Can we have a thread made for those chucking it all in?

I can't believe the amount of people saying they are going to stop going, what a sad bunch of fickle supporters they are. The loyal fans of Hull FC are a credit, those three to four thousand deserve a pat on the back, unlike those that are quick to put the white flag up over a few defeats.

Back to Boulevard then,

You saw it here first!

What if the second row we have signed is to replace Radford? Don't you think an Aussie international back rower is an improvement?

What if we're going to sign a scrum half as well? Just because we've signed a back rower now doesn't mean we won't bring in a half back too.

Shush... dont be talking sense on here. Its not allowed. We'll see what happens with the SH situation but Ill be more than happy if we've replaced Radford with Fitz.

Pah, I'm off to watch those Dobbins from now on.

Please don't use logic, it will not be understood. Surely it is better to be miserable and somehow assume we have blown our entire budget on Craig Fitzgibbon. He wanted 100K but our penny-pinching board could have decided to give him 300k and award Chris Thorman a 3 year contract.

the problem is he is speaking how the majority fo the fans feel.
Why would anyone spend good money on something when they know they are not going to see any difference next season??

Or, why would anyone decide not to get a pass now when there are loads of players OOC and potentially some very good ones coming in with the money we have to spend. Why not wait and see what the squad will be next year rather than make some rather petulant knee-jerk statements? Are we in a play-off place BTW?

who cares if we are in a play off place or not, the nearest we're getting to Old Trafford is driving past to get to Wigan!

We are at the moment. Do you think we'll be there after the weekly rounds have concluded? I have to say, I have my doubts.

Sorry i respect your opinion but you know as well as i do that 90% of those out of contract run of the mill players will get another contract because it is the cheap option.

8th is play offs this year.

So if we finished 7th last year (outside playoffs) and 8th this year. Would that make us better?

apparently where in talks with thorman for next season

More likely a 5 year deal.

what really is the point of a playoff away defeat at Saints, Wigan or wherever? really i fail to see what benefit that brings the club or enjoyment for the fans

this season was over the moment we performed pathetically at home to salford in the cup

your Mr Thorman and i claim my five pound

Irrelevant as we finished 11th last year, so that's progress, even if ithe basic maths doesn't fit with your agenda.

At the start of the season I though we'd finish somewhere between 7th and 9th. That assumed that we had better luck with injuries and Crocker would be playing. So we're technically overachieving against my expectations at the moment.



Given our injury situation and the complete skill vacuum that is Chris Thorman I now expect us to miss out on the top 8 barring some miracle.

So you are saying that only a top 4 place (ie a home tie) would have been acceptable at the start of the season, even though we were 11th last year?

no any playoff place would have been acceptable, if i had any confidence of us beating one of the other 7 and actually winning 1 playoff game!

right now I have so little confidence in our woeful side that I'd prefer the season to be over already to spare our embarrassment

So a 12th finish is an improvement cos there will be 2 teams below us?

Teams I expect to finish above us, in no particular order:

Saints
Leeds
Rovers
Huddersfield
Bradford
Warrington
Harlequins
Wigan

Wakey and Cas are both in with a decent shout, too.

Saints away apart, our losing margin has not been more than 10, so we've hardly been "embarrassed". Let's say we get Tony, Raynor and Berrigan back shortly and Lauaki gets his visa. Get Manu back end of June and things are maybe looking up, particularly if we drop Thorman and stick Berro at 7. To call us woeful and embarrassing is OTT.

A play off spot is looking increasingly unlikely.

We still have to play Leeds home and away, Saints at home, Wigan, Rovers, Catalans and Warrington away.

Given we've lost five on the bounce at home, even Salford, Bradford, Huddersfield and Quins look tough.