For 2012, most on here wanted a 6th or higher finish, a decent cup run, and an all round improvement on and off the pitch for Hull.

Whilst I think the team delivered, inconsistency and stupid errors were our demise in most lost games.

So, what do you all expect for 2013?

Top 4 finish.
Entertaining rugby.
Consistent performance being awarded with a shirt irrelevant of what your name is or how much your contract is worth.
To make the KC a fortress
To win a minimum of 2 play-off games.
A big push in the Challenge Cup (minimum semis, although I do understand it is the luck of the draw).

The two I've highlighted would, together, mean the Grand Final. I certainly wouldn't rule it out, but as an [iexpectation[/i maybe a tiny bit best case.

I reckon you'll make the top 5 (there's a case that 5th is more advantageous that 4th, with the way the quality drops at the lower end of the play-offs, anyway). Your home record was excellent in 2012, iirc, so maybe improving on the road would/will be what pushes you up the table.

With O'Meley, Tickle, Galea and Briscoe all off (or rumoured/assumed to be), plus, i presume, the ongoing search for a top 7, it should be another good year for rumours!

I'd agree with this, but I'd also add consistency (particularly away from home) there was still too many weeks last season where we either didn't turn up, or lost games we should have won. Although I appreciate the injuries/disruption to the squad didn't help matters.

Salford, Wakefield & Widnes away and Rovers at the Magic Weekend are 4 games we threw away last year by either not turning up or not turning a dominant performance in to a win.

A platform to achieve sustainable success. This needs initial success to bring the crowds back, and then a renegotiation with the SMC. We cannot realistically go forward without a massively wealthy benefactor with the financial shackle we currently have.

That's all we can ask for.

I expect nothing.

I hope for 5th and a trip to Wembley.

I can't wait for pre season. It's time.

I'll go with that too. No expectations but hoping for good rugby, some cricket scores in the "for" column, and a good period in August and September (perhaps even October)

I expect us to continue improving under Gentle, so that's means a finish higher up the table.

I dont remember that happening last year, several players made their debuts and stayed in the side until injured, Lineham for instance.

I enjoyed the rugby we played, I just want to see more consistency.

To build on last year and as chris 28 mentions , more in the "for" column would be nice.

IMO we have the best squad since we have been in SL for this season and easily our best coach. Although SL is more even that is was a few years ago making it harder.

I think we will finish in the top 4 this year and hopefully have a bit of luck in the cup and get quite far.

As well as the 17 with shirts on, we need to make sure that 11/12,000 in the stands are doing their bit. Encouragement goes a long way to improving performance/commitment and the more we shout and cheer, the better I believe our performances will be.

Can't wait for the new season so we can put this into practice.

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I thought the atmosphere was better last season, but there is some way to go...at least fans are coming to games and feeling positive, rather than the sinking feeling of 'oh no, not again' of the Agar era!

You should make top 4.
Wigan havent replaced like for like and Tomkins is a year closer to leaving.
Leeds are another year older (so what!)
Saints- second season syndrone at new stadium (cant see manu doing what he did for you)
Cats have a french coach, say no more.
Wire will be there or there abouts.

i'll add in - a win at the magic weekend

I don't see how these two are reasons a team would get worse?

Or the Catalans coach being French, tbh.

Watch him fulfill all the negative Gallic stereotypes, now I've said that!

Leeds are a year older though, unlike the rest of he sides.

A lot of Hull fans are saying you'll be top 4 next year, but which team do you think will drop out of the top 4?

Very good point. On paper we don't have a better team than the top 4, although Wigan may struggle with 2 average halfbacks. I'd imagine 5th or 6th is realistic for us, which would be fine with me if we hit form towards the end of the season.

Don't think there are many saying we [iwill[/i be, but plenty of us who think we [icould[/i be. Big difference.

Until we see how teams look actually playing there's obviously a lot of guesswork, but IMO this year could genuinely be the most open at the middle to top end of SL for years. There's only Wire I'd be confident of predicting top 4, any 3 from us, Wigan, Saints, Catalan and Leeds could round it out IMO.

Think Catalans may struggle without Dureau early on and with a new coach bedding in they could find the transition tough going. Still a good team mind but if any of last year's top 4 are to drop out then my money would be on them.

i think its going to be very tight around the top 4 next season and the difference between 2nd and 5th may only be a couple of wins - there are a lot of teams capable of taking points of each other. it might even come down to avoiding potential banana skins at the lower clubs rather than performing against the other top 4 sides. last year this happened to us to some extent - a win at salford and a win at wakefield would have pushed us up the table

I would like to see the young fellas continue their development and get plenty of game time as this bodes well for future seasons and not just this one.
Hope for a top 3 finish with the squad we have.
a trip to wembley would be nice but rather win a couple of play off games

Most of all to come out evens or better against the big hitters over the season and make the KC a place no one wants to visit