't playing mingling with fans, food stalls, a nice bar, then post game a band playing in the bar and fans from both teams mingling, felt like more of an event rather than just a game then go home

Have to agree Toulouse's match day set up is the best ive experienced. A nice summer day in the south of France does help mind

Steve0 mentioning the early 2000’s versus today - was when Trish Goldsmith ran the match day/sponsorship side and did a great job with limited resources.
When she left (to go to Salford at the time), job was given to her deputy - with no wage increase - who carried on quite well until she also left within the next season or two. Since then, get the impression nobody has been handling it properly, or in a professional capacity: guess it’s not viewed as important.

The atmosphere at the MKM is dire bordering on embarrassing. A short outbreak of “come on you ull” then back to silence, it will hardly inspire the players.
It is a soulless stadium and the match day experience is very very poor.
As I alluded to in a previous post what sort of entertainment is kicking a ball into the back of a transit van?
It probably doesn’t help been a full seater stadium it’s on the terraces where the atmosphere is created take Hull Kingston Rovers East Stand for example it creates a fantastic atmosphere that is often mentioned on Sky and by rival players and coaches.
The Hull fans have nowhere to socialise pre and post match just a soulless concrete concourse that Hull FC make zero revenue from so where is the incentive for fans .

Hull Kingston Rovers have Craven Streat where heaps of fans meet and socialise pre and post match plenty of different food and drink outlets, stalls selling Hull Kingston Rovers merchandise, live bands and again Sky comment on this too. And the Club make a lot of money from Craven Streat

The other thing that needs addressing is your fans simply getting up and walking out when things aren’t going so well on the pitch , you need to back your team …old faithful….Hull FC fans have a reputation for walking out of the stadium leaving the players to walk around the pitch post match applauding plastic seats .

We could borrow the Dobbins burger van and bouncy castle, might have to pay a fee though. Doubt Grudge would let us have it for free.

Ridiculous to suggest Hull fans walk out before any other clubs fans in similar situations. Maybe we just need some burger vans in north stand.

Have to wonder what they’ll rename Poorhouse Lane when the newbuilds are going up. 10-5 street?

So Rovers make a lot of money from Craven Streat? If they sell 1,000 burgers/or drink per match @ £2 profit = £2k per match = £30k per season.

Or they could build a stand to house 3,000 fans. That would bring in £75k extra revenue just for the Derby, as their is no decent capacity to house away fans. Fans would still buy food and drink. Modern grounds have concourses selling food and drink, all under cover too.

Sky only mention it as it’s the only thing to mention about CP. If Craven Street was such a good idea, then they’d be knocking down The Kop, Stretford End, Holte End and Spurs would have only built a three sided ground.

Enlighten me to what your match day experience is at the football stadium?
Does you chairman profit from any of the beverages and food purchased?
Is it a good atmosphere? ,
Do the Hull FC fans stay behind after the game and socialise?
Do you own the stadium you play in?
Do you have a wealthy B.O.D ?
I will answer those questions for you NO !!!

Your club is in financial turmoil, It won’t turn the heads of any quality signings and you can’t afford any anyway.
The “ faithful” fans have turned on the club.
Basically your in a mess.