Got my oldest grandson a pass for a quid. Plenty of people doing the same but while I was there yesterday and today new members joining and others renewing. Think the season’s pass sales are going to surprise some and one certain poster is going to have egg on his chin AGAIN

I know that Hull have a lot of loyal fans and if you add the kids for £1 then there's no reason you cannot get a decent total of season ticket sales. Obviously giving away a season pass for £1 might secure future fans so I'm not knocking it but in terms of gate receipts it puts you miles behind Rovers.

Rovers are now very close to 10,000 season ticket sales, the new East Stand Seating area which adds 1,000 to capacity is 85% full with passholders. The problem for Rovers is that even the increased capacity is unlikely to satisfy demand. Frankly it's a problem the club didn't expect to have, the club have outgrown the stadium.

Rovers will be turning away supporters in 2025 which is good and bad in equal measure.

The young generation of East Hull have taken to Rovers and it's incredible to see the amount of young faces at Sewell Group Craven Park. It's a problem for Rovers local born group of entrepreneurs to tackle but with such a wealth of business talent who would put it beyond them?

In summary there is no doubt that Hull Fc will sell a lot of season passes but not as many as they need to. Rovers will sell more but not as many as they could do.

And you'll still have lower attendances than us

And a significantly less wealthy power board

7000 passed now


Not too bad considering the dross we've had to put up with over the last few years

Up to 7,000 memberships now.

A reminder that some experts on here said we'd struggle to sell 3,000.

Outstanding commitment from the black and white army, as usual. No other fan base would come close to that had they gone through our last 5 years.

dont forget Reverend the kids for a quid
Not against it but does distort revenue from pass sales and of course the old eleven thousand attendance figure when there is only eight or nine thousand in the ground

Is that your new nickname for me? I'm honoured to be in such exalted company as Yeaman, Griffin, Smith, Myler etc etc.

You could have asked about the attendance figures at the fans forum. It does sound like you are getting your defence in early about your prediction of just one 10k attendance in 2025 being hopelessly wrong.

Please don’t quote the Dobbin. He’s on my foes list.

He won't answer I've asked him about the forum a few times, which he has not answered. He will come on here and moan, but hasn't the bottle to go and confront the club when he had the chance.

I always thought he was just a miserable Hull fan, but starting to think he is a Rovers fan.

Perhaps you are right. It's hard to believe that someone could keep up the pretence for eleven years but maybe that is the case.

What pretence? He openly shouts from the rooftops on how good the power board and Dobbins do as a club on and off the pitch then in the next breath slams AP and anything FC

Certainly not the actions of an Hull FC supporter passed or present.

Selling 7K after the worst season in living memory tells you all you need to know about the size of the club, and the loyalty of the fans. We’re one of three clubs capable of getting consistent crowds of 15K.

The Dobbins are coming off the back of their best ever super league season. And as someone said, we’ll still get bigger attendances. They’ll drop off after one mediocre season and their fans favourite goes to Canberra.

Anyway, great effort from the FC faithful. No doubt encouraging for the new owners.

I imagine there is a few that just haven't got round to renewing yet (myself included). Think we will get over the 8K mark, which all things considered is something the club will be pleased with.

I too think we'll get to 8k which would leave us something like 300-500 down but that isn't bad going at all given how bad its been.

I'd welcome some discounts, promos and deals to win people back but only after we have turned it around on the field.

In fairness if things hadn't changed like they have done that could well have been a very real possibility. Its difficult to know just how the numbers stack up in terms of the renewals etc. I don't think its wrong to say that a good number will have renewed regardless but also it wouldn't be wrong to say a good number have renewed due to the changes such as Cartwright coming in as HC and string rumours of investment etc and wouldn't have otherwise.

I myself post season was doubtful about the numbers given the state we were in, but credit to the fans who have once again backed the club and credit the club for bringing back some genuine belief.

At the end of the day we all have differing opinions based on what we see and hear etc but ultimately we all want the same thing and thats to see a Hull FC that plays with heart & desire, an entertaining style and hopefully some success along the way.

It's a hypothetical point now thankfully with the new owners but I still believe there's no chance we would have only had 3000 members.

For me, the only way our core support would fall to the 3000 level would be on the back of a prolonged spell of being stuck in the Championship.

Even if we had been relegated at the end of last season, I still think the numbers would have been way above 3000 (all other factors still being in place). A lot of fans would have looked at it as a point at which the club turned itself around (again, assuming other factors such as financial sustainability did not radically alter our situation). There is also the likely fact that we would be watching a winning side most weeks which tends to put a smile on most people's faces, even if we were winning in a lower league. People like to watch a winning side whatever the circumstances!

I would go even further and make a claim that there are possibly at least 3000 supporters who would continue to follow the club come what may, whatever the circumstances, virtually to the point of the club's oblivion (if it were to come to that end). Even an extended prolonged residence in the lower-tier might not see our following dip below the 3000 mark. For a significant section of our fan base this is a life habit which they seem unable to break, and I think that would continue to be the case. I think some on here underestimated that aspect of our core supporter base.

Anyway, it's all hypotheticals as you say. We didn't get relegated, we're still here, we're still in business, there is a renewed sense of optimism around the club (for the first time in a number of years) and, by and large, the faithful still appear to be on board for the ride ahead.

I reckon the moral of the story is, never underestimate the durability, stubbornness, stoicism and sheer bloody-mindedness of your normal black & white faithful. We're an odd-ball lot, and no mistake, but that's who we are! (God bless us, eh!!).

Update from the club [quote="Richie Myler":3h7vey2y]It’s important too for us to acknowledge the tremendous ongoing support of our members in what was a largely difficult 2024 for the club – but in particular, their support over the past three months has been incredible, with over 7,500 supporters having committed to the Black & Whites for 2025 during our membership campaign; a significantly higher figure than this time last year.[/quote:3h7vey2y]

Does anyone know when the new passes are going to be ready to collect? I think they said they were issuing new cards when I renewed

[quote="Jake the Peg":23trcg2q]Does anyone know when the new passes are going to be ready to collect? I think they said they were issuing new cards when I renewed[/quote:23trcg2q] I got told mid Jan when I renewed mine....

[quote="Jake the Peg":26fczas4]Does anyone know when the new passes are going to be ready to collect? I think they said they were issuing new cards when I renewed[/quote:26fczas4] Ticket website is being updated to a new system (City have had it a while) so assume after that is up and running

We renewed Jake, and am hoping for a solid improvement this season, we won’t be the big dogs I’m sure of that, but a team that will not give up, and has the fitness levels required to compete as a bare minimum, looking forward to this season, a new beginning.

Good to see most on here have passes for 2025 then. Here's hoping for a much more enjoyable experience at home games