really think its time we stuck together and got behind hull fc,things are not rosy in the garden and imo we need to get behind the club,

Of course if Radford did the decent thing and resigned there would be no cost of paying him off, then Pearson could appoint a good coach and sell loads of passes. Problem solved.

Radford would then be the man who saved the club.

It won't happen of course but its a nice idea.

Call me cynical but could this be the spin and excuse that leads to a full on merger with KR.

On a side note, weve signed all these great back rowers etc then gone out an said were fooked financially and in the mire. Bet they cant wait to come now

I agree we need to stick with the club but feel there is now a devide developing between pearson and the fans and comments like today will not see the disgruntled fans returning.i'm just preying we do pull a magic season out of somewere to halt this slide.

radio Humberside interview 19 minutes into sports talk plenty of food for thought for happy Clappers, grumblers, protaganists, Radford in or outers, merger yeh ers and nay ers etc Worth a listen www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j& ... DXRX1HLgFw

radio Humberside interview 19 minutes into sports talk plenty of food for thought for happy Clappers, grumblers, protaganists, Radford in or outers, merger yeh ers and nay ers etc Worth a listen www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j& ... DXRX1HLgFw

seems all the more bizarre that Pearson should give up (if he did resign) a very well paid job with Leeds when he is complaining about putting more personal money into the club.
Should also have had more to say about extending Yeamans and possibly Fekas contract and the nonsense signing of Washbrook which would have saved a few bob or paid for a quality wing or centre which we are truly missing

My view entirely. If we really are in such a state there have been truly incomprehensible decisions made in recent months which will have significantly worsened things. Why commit to high value, long term deals for players if the money isn't there to pay them? The person making these decisions is either an idiot or a liar

A drop in attendances of 1k per year for 4 years adds up to at least £2.5m in income. A tidy sum.
He didn't say these new guys are not affordable, but a key income stream is not generating the kind of money needed to maintain this level of investment over the longer term.

A better product on the pitch will increase the walk up gate next season and generate more pass sales in 2017.

He should have appointed a decent coach then and the attendances wouldn't have dropped. Pretty poor blaming the fans for the situation we're in which is all of his own making

imo I believe we have made good signings for next year, pearson has but a lot of money in and ok has made some dodgy calls,we have a team to challenge for 5 or 6 and maybe top 4 who knows, if that happens the crowds will start to improve imo

These are based on our home SL matches, we haven't had a play-off game since 2013 so I've not included them in the averages.
2011 161,557 agg, 13 matches Av. 12,427
2012 154,515 agg, 13 matches Av. 11,886 (+8,862 PO game)
2013 151,355 agg, 13 matches Av. 11,642 (+4,970 PO game)
2014 143,891 agg, 13 matches Av. 11,068
2015 156,467 agg, 14 matches Av. 11,173
Total 'lost' fans by comparison to the aggregate of 2011 is strangely exactly 40,000 (7042+10202+17666+5090), if you want to then take off the extra fans from having play-off games that's 26,168 fewer home fans over 4 years.

Based on your £2.5M & 26,168 fewer fans Adam Pearson has lost an average of £95.54[inet[/i for every single fan from home (league & PO) gate money which can't be right because average [igross[/i income per fan over the 4 year period is at most £18 (taking into account juniors and lower season pass costs in previous seasons), however you have to take off the wedge of money that SMC takes makes the actual net income to the club per fan very much less.
I think someone once mentioned less than £10 but I've no idea how the deal works, but whatever it is, over 4 years the amount in lost income from fans through the gate is nowhere near the £2.5M you've stated, 5 times less if we're being v.generous so this massive loss of income doesn't seem to be quite as bad as you're trying to make out.

Either way he has to do something to encourage the fans back and stop making antagonising statements that puts the onus/blame squarely onto the fans, having a pop at those deciding to keep their money in their pocket due to the rubbish on the pitch is decidedly not the way to do it.

Is there such a thing now everyone has to buy a ticket?

Pearson does really have a nerve blaming the fans and this antagonist and egotistical approach will only damage the fanbase further.

Like stated the demise we find ourselves in is solely down to him.
His sanctioning of deals, his continued employment and support for a head coach not good enough whose sole employment alone has driven fans away.
He's now further allowed the signing of albeit quality players on large salaries I'd assume which in actual fact causes an imbalance in the squad and not addressed any of this season issues.
This is highlighted further when you see Wigan signing the likes of Isa not because he's a superstar but i suspect he's relatively cheap but compliments the balance of the squad which is far more important than a handful of marquee signings to boost the crowd ala Salford and now us to a lesser extent.
Signings aside I still know of fans who after 2 years of Radford and another season of him coupled with continued disappointing performances have decided not to renew because of these reasons which has outweighed the signings made in their decision making.

I meant non-passholders.

Yes you can walk up and pay on the day just not at the turn style. Have to go to office to purchase ticket first. I know a lot of people who still do this simply due to work and other commitments have often clashed when sky have chosen to move game.

I guess the HDM must have got it wrong...

We wont, but thanks for your threats

AP reminds of a small man who run the club in 1998

It's coming

We will be royally fooked, if the tank doesnt turn up, Barista will kill

There will be plenty of fans who have called the club and its fans on the internet, those who say the club will close due to 1000 passes not being renewed, who will be at the player of the year dinner tonight, lording it up, licking the club and professing to be super fans

To give a sense of perspective I suggest that everyone mentally replaces every reference that Pearson makes to "the club" with "my investment".

The guy has no interest in the club whatsoever other than the monetary value has has invested in it.

It is obviuously conjecture, but if someone offered him his money back that he paid for the club tomorrow I'd wager he'd bite their proverbial hand off.

It's a tricky one trying to read AP. If what you say is true, why would he have paid the SMC (Allams) to keep the North Stand open, this season, when he could have saved his cash????? If he is motivated by money, why has he laft a lucrative position at Leeds United, or was it Hetherington that run him out of Leeds

or is it a conflict of interests regards the FA, ie consortium taking over City??????????????