And if we do nothing much next season I will say thank God for that statement.

The Hull experience from 2007 onwards is something that should keep us on our toes. Ten years ago they were the club most likely to challenge the existing order at the top. Remember when we signed Langer and they signed Jason Smith, both Langer and Smith were class acts in Super League but we trod water even with Langer in the team, Hull went onwards and upwards. I remember being jealous of them when they won the Challenge Cup and then knocked us out of the playoffs with Andrew Johns in our team and then made the Grand Final the next season, but they lost a lot of good players within a couple of years, Kearney, Swain, Blacklock, Cooke, Briscoe, Domic, Carvell and they have struggled to replicate their old form without those players, and they got overtaken by us, Wigan and Huddersfield. The danger is this could be us in the next few years, with King going and probably Morley, Hodgson, Briers, Michael Monaghan, Solomona to follow. I think we are better set up as Hull seemed to have a calamitous board and problems inside the camp, but it's a lesson for us to heed.

As I said above, I would agree with this statement but we have a NEW board and a whole NEW set up. Whole new coaching staff, physios, assistant coaches, head coach, owner, directors.... If we go backwards after this big change then I will start to worry, but I can only see improvement in this transitional year for us.

The club will be aiming for top 6 for 2012, then top 4 2012.

impressive!

I think that's a reasonable expectation from where Hull are today. Remember that breaking into the top 4 (Today's) would mean overtaking Saints, Leeds, Wigan or us.

I think the post was referring to a typo stating that were going to finish in two different positions next year

Maybe they could finish 6th in the league and get to the last game before the Grand Final, which means they would technically finish 4th. Leeds managed to finish 4th and 1st this year.

Or even 5th and 1st

It's realistic improvements which most fans will be happy with. The years of waste and mediocrity will not go away in one season.

I'm surprised that people from other clubs think that Hull have weakend their 17.
McKinnon, Lynch are both better than who they've replaced, Seymour is a really good signing plus Longy hardly ever played.
Aspinwall and Martin are bad signings but they will only be here for one season and I would imagine they are only here to pass on experience and numbers when injuries accur.
Gentle will also bring in some youngsters such as Kent, Bowden, Cunningham, Pearce, Green, Crooks.

We've brought in plenty of players this season but I'd say next season is when the squad will be start to take place properly.

Hull have lost Fitzgibbon, a really good player, ergo; weakened. Whilst replacing the absent Long is a good thing, I really don't get this notion that Seymour is a good player. He has had numerous opportunities to prove it, but has been found wanting.

So you dont think that Seymour is a good player really, why?

Followed him when he was a youngster at Brisbane. I thought he was gong to be a good 'un, but he just seemed to fall away. The fact Brisbane moved him on for Perry (a thirty-odd year old from the Brisbane competition), speaks volumes to me.

Since then, he has bummed around, seemed to be getting some form at Cronulla, but let himself down with some off-field activities. I just get the feeling he will blow-up off the field.

didn't perry come over here and play for catalan for a season?

Yes. Didn't Walters sign him?

2009 season, played 16 memorable games

2008 season when Cronulla finished 3rd in a team known for their defence and had the 2nd lowest points for in the league only the team that finished BOTTOM had less points for, I'm also a Sharkie fan as well as Wire.

Brett Seymour is a gamble in more ways than one, he's had off field issues and then you have his injury record which aint the best.

He comes across as a mood type player, when he's in the mood he can do some good stuff but when he aint in the mood you wouldn't know he's on the pitch. I think he's end up as one of those NRL players that showed a lot of early potential but he never kicked on to fully fulfil the promise, thats one of the reasons he's ended up over here.

Well I hope that he ends up shutting you all up

I think everyone bar KR fans hopes he improve Hull FC, just that the jury's out at the moment.

It's a completely new start for him in a new country, let's give him a chance eh?

Where's the fun in that? He's crap. Move on.

festive bill ftw

If I may put things into perspective,Wire weren`t exactly pulling up trees a while back,but look where you are now.With proper coaching ,and a decent board who knows what can happen? As a supporter of Hull I obviously hope it is onward and upward.