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| 3 years to the day since Adam Pearson's takeover, and I have to say I am feeling the most downbeat I have in those 3 years.
for all the hype and promise, we are pretty much in the same spot we where back in the summer of 2011. A poor team with a poor coach with very few signs of hope on the horizon. We had just been nilled at Headingley in an awful game where we didn't even get near the Leeds line, a story that sounds painfully familiar.
There has been a lot of investment off the field and in the youth system, but in the cold light of day its a results business and our finishes of 6th, 6th & most likely 12th is no better than the latter years of the Hetherington era, and to me the entertainment/style of play is still depressingly dull.
Comparing the playing squads from 2011 to now (2011http://www.superleaguefans.com/hull-fc/hull-fc-2011-squad-numbers.htmlrl 2014http://www.hullfc.com/first-team/squadrl )
I'm struggling to see a major difference in quality between the two squads, in fact you could argue the 2011 squad was stronger with the likes of Yeaman, Briscoe, Manu, O'Meley, Moa & Fitzgibbon all being picked for international or Exiles duty. For all the hype and noise about signing internationals, chasing after Rangi Chase and paying off players like we've got money to burn, we simply haven't moved forward.
Crowds have dropped noticeably (though to be fair to Pearson years of economic downturn are a big factor) we haven't even recorded a single crowd above the average attendance for 2011 (12,483) all season. To even get anywhere close we had to offer £5 tickets against Warrington.
I am by no means suggesting pining for a return to the Hetherington days, as they were slowly killing the club but I still can't help the feeling that we are no nearer success than we where when we limped out the playoffs at Leeds 3 summers ago.
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| Did you expect Pearson to come on board and not promise anything?Yes he is guilty of being over optimistic but he wants best for the club and he has put a lot of money in and i am sure he is not happy the way things are at th emoment .Like thefans he needs to ride this out and give radders more time
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| Ignoring this year we have seen good improvement under AP, two 6th place finishes, cup final, play off wins , more wins against big teams and most importantly the amount of young players coming through. Off the field better training, organisation and miles better financially.
I still feel much more confident with AP than the previous owners.
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| The only gripe with Pearson is the appointment of the current coach, Other than that , I think he's done a good job .
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| pearson has made a couple of misguided decisions but he's done what he thought was right. He now needs to take a step back consider things and look for the best coach he can afford with a proven track record in top flight rugby.
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| His programme notes are certainly worth a read this week!
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| Quote: The Dentist Wilf "His programme notes are certainly worth a read this week!'"
I emailed him and he said he would send me his notes for Thursday but hasn't yet. I'm meeting him for a coffee on Friday and it would be good if you could email them to me before I go....please?
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| Quote: Snozzle "I emailed him and he said he would send me his notes for Thursday but hasn't yet. I'm meeting him for a coffee on Friday and it would be good if you could email them to me before I go....please?'"
Meeting you for a coffee? Are you sure he isn't sending radford to beat you up?
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| Quote: Jake the Peg "Meeting you for a coffee? Are you sure he isn't sending radford to beat you up?'"
I might get signed up for next season
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| Quote: Snozzle "I emailed him and he said he would send me his notes for Thursday but hasn't yet. I'm meeting him for a coffee on Friday and it would be good if you could email them to me before I go....please?'" Sounds like you're going to have to buy a programme.
Ask (tell) him to get the Crooks saga sorted - we need him to commit his long term future to the club.
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| Quote: ccs "Sounds like you're going to have to buy a programme.
Would get a programme but just wanted to read it now to digest it....wouldn't surprise me if the rumours in his notes address the rumours on this site anyway as he is a clever bloke
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| Can you tel him to make sure there is enough soap in the mens bogs as it ran out last game
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| Quote: Snozzle "Would get a programme but just wanted to read it now to digest it....wouldn't surprise me if the rumours in his notes address the rumours on this site anyway as he is a clever bloke'"
Lets hope they're more fact than fiction.
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| Quote: Jake the Peg "Can you tel him to make sure there is enough soap in the mens bogs as it ran out last game'"
And the pies are rubbish and over priced
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