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| Quote Ian P="Ian P"I am already doing a boycott
 one forced on me I might add.
The club is now in decline and has been for several years we have accepted mediocrity for so long now. The old excuses will be trotted out, injuries, Crocker being banned, bad decisions, unfit players etc etc. Sure we have seen worse squads then this lot, this difference now is that there is no excuse for buying cheap. There is no reason why Hull FC have not got a better squad then we have, we have no money problems, the gates, clothing sales, corporate and other cash flows have been either constant or rising in the last nine years. The club have mananged to distance themsleves from the fans in many ways, the players are so distant they may as well be be hired in from Australia every year. I see players on the pitch going through the motions, they are not motivated and as for 5 drives and a bad kick................ sick of it. The squad of 99 where bad , but they tried and through there efforts helped the long term future of the club, I could not fault there efforts. Mystery injuries and talk of splits are coming out, true or not there is clearly something wrong with them.
The chickens are coming home to roost, the club faces a major challenge in attracting pass holders to re-new for next season. For the first time they are not going to get away with the token "BIG NAME SIGNING", this time they can fool no one but the really stupid. Following a sports team is big business and like all business they have to look after there core, FC have been IMHO abusing our blind faith for years. They face the prospect of losing maybe 50% of the pass sales next season due to the recession and poor form ( entertainment value =0 ).
The club has slipped in player capabilty since Kear was sacked. He was sacked not for performances on the pitch, but for behind the scenes bust ups and the fact he was not paid thye going rate for the job he took on. He was replaced in haste with Peter Sharp, a second best choice and he too was sacrificed to placate the fans and corporates.
Agar has been on borrowed time since Jon Sharp arrived and he will go at some point, its not if but when. I doubt this move will halt the slide the club is in unless some one acts swiftly it will be many years before we can climb back up. I am not calling for the board to go, boycotts or anything else that would damage the club, but I believe that present regime will cut and run if they think that the cash is about to dry up. They know they can get some decent cash for the club and if they delay for long the price will start dropping.
The next few months could be vital for the long term future of Hull FC and I still think we need to get an organised pressure group in place as a matter of urgency.'"
Click print and hand that to every member of the squad, coaching staf and off the field people like Rule n kath.
That is passion of Hull FC, maybe something they need to find |
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| Quote Hull Kingston Convicts="Hull Kingston Convicts"Click print and hand that to every member of the squad, coaching staf and off the field people like Rule n kath.
That is passion of Hull FC, maybe something they need to find'"
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| Quote fc baldy="fc baldy"We need a new coach or D.O.R with a backs and forwards coach and a KICKING COACH.'"
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| FWIW i always BOYCOTT the KC anyway |
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| Quote Rommel="Rommel"FWIW i always BOYCOTT the KC anyway
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Thank fook for that |
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| Quote The Brother="The Brother"what a good post Ian, agree with everthing you said
its time for the board to either put the club up at the right price, or made a the right investement in recruitment because slowly but surely they are losing the fans and once people decide to go its very hard to entince them back'"
Without wanting to turn this into another debate, if there was anyone serious about wanting to buy Hull FC they would have been knocking on the door by now.
I know there is a lot of negativity about Kath hetherington (some of it justified but some of it not), however she, and the other shareholders are going to have to make 3 big decisions over the next month.
First and foremost, they must recognise that the team needs a scrum half. Signing one (even on a short term basis) would take the pressure off the other two decisions (in the short term). Not 100% sure who I'd go for, but as some have suggested, at least James Webster took on the line / had a kicking game.
Secondly, Agar. IMO Completely out of his depth. Unfortunately for him, his insistance on stating "I can't fault the effort" has worn thin. What about the skill and tactics! Needs to be replaced. Would be tempted to see what Ian Millward is doing at the moment.
Finally, Rule. By the accounts I hear, from people connected at know of at 3 other SL clubs, Rule comes over to other club officials as arrogant and full of himself. Well James, its time you earned thte right to be arrogant by actually making some decisions which were for the benefit of the main aspect of the club, the playing side of things. Quite where this arrogance comes from I find odd, afterall he relies on Kath to get his contacts in the RL world, so he didn't bring a lot to the table in the first place. Needs to be replaced. Difficult to know who to suggest, but (and many will not like this suggestion) why not make it a real family affair and get Gary H as CEO because like it or not, he really does know what his is doing. |
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| Quote Ian P="Ian P"I am already doing a boycott
one forced on me I might add.
The club is now in decline and has been for several years we have accepted mediocrity for so long now. The old excuses will be trotted out, injuries, Crocker being banned, bad decisions, unfit players etc etc. Sure we have seen worse squads then this lot, this difference now is that there is no excuse for buying cheap. There is no reason why Hull FC have not got a better squad then we have, we have no money problems, the gates, clothing sales, corporate and other cash flows have been either constant or rising in the last nine years. The club have mananged to distance themsleves from the fans in many ways, the players are so distant they may as well be be hired in from Australia every year. I see players on the pitch going through the motions, they are not motivated and as for 5 drives and a bad kick................ sick of it. The squad of 99 where bad , but they tried and through there efforts helped the long term future of the club, I could not fault there efforts. Mystery injuries and talk of splits are coming out, true or not there is clearly something wrong with them.
The chickens are coming home to roost, the club faces a major challenge in attracting pass holders to re-new for next season. For the first time they are not going to get away with the token "BIG NAME SIGNING", this time they can fool no one but the really stupid. Following a sports team is big business and like all business they have to look after there core, FC have been IMHO abusing our blind faith for years. They face the prospect of losing maybe 50% of the pass sales next season due to the recession and poor form ( entertainment value =0 ).
The club has slipped in player capabilty since Kear was sacked. He was sacked not for performances on the pitch, but for behind the scenes bust ups and the fact he was not paid thye going rate for the job he took on. He was replaced in haste with Peter Sharp, a second best choice and he too was sacrificed to placate the fans and corporates.
Agar has been on borrowed time since Jon Sharp arrived and he will go at some point, its not if but when. I doubt this move will halt the slide the club is in unless some one acts swiftly it will be many years before we can climb back up. I am not calling for the board to go, boycotts or anything else that would damage the club, but I believe that present regime will cut and run if they think that the cash is about to dry up. They know they can get some decent cash for the club and if they delay for long the price will start dropping.
The next few months could be vital for the long term future of Hull FC and I still think we need to get an organised pressure group in place as a matter of urgency.'"
Very well put. Ive been saying long enough (even before cardiff 05) what this board were all about. I was dismissed without discussionn at the time. Just a bunch of con merchants, Richardson included. |
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| Quote Ian P="Ian P"I am already doing a boycott
one forced on me I might add.
The club is now in decline and has been for several years we have accepted mediocrity for so long now. The old excuses will be trotted out, injuries, Crocker being banned, bad decisions, unfit players etc etc. Sure we have seen worse squads then this lot, this difference now is that there is no excuse for buying cheap. There is no reason why Hull FC have not got a better squad then we have, we have no money problems, the gates, clothing sales, corporate and other cash flows have been either constant or rising in the last nine years. The club have mananged to distance themsleves from the fans in many ways, the players are so distant they may as well be be hired in from Australia every year. I see players on the pitch going through the motions, they are not motivated and as for 5 drives and a bad kick................ sick of it. The squad of 99 where bad , but they tried and through there efforts helped the long term future of the club, I could not fault there efforts. Mystery injuries and talk of splits are coming out, true or not there is clearly something wrong with them.
The chickens are coming home to roost, the club faces a major challenge in attracting pass holders to re-new for next season. For the first time they are not going to get away with the token "BIG NAME SIGNING", this time they can fool no one but the really stupid. Following a sports team is big business and like all business they have to look after there core, FC have been IMHO abusing our blind faith for years. They face the prospect of losing maybe 50% of the pass sales next season due to the recession and poor form ( entertainment value =0 ).
The club has slipped in player capabilty since Kear was sacked. He was sacked not for performances on the pitch, but for behind the scenes bust ups and the fact he was not paid thye going rate for the job he took on. He was replaced in haste with Peter Sharp, a second best choice and he too was sacrificed to placate the fans and corporates.
Agar has been on borrowed time since Jon Sharp arrived and he will go at some point, its not if but when. I doubt this move will halt the slide the club is in unless some one acts swiftly it will be many years before we can climb back up. I am not calling for the board to go, boycotts or anything else that would damage the club, but I believe that present regime will cut and run if they think that the cash is about to dry up. They know they can get some decent cash for the club and if they delay for long the price will start dropping.
The next few months could be vital for the long term future of Hull FC and I still think we need to get an organised pressure group in place as a matter of urgency.'"
Absolutely, positively 100% bang on the fookin money! |
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