For those of us that have been following Hull for a few years the current state of play is enough to give us nightmares! I think it is reasonable after two Challenge Cup Finals and one Grand Final appearance in the last four years for fans to expect the club to finally take that next step to sit alongside Saints and Leeds as genuine contenders for silverware.
Instead memories of those dark days in the early nineties when the club dismantled a Premiership winning side for a quick buck and slipped into mediocraty come flooding back with a vengence.
It's a very long time since I can recall such consistently poor performances from my team and when I do I also recall the side having a lot less quality than it does now.
I think the question of blame has to be carried by the club as a whole for each element has its own failings.
The Board are too business orientated and whilst this is neccessary to a high degree our Chairwoman is completely detached from the club and shows little interest in it from a public point of view.
The coaching setup is just not up to the job. I'm fed up of hearing 'judge him with his own team'. Why? They didn't give Kear or Sharpe that consideration.
The players (with just a few exceptions) just seem to have forgotten which side their bread is buttered on! Not enough pride, passion or aggression in their performances for too many years now. Skill is another thing. You can only coach so much of that and the rest is natural ability. I think most people are very aware of the social culture at the club which Shaun McCrae once described as 'A cancer in the club'. Clearly surgery was the only option but no one wanted to pick up the scalpel!
With so many issues on the playing side of things I have serious worries about the future of the club I love. How long at this rate before that A licence becomes a B!?
Being a successful business is one thing but when that business's backbone is a competative sport and entertainment product it needs to deliver for continued success. You can all judge for yourselves if this is the case or not right now!
Quote="Darkside Dave"For those of us that have been following Hull for a few years the current state of play is enough to give us nightmares! I think it is reasonable after two Challenge Cup Finals and one Grand Final appearance in the last four years for fans to expect the club to finally take that next step to sit alongside Saints and Leeds as genuine contenders for silverware.
Instead memories of those dark days in the early nineties when the club dismantled a Premiership winning side for a quick buck and slipped into mediocraty come flooding back with a vengence.
It's a very long time since I can recall such consistently poor performances from my team and when I do I also recall the side having a lot less quality than it does now.
I think the question of blame has to be carried by the club as a whole for each element has its own failings.
The Board are too business orientated and whilst this is neccessary to a high degree our Chairwoman is completely detached from the club and shows little interest in it from a public point of view.
The coaching setup is just not up to the job. I'm fed up of hearing 'judge him with his own team'. Why? They didn't give Kear or Sharpe that consideration.
The players (with just a few exceptions) just seem to have forgotten which side their bread is buttered on! Not enough pride, passion or aggression in their performances for too many years now. Skill is another thing. You can only coach so much of that and the rest is natural ability. I think most people are very aware of the social culture at the club which Shaun McCrae once described as 'A cancer in the club'. Clearly surgery was the only option but no one wanted to pick up the scalpel!
With so many issues on the playing side of things I have serious worries about the future of the club I love. How long at this rate before that A licence becomes a B!?
Being a successful business is one thing but when that business's backbone is a competative sport and entertainment product it needs to deliver for continued success. You can all judge for yourselves if this is the case or not right now!
Quote="Darkside Dave"For those of us that have been following Hull for a few years the current state of play is enough to give us nightmares! I think it is reasonable after two Challenge Cup Finals and one Grand Final appearance in the last four years for fans to expect the club to finally take that next step to sit alongside Saints and Leeds as genuine contenders for silverware.
Instead memories of those dark days in the early nineties when the club dismantled a Premiership winning side for a quick buck and slipped into mediocraty come flooding back with a vengence.
It's a very long time since I can recall such consistently poor performances from my team and when I do I also recall the side having a lot less quality than it does now.
I think the question of blame has to be carried by the club as a whole for each element has its own failings.
The Board are too business orientated and whilst this is neccessary to a high degree our Chairwoman is completely detached from the club and shows little interest in it from a public point of view.
The coaching setup is just not up to the job. I'm fed up of hearing 'judge him with his own team'. Why? They didn't give Kear or Sharpe that consideration.
The players (with just a few exceptions) just seem to have forgotten which side their bread is buttered on! Not enough pride, passion or aggression in their performances for too many years now. Skill is another thing. You can only coach so much of that and the rest is natural ability. I think most people are very aware of the social culture at the club which Shaun McCrae once described as 'A cancer in the club'. Clearly surgery was the only option but no one wanted to pick up the scalpel!
With so many issues on the playing side of things I have serious worries about the future of the club I love. How long at this rate before that A licence becomes a B!?
Being a successful business is one thing but when that business's backbone is a competative sport and entertainment product it needs to deliver for continued success. You can all judge for yourselves if this is the case or not right now!
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