Personally, I don't see pearson sacking gentle. mcrae will likely go and gentle will be given at least the first 1/3 of next season

Possibly but if we lose the semi then at home to widnes then pearson may act as we will be out of the 8 and will dtruggle to get back in.

Am hoping gentle can turn it round.

I agree that is the most likely outcome and, even though a lot of fans will disagree, it might be the most sensible way to go.

I'd add Paul Anderson to that list as well.

All 3 coaches inherited ,structures set in stone ,where the basics are performed & practised at a high standard- when Gentle took charge, I expected he would improve our inadequacies in the basics, but the deficiencies still remain.

Either the players arent receptive, or its Gentle's man-management.

During our losing streak, players such as Johnson & Bowden should've had a go, but havent.

I fear for Gentle's future at our club,- lose next week,could be the end.

I think I do, not this week, but I think I do!

Lose heavily to Warrington Pearson will be discussing Gentle's severance pay come Monday morning.

We spent 2 or 3 years giving Agar the first 10 games of the season. The bottom line is results. Adam has provided Gentle with the tools he's requested. He wants a light agile pack and Adam has delivered it. It is proving sadly lacking as a tactic to challenge the best.
The backs have potential and in Crooks and Lineham they are delivering. We have far too many who are regularly injured. Our half backs are still problematic. Horne without doubt the pick, but injured again. DJ has spent more time out than in, and Miller has potential but its not good enough at the moment. It's Gentles team without doubt. But for whatever reason and we can all speculate on that, the squad is not delivering. For me this means bottom line is that its down to coaching.
Financially Adam can not afford to have another dud season of "transition"
Lose next week. Season will be over and so will Gentles time IMHO.

If the game is lost in the coming weekend, and the Widnes one is too, the next one up is the derby - do you think Gentle and McRae will get their marching orders before then? Pearson will almost certainly expect that game to be in the bag and if as some of you suggest the severance will be done before that important game who would coach the team for the visit to Craven Park? Could it be an interim coach for such a vital match?

What?

IF we lose against Warrington, and a final league position lower than sixth.

I expect Pearson would do his customary 'root & branch' review at the end of the season.

He's a Rovers fan. The Derbies are his biggest games of the season.

mediocre...same as afew others.... and to win tropheys you need players that would slot into wigan, wire and afew other teams.. and quite frankly, we have one maybe 2 who can fall into that bracket, the rest are mediocre..

for a team spending full salary cap and not make the play-offs is little short of an embarrasment...
id put it on par with chelsea finishing 9th in the premier league table...
facts dont lie, we spend the same as teams who win things, and weve won nowt for years

I along with others agree with ya pal, however if you ask other a lot of other fans they are happy with this mediocricy and we should Bel13ve and "Trust in Gentles" signings and if we voice otherwise we are not true Hull FC fans.

If we lose on Sunday it won't look good for Gentle but I would be surprised if Pearson were to take action before the end of the season and I think it would be a mistake for him not to wait until then.

Name one single FC fan who would be happy for us to not make the playoffs.

Just one will do.

not me i would be gutted if we didnt, wouldnt stop me giving them my support though

seb

You mean our best supporter ever

the best thing FC could do now is no longer engage the media, do the talking ON THE PITCH, I have faith in Gentle, but I can't stand it when he says "the effort's there" because, in some noteable cases, it clearly bloody isn't!

fair point

Me, maybe.

Given this choice:
1) Win at Wembley, fail to make the 8 or,
2) Lose in the cup (either semi or final) and get tted again at Headingley or Craven Park in first round of play-offs

I'd prefer 1. Financially it would be much better, plus bigger profile than the play-offs and way, way more memorable than a playoff exit. It's all hypothetical anyway.

Wembley is our season now, and was always going to be anyway. We're carrying too many average players, any hopes of becoming a genuine top 4 side rest on the league dropping to 12 clubs and AP still being inclined to put his hand in his pocket, as well as getting rid of McRae.

House!