interesting point of view and AP's pointed remarks regarding the old regime lend weight to it.

looks like we got a gem for chaiman

Could very well be something in that and would not surprise me in the slightest. Suppose we will get a better idea next season when Agar is at Wakey, be interesting to see if he brings a youngster in or rotates half the squad to fill a position to cover an injury.
Could also be a reason why Sharp was so interested in utility players.

That could all be true but I know if I were put in that situation then my integrity would see me walk away

Does beg the question as to what kind of business makes their marketing manager CEO?

In the current climate, it might not be so easy to find something similarly paid. Everyone has to make a living and it might not be as easy as simply walking away.

Judging by pearson's statement then I'd have said that the club has performed poorly in pretty much every area but profitability, which it hasn't done that well in considering the chronic underinvestment. Seems the reason we've been posting profits is because we've been penny pinching everywhere to the detriment of the club as a whole. If you think that's some kind of vindication of rule's capabilities then you have a different view on things than me

The more this man speaks, the more I admire him. His statement clearly shows he is angry and having a dig at the way the club has been run in the past due to lack of investment by the previous board (or board member), just what have these people been doing? This statement has renewed by enthusiasm for next season and cannot wait for the journey ahead. Well said Adam

Maybe, but he's been doing the job for 4 years and I expect there may have been 1 or 2 opportunites in that time

maybe he was looking, just as someone gave him a nudge about selling the club whilst it was still going to make them a profit?

Think he might have been Marketing Director. Not sure.

IIRC it was something of a surprise at the time. Lends weight to the view that he basically looked after marketing/admin and all the major decisions were made over his head.

All of this defence for rule gives me a sense of de ja vu when people were defending first agar and then the club owners pre pearson's take over

I don't think there is a defence of Rule, just an acceptance that AP is nobody's fool, and if he feels Rule is the right person for the job then we see no reason to doubt him thus far.

I don't like JR, he's a self-important Hymers type with an ego to match his daft hair style, but I don't think he's doing a bad job at FC.

There is plenty of defence for rule on this thread

Seems AP has got one hell of a big broom and this is a now a new chapter in our history.After reading that statment of intent,i for one cannot wait for it all to begin on the pitch.It feels great to be a Hull fan and be back hopefully where we belong and that's at the top.All Hail King AP.

Exactly the point i was trying to make, The CE is responsible for all areas of a business and it is quite clear we have failed in many areas due to penny pinching and lack of investment. Saying we have posted a profit so JR is doing a good job is far too simplistic.

You don't understand. rule has only been involved in things that have been good (of which it seems there are precious few). Everything else was kath's fault

You know the crack with Jimbob.

Kath had him for this,



Adam will be putting him to good use,

People like to fence sit until something happens then they can say i told you so, when JR gets his marching orders everyone will be on here listing his short comings.
The truth is as CE he has presided over a slow and steady decline on the field, poor recruitment, falling gates and a total demoralisation of the fans. The only positive he can claim is posting small profits and lining KH's pockets.

Recruitment has not been poor, certainly not for the past two years. The problem was the coach's inability to get the best out of the players.

FFS, what is it with you and JR.

If JR goes it will because AP has decided someone else can do better.

Poor recruitment, are you for real?

Fubar caused the demise of FC and the fans morale.

I'm not defending him either, just suggesting the possibility that he may not have done anything that requires defending. It's entirely plausible that the shareholders were calling all the shots, and he was simply implementing their plans. Of course, you're right that he could have walked away, but would you walk away from a well paid job if you couldn't find anything equivalent?

which is how most people feel, it's easy to be self-righteous behind a keyboard.

Penny pinching and lack of investment comes from the owners, not club employees.