With season pass sales down I think there is an indication that some are already begining to waver. A very poor pre-season coupled with very poor weather, Sky cameras and a not so inspiring first game (in terms of atmosphere. I personally feel its a potential 4 pointer as Catalans will be battling positions 7, 8 , 9 with us this year) will I have no doubt see our lowest league attendance for a number of years.
We then move onto Saints and Wire and there is the potential that we could be looking at the next home game against Bradford as having a very embarassing crowd.
So I would say that a far from inspiring pre-season may well have serious effect on the crowds. Add in what we ended on last season and the mood gets darker.
With questions about attitude already appearing it is no wonder the glass is half empty for many.

Worst initial fear over his appointment ? Surely it's a fraction early to be casting doubt over the coach when the season hasn't even started yet - as bad as some of the pre season friendlies were.

I have no doubt that Pearson has installed Radford as the man to sort out the underlying attitude and approach issues with some of Hull's first team squad by ruling them with the stick. I've read some hand-wringers (not on here) worrying about Radford already laying into his squad in the paper etc. IMO that's exactly how Pearson wants Radford to react - he's not talking about all the players he's talking about a select few who seem to coast from one season to the next by playing to their potential in only around half of the games. There was evidence of this yet again on Sunday. We now also have the captain in the paper talking about adding his two penneth as required down the line in the same context.

I didn't see Pearson's piece in the paper today as a 'vote of confidence' - more a serious measure of support that Radford will be backed with what he needs to alter the lazy culture that some seem to cling to. Let's face it as I said the other day we've had a succession of coaches right back to McRae (the first to talk about the 'cancer' at the club) who have failed to a greater or lesser extent to solve this issue. I think Radford is a medium-long term appointment by Pearson to ensure that the crop of young players coming through now are left in little doubt as to what's required in terms of preparation and attitude to be a pro in SL. Some of our more established players with question marks hanging over them may find themselves playing at Donny or Gloucester as well. I think Pearson judged that Gentle would never have tackled this issue and Radford in his judgement might do.

It will be interesting how things pan out but at this stage it's pretty hard to judge Radford either way until we actually see him coach some games. Team selection in particular (players in form/showing the right attitude not players by name) might be a good indicator. As ever injuries will have a big say in that.

See above - will be interesting to see how it pans out.

"The only friendly that really mattered was the Hull KR game and we turned up okay for that, so it's been a lesson learned for me. Read more: www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Hull-FC- ... z2sLQIPdvy No worries, the only one that mattered you triumphed in

"The only friendly that really mattered was the Hull KR game and we turned up okay for that, so it's been a lesson learned for me. Read more: www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Hull-FC- ... z2sLQIPdvy No worries, the only one that mattered you triumphed in

Can only go on the team sheet you submitted my good man, not like your lot to be poor administratively is it.

Blaming someone else for your mistake ? You sound like Craig Sandercock my good man.

Might explain a few other things as well, although, I guess, plenty on here won't accept any "excuses".

Fed up of this pre-season and ready for the season to start.

Time for the fans to get behind the club and players (until at least after the first game!!!)

Hasn't Radford had an entire pre-season to sort out the attitude problems?

They didn't seem very afraid of him on Sunday.

Maybe some players attitude problems can't be sorted out. It's what the coach does with those players in terms of selection and retention that I would have thought would be the issue. That will be the sign of whether he is standing for no nonsense - not whether the players looking scared of him or not.

Maybe some players will never change?

Bearing in mind that all but 5 of the starting line-up on Sunday have hardly played a season for Hull between them, it doesn't leave many to choose from with "attitude".

Shaul, Lineham, Crooks, Yeaman, Stark, Horne, Rankin, Watts, Hadley, Bowden, Thompson, Whiting, Westerman
Arundel, B Tyson-Wilson, Green, Miller, Abdull, Kent, Nicklin, Liggins, Leaming, H Tyson-Wilson, Turgut, Fash, Shepherdson

Taking Horne and Whiting out of the equation only leaves 3. Maybe dropping players is his last option, but injuries will delay that approach for a while. And then of course it might be some of the youngsters who are part of the problem?

Can't see FC doing much this season.

Then again, I can't see FC doing much ANY season.

Well if "some players will never change" and "some players' attitude problems can't be sorted out" its up to Radford to identify them and Pearson to get rid of them, as promised.

If this doesn't happen, things will never improve.

Listening Mr Radford after game interview not a happy man.

Poor attitude from players in the 1st half, who is he talking about.

Crooks, rankin, watts, bowden, thompson, westermen or miller. Green or all of them.

Throwing the young lads on when you are 24-6 down interesting decision.