All the pressure will be on Kris Keating. We all know that how he goes will ultimately dictate how we go.

The trouble with sport is that you can't just improve yourselves based on year-on-year. There are 13 other clubs all trying to do the same.

its better than saying well probably finish in the bottom two I guess

Doing a Pearson.

He can do what he wants, if it wasn't for him you wouldn't have a club.

Very realistic is the NH target, certainly nothing like Pearsons prediction for last season. 6th spot is open to us along with a few other clubs, breaking into the 5 is a different matter.

You wouldn't, you'd still be a miserable with banter.

I don't see aiming for 5/6 as that much more ambitious than aiming for a play off place, which pretty much every club will state they are aiming for, or higher. It's certainly not crazy talk.

Yes, I would. You overestimate yourself.

Had we bothered to turn up for our last two games we would have finished 6th in 2013, so it's not an unrealistic target.

We might as well forget about the challenge cup next year.
Hull FC will be returning has winners according to their chairman

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DD proving how thick he is.

Can't see anywhere in that article he says we will win the CC next year.

He does say we would like to return and win it this time, but surley most clubs would like that.

there's deffo more of a buzz around the club at the minute compared to this time last year. tough to call the top 6 this year, other teams have recruited well and will fancy their chances along with us.

As the leader of the club, Hudge has had to deal with some incredibly difficult times of the last couple of years and now with the added investment and new board members, he's maybe thought it's time to stop being conservative with his pre-season hopes.

First things first, despite Pearson's promises over the last couple of years such as signing 2 of SL's top-four half-backs, 6 internationals, finishing top-four, the 2011 play-off defeat will never happen again blah blah, all of these promises have not been met yet apart from some ridicule, those false promises have enabled the mugs to part with their cash for his benefit.

I think this statement of hoping we finish 5th or 6th is strategic for a few reasons:-

1) It shows he expects to improve on last season so we are moving forward as a club again.

2) The timing is perhaps targeted at those still undecided as today's price freeze deadline has been approaching.

3) The statement sends out a message to the local media that their attention should be perhaps focused the other side of the river.

4) The fact he's even dared to mention we could finish 5th is a small but subtle indication that he feels the squad is capable of breaking into that perceived impenetrable group.

Of the clubs fighting for the bottom play-off places, something has to give because one of Salford, Rovers, FC and Catalan will not make the eight.

I personally think that Salford will miss out simply because they don't have a lot of depth but it could easily be FC with their dodgy recruitment policy and poor salary cap management.

Happy days!!!

Go post it on the Hull board. Oh, hang on a minute..........

They are a sensitive bunch on the Hull board.