Squad now good enough to win consistently & well - can't believe a lot of the negativity on here. MUST be top 4 at least & knock over top teams more regularly & eliminate those really poor performances. Silverware definitely on, do think much depends on injuries - not just to us but to our rivals, take out Gale, Hastings & Austin from their clubs & they are more depleted than we will be. I see us having strike all over the paddock & real depth in all positions ( except maybe prop ).

Nobody mentioning Ellis ??? I think with him Josh, Brad, Lewis & Masi we must surely have 4 decent props every week ?

Fully agree with the Purtell comments - the attack just has to be MUCH better, we have a pack of class ball players - surely we havent signed them to plough up the middle with the ball up the jumper ??

This is the most optimistic I have been since the mid 80's & can't wait..........

Ellis has been phenominal, but he is two years past it. Shaul has lost his awareness, as has been said, we lack grunt and Radford has never coached guile and style, if Purtill can build that we will go well. Give Connor a head bang and play his potential, likewwise Griffin. WE have the making of a GF win, I have no doubt, it is a lot easier said than done.

Looking forward to seeing Jamie Shaul behind this pack and if he doesnt switch off and keeps his concentration he could be one of our leading try scorers in 2020.
That said he is also one of the first players who could easily lose his first team place as Radford will be under pressure to find a starting spot for Connor.
The starting line up is going to be very interesting especially with Connor and Griffin.
My opinion is they will both start on the bench.

The last 2 seasons we have spent to the Cap
We have been utter garbage with many record defeats
Of course we can only hope for better
However the same coach is in charge so, as I said, we can only HOPE.

Anything less than top four and semi finals won’t be good enough for Pearson.

I think I read yesterday that Rugby League World predicts 6th place for us but can't find the tweet now.

If 5 teams finish above us then this squad and coach will have failed imo.

If we miss the playoffs then has to be the end of the road for Radford. This squad is way better than that.

Here we go again.

It's the best squad in the comp overall for me but the front row is weak which may end up being our downfall. Way too many outside backs and some of that cash should have been spent on another quality prop. Other team have better individual players but I dont see anyone with a better squad than us

Well, there are 4 bigger clubs than us, so I imagine they will all be demanding success too. And quite rightly so.

The only person demanding success is the club owner from what I've seen and he has every right to

The squad makes me optimistic
Last years squad made me optimistic

What I’m interested in is how the new players will go

Playing as a team can take a few seasons for the real
Team Bonds to form

Bonds are formed through adversity which is why signing
7 new players can mean there’s a time expected before they
really gel

It may be next season we see the fruits

This season for me is finishing 6th and a CC semi final

There's going to be a lot of poorly Hull fans when the "jam tomorrow" arrives.

We haven't passed a ball yet, lets at least have 10 games of hope!

Hope and expectation are 2 different things. Personally I'm excited and hopeful for this season. I've heard enough dissection of our head coach's shortcomings over an extended time period on here to realise high expectations would be ill-advised.