Quote ="carl_spackler"Quote ="Rock God X"I don't think anyone needed telling.
That aside, =#0040FFI believe that perceptions are very important to many fans. That the problem was identified and (unsuccessful) attempts made to rectify it would be more likely to satisfy fans than the notion that everyone at the club was happy to continue with Seymour in the halves. All in my opinion, of course.'"
This is the crux of where I think your point falls down. Any sensible fan should realise that the club will be bright enough to spot the problem and try to fix it. If they really need to be spoon fed it to be happy with the club then I think there's a good chance that the same people are also the sort to throw a paddy when we didn't get what we were after, so I still don't see where we'd gain.
You're also missing a rather simple solution. All the club had to say was they would be looking to strengthen the halves in general terms and that they would be bringing someone in. What they didn't need to do was get into specifics and declare that both halves would be replaced. If they'd done the former the fans know that the club are looking to do something about it, and the halves still get a kick up the rear that they need to improve but at least with the belief that they would be in the running for the second halfback spot, whilst also fully expecting all the rumours about halfbacks possibly coming in. It wouldn't have meant we couldn't have still gone after 2, either.'"
I think as Hull fans we've suffered so many years of being kept in the dark that the new regime are keen to be seen to be as open with us as possible. I accept the argument that perhaps they haven't calibrated that openness as well as they might have done, but I don't see that it equates to 'spoon-feeding' either.
I also take the point that the club could have made a general statement about strengthening the halves and left it at that. I firmly believe, though, that the plan was to replace Seymour and ship him out before this season started. Had that plan come to fruition, we wouldn't be in this position. A bit of over-confidence on the part of AP, perhaps.
I do think the treatment Seymour has received isn't half as bad as some make out on here. How often, for example, do you hear football managers take over a club and highlight a particular position in which they intend to replace players? It's fairly commonplace, and it's not like he hasn't had his chances.
