After our best start to a Superleague season what do people think so far? Who's stood out? Who's been disappointing? Where have we excelled and what do we need to improve? It seems that there is still no one taking us too seriously outside of Hull. Is this unfair on us or are we getting carried away after a few wins against mid table teams?

A bit of both I think.
We've efficiently ground out wins and nobody can argue with 4/4. The teams we have played have found it hard to look good against us as I think our gameplan has been sound each time.
On the other hand, no team is anywhere near its best at the moment and I did think Huddersfield were especially poor against us, our defence has looked a little to easily breached at times for my liking and we've squandered a lot of territorial advantage by not turning into a convincing lead which we will need to learn to do if we are to mount a serious challenge.
On the whole I'm satisfied with the start we've made but I'm hoping that our attack begins to gain some fluency soon. In particular I hope we start to use Calderwood better (long kicks and pass to him , yes Graeme Horne I'm speaking to you!) and start to use Manu a lot wider.

Our forwards as a unit have impressed me so far this year. They look a bigger, meaner lot. Richard Horne has also impressed with the speed he has got back to SL rugby.

They've stood out as a team for me. Defence good attack will improve and couldn't give a to$$ what any other fans outside West Hull think IMO

Fantastic start..not getting carried away..defence has impressed..Calderwood will excel when the grounds dry and get quicker..need to improve our concentration at the end of games..the last minute tries by the opposition will prove costly at some point. if not dealt with soon..do not care what others are thinking if they do not take us seriously it will bite them on the butt

An easy run has allowed us to get to the posistion we are in now. If we had played the likes on Leeds, Bradford, St Helens and Wakefield, we would be in the bottom half.

well bulls next lets see what happens

If it had been last season,we would have lost them games.....not firing on all cylindars on attack but defence looks good and it looks as though we are a damn sight fitter and bigger.

More still to come i think but 8/10 so far..............lets face it,cant be no worse than last season can it.

What he said.

Early days, some promising signs, not getting carried away.

Celtic? Believe we beat Wigan early on last year as well?

I expected nothing this season, so am amazed. Dowes in particular has impressed and Horne's return to fitness is brilliant. The pack generally have been far, far better than I expected given we were expecting the rest of the forwards to be making up the numbers around Carvell and Crocker. The intensity of our defence has been the best feature for me - we seem to have gang-tackled the opposition into touch at least once in each game so far which is a really good indicator of serious effort. Fitness levels seem much better all round.

I am seriously concerned if we get any more outside back injuries though -we've coped so far without Tony, Raynor and Byrne, but seeing that we were thin in the backs anyway if everyone was fit, another injury would spell trouble IMO. The major frustration for me, as I've said a few times already, is that the pinpoint accuracy of our kicking game at Headingley hasn't been seen since - last tackle kicks seem to end up straight in the oppositions hands too often. We need to improved out support play and get more runners going too. Last year there was nothing to follow up but now Berro's freed up to play 9 and Richard Horne's back there are opportunities being created but not capitalised on.

In summary, really pleased with the start to the season. A long way to go and, yes, we've not played a team that's firing yet, but remember that Wigan, Catalans and Huddersfield were all tipped heavily for top 6 and we've done a job on them all. So far, so good, I think that's all you can say

Last Year IMO Wigan was our best home performance. Not getting carried away but we have beaten 4 out of 4 what more could they have done.

Wigan looked good last Saturday ok against a poor Bulls side but 44 point si a good performance. Saints only won 4-0 in Wales.

My feet are on the ground but I'm wishing and hoping!!

Better points difference and be top? Nil each team they have played?

Attack wise there is room for improvement - Better kicking; for touch, into the corners and out of our own half.

I would also like to see us use the wingers more.

Defence wise I'm happy - other than the soft try's we've conceeded towards the end of matches.

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In summary, really pleased with the start to the season. A long way to go and, yes, we've not played a team that's firing yet, but remember that Wigan, Catalans and Huddersfield were all tipped heavily for top 6 and we've done a job on them all. So far, so good, I think that's all you can say

Yes but I awoke from my deep sleep before the season started!!

Its going OK for me

Surpassed my expectations, thought we'd be mid-table at this stage. Pleased with the way its going, but there are still improvements to be made.

To use my Spanish colleagues words "for sure" but as long as we can keep it going I WILL keep smiling!!

Calderwood will excel when someone actually give him the ball.

We look to have a very good work ethic and seem like we are hard to beat which is something that could not be said last season. The soft underbelly looks to have gone and we play far smarter rugby. We still look vulnerable to second phase attacking through offloads but in the main the defence has looked very good. The kicking game is better but still needs to be improved, expecially the longer kicking game. With the ball we stil lack speed and width to our passing but we will hopefully become more adventurous as the conditions get better and the halves become more comfortable playing together.

On the whole 7-8/10, great start but need to improve if we are going to be successful.

Size, strength and fitness as well as our pattern in defence is hugely impressive.

Yes agree that would help

4 from 4 is a great start considering what many people (including some Hull fans) predicted for the team. We seem to have got that team spirit back that sometimes is enough to win you games when perhaps you dont perform all that well. I'll stick by my prediction that we will comfortably make the play-offs and more than likely top 6, however I cant see us being at Old Trafford, Wembley on the other hand.....

The long kicking has become an issue because CT is standing too far up and is being closed down far too quickly so cant get a decent kick away. We also seem to be kicking on the 4th tackle despite the fact the wingers have already dropped back, I'd like to see us run it more and then when the winger moves back up put the kick in behind.

We now visit a depleted Bulls side low on confidence followed by Cas at home and then Quins away. No reason we cant win all 3 of those (not saying we will) and we would then be in a great position to really push for a high finish in the league. We are very much a team that thrives on confidence and the start we have made can only help.

Good to see Yeamo's effort included in the Hullfc.tv highlights

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