And the wait will be over. I for one can't wait for the season to start, hopefully we will have a signing or two by then and our squad will look in better shape. New video on Hull FC TV got me warmed up for it all! www.hullfc.tv/

And the wait will be over. I for one can't wait for the season to start, hopefully we will have a signing or two by then and our squad will look in better shape. New video on Hull FC TV got me warmed up for it all! www.hullfc.tv/

Quote ="tommyfromhull"And the wait will be over. I for one can't wait for the season to start, hopefully we will have a signing or two by then and our squad will look in better shape. New video on Hull FC TV got me warmed up for it all! www.hullfc.tv/'" cant wait mate!!! the young guns are going to be exiting to watch this year too i exect a big season from Turner this year Horne to prove everyone wrong i hope Brisc @ Ticks to kick on and become GB regulars it would make my season though to see hame get a mention in the end of season awards!!! he will be HUGGGGE this year . in short cant wait

Quote ="tommyfromhull"And the wait will be over. I for one can't wait for the season to start, hopefully we will have a signing or two by then and our squad will look in better shape. New video on Hull FC TV got me warmed up for it all! www.hullfc.tv/'" cant wait mate!!! the young guns are going to be exiting to watch this year too i exect a big season from Turner this year Horne to prove everyone wrong i hope Brisc @ Ticks to kick on and become GB regulars it would make my season though to see hame get a mention in the end of season awards!!! he will be HUGGGGE this year . in short cant wait

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Can't come slowly enough for me.

Your medal is in the post.

You're not the first person I have heard say that, a fair few of my friends think the optimism of the off season is soon to be replaced by the harsh reality of the season "proper".

One line goes, Rule said to Agar "Berrigan is leaving", Agar replied "what we going to do", Rule replied "Well, we will have to do summut", "Sammut?" came Agar's reply "I'll get the DVD's out".

Our squad builfing for 2011 is nothing short of farcical at the moment, I have to question signing anyone 4 weeks before the season starts, doesn't exactly show that it's been there ambition to play for FC.

I guess in 3 months we'll have our answers, and possibly a shed load more questions.

What would be nice is to see the arrangements for the fans forums throughout the season advertised now, so that the timings cannot be cynically amended to suit on the field performances.

Just to defend the group (as i'm not longer a part of it and therefore neutral) at no point in time were the forums arranged to not hear concerns during difficult periods. The forums were always arranged for at certain points in the season and were always open for any fan to go along and ask whatever question to whomever they wanted.

I dont understand the levels of negativity about the forum sometimes.

Not a dig at FCVoices mate, just an observation that we'll not have a forum if things aren't going well.

Quote ="tommyfromhull"And the wait will be over. I for one can't wait for the season to start, hopefully we will have a signing or two by then and our squad will look in better shape. New video on Hull FC TV got me warmed up for it all! www.hullfc.tv/'" Cant wait for the new season now Tom ! First game i will be there in my shirt , shorts ,socks and tape round my fingers !!

Quote ="tommyfromhull"And the wait will be over. I for one can't wait for the season to start, hopefully we will have a signing or two by then and our squad will look in better shape. New video on Hull FC TV got me warmed up for it all! www.hullfc.tv/'" Cant wait for the new season now Tom ! First game i will be there in my shirt , shorts ,socks and tape round my fingers !!

But Voices arrange the forum so indirectly i think it is a dig. (granted unintentionally)

I dont know of any instance since the fans forums started that dates were landed or amended based on success on the pitch. (to avoid flack) I'm interested to hear where your observations has come from?

Didn't know you took up refereeing, Kirby?

he isnt...he's playing at 7 for fc..

I got it, ta tho

they are rarely announced that much in advance, possibly totally unrelated - granted.

Think they are totally unrelated mate. If last season is anything to go by when i was involved the seasons dates for fans forums will already be in the calender.

then why not announce them, give people who don't live in Hull and surrounding areas a chance to plan?

From memory aren't they usually announced 6-8 weeks in advance?

The next forum (Wednesday 26th January) will have been announced exactly 5 weeks prior (Wednesday, December 29th, 2010) .

So how can they know about performances 5 weeks in advance??

It's not like they see us win on a Friday night then quickly announce the Forum for the following Tuesday!!

Some people will find ANYTHING to whinge about!!!

They can't! People love to moan. FACT!

What you on about? people like you come on here pontificating,when I were a lad we had summat to moan about,you try living in a cardboard box,and getting up half an hour before you go to bed.

Unannounced, but arranged well in advance, you don think we just turned up at hull truck, or the ferry a week before the forum on the off chance they have a slot spare do you?

That aside, the format since the three a year has been before, middleish of season and after.

If it were left to the club maybe that's how it would be done!!

thats absolute rubbish Martin over the last two years the forums have been Feb, June/July (I say that because the last mid season it slipped to July because that one took some arranging because of the availability of a City Centre venue which the fans had asked for) and October. With availability of rooms, (Fc Voices get it free so we have to fit round bookings) Cities fixtures at the KC, Sky changing our fixtures etc. etc you can't nail it down to a specific date, although dates are set about 5 weeks prior to the events and the events take place every 4 months with three guaranteed every year which is more than any other set of fans get.

We have had forums after losses and others after we have won. Bit unfair that comment I think.

Tbh I'm fairly ambivalent about the coming season so far.
I think we've got the potential to finish top 4 and have a good cup run if things fall for us.
However given the precedent of previous seasons I just can't see it. We're bound to suffer our usual bout of injuries and the cover available is pretty thin. I can't see Long/Horne playing that many games together based Horne's recent history. Granted most of Long's time out last year was just plain unfortunate but you just know he'll get more injuries ('tis the FC way) so we'll be operating on makeshift halfbacks again as it stands.

Repeat of last season I reckon. A few absolute storming games, a few total shockers, a few heroic defeats and the rest mediocre arm wrestles.