It's really not hard to grasp. It didn't matter what time the players set of given these circumstances. If the motor way gets closed and you are in a position of not being able to get to a diversion what realistically could these player do?

So posts on here are insinuating that the players affected should have known there would be a major incident..

So let's say the club insist on players being at the ground 4 hours before kick off. What happens if there had been an accident at 3pm rather than 5 pm? Would there be the same rubbish comments saying they should have set off even earlier?

I can't understand why some are looking to point the finger of blame here. It was a set of unique circumstances. End of.

You manage it a different way as best you can. A lot of teams decline staying over when possible. You get on a bus with your mate's you can detach a little from the game coming up, play cards chat etc. Your all bundled into a room, ground 4/5hrs before a game there's nothing to think about other than the game and end up coming out flat. Lot of effort goes into peaking at the right time. Carb heavy meal before strenuous exercise is 1thing, games are more endurance exercise. You will look to eat some carbs on a game day, but carb loading is more done day before so it can be converted and stored in the muscles just prior or its more readily available and burned off faster so faster carbs used more game day which is why power drinks etc are heavily used

I was just behind it when it happened, and was lucky enough to sneak past on the hard shoulder just before the road was closed. The cab unit was upright and looked undamaged, although pointing the wrong direction down the road. It was the actual tanker section that looked like it had slid across the two outside lanes, and was laid on its side with some pinkish acrid liquid seaping out, no sign of any other vehicles involved. So hopefully nobody was hurt, afterall however much inconvenience it caused supporters, this is more important.

no point crying about spilt acid!!! i will get my coat.

the road is still closed (according to the AA website) and not due to open before mid-day.

Well it hasn't looked that way 2 weeks in a row now.

Anyway, apologies Hull FC fans for coming on in pure anger yesterday.

I set off for work at 7, set straight off for Hull when I finished at 5, then spent all night driving up and down then being severely pi$$ed off. I hope you can understand why I was so angry.

I can look at the Hull clubs pov more clearly now, but I still maintain that there are some very bad communications issues between your club and the stadium management/the fans etc.

Hope I can still make it over on Sunday. I've had to cancel work, so I hope it doesn't snow like some are saying it will

At least you got there,we set off from Hedon and my mate rear ended someone at Saltend roundabout,that was as far as we got.lol

Did you not see my very first sentence? I didn't blame the players, I didn't even complain about the game having to be postponed. The situation has highlighted a possible issue with our pre-match preparation so I gave an opinion on it.

Just thought i'd dive on to check new posts before setting off for the stadium ready for tomorrow. 20 pages. Really?

A point being consistently missed.


It's just the way people are nowadays. It's not exclusive to Hull fans or even sports fans - you see it all the time. There has to be [isomebody[/i to blame for every setback or incident, a target for outrage and finger-pointing. We seem to have lost the ability to realise that, sometimes, sh*t just happens.

Take M1 to M18 or A1 to M18 then upto M62 or M180 then across the bridge

No i think your missing the point. A Hull FC HOME game has had to be postponed because Hull FC players cannot get to the game when everyone else seems to manage it inc the Opposition team. That to me is pathetic

Are you this daft in real life?

Or A1 / A63 to Howden

Or A1 / A64 to York, then A1079

Of course this all relies on not being stuck between junctions as our players were. How many of us got stuck at Castleford coming back home from the GF?

Seriously you're an embarrassment.

No Seb you have missed the point, a police escort was able to guide the Bulls bus to the stadium via an exit, however the FC players where nearer to the accident which was past the exit point used to guide the Bulls bus,so the FC players could not get the same escort, the FC players set off to the KC earlier than the Bradford players!

Bulls fans who traveled on their official coaches can travel free tomorrow, great gesture by the Bulls, hopefully a fairly decent crowd tomorrow.

250 mile round trip but at least we didn't lose



Shit happens - nothing could be done about it. It's not realistic to expect the players to wait around for hours on end when they're mostly less than a one hour commute away. Maybe they'll change arrangements a bit as a result but some things happen in life which just have to be put down to experience.

Couldn't believe the level of moaning and slagging by some on the radio last night. It's an inconvenience nothing more - some people are professional ers and moaners. Good job they didn't have to live through a world war or two. Now they were serious.

I bet a few games got postponed then too

Well you'd be the expert on pathetic.

You've not understood anything that happened last night, have you? Bradford made it to the KC last night because they were [ibehind[/i the FC players and were able to get off the motorway - and even then they needed a police escort. Pure dumb luck. Had the Fc players actually left [ilater[/i they probably would have made it.

Glad you made it back OK mate. Understand you had a pretty eventful journey up. Probably should have left home Thursday morning just to be on the safe side.

Shhhh, I don't think he realises that not all our team live in Hull

was miffed when i got home last night,cold and fed up, but this morn after a good sleep i accept that it was just one of those things that happen,nobodys fault, am sure all other rugby players who play for every other team do the same thing, just hope nobody was injured at the crash scene, right better start off soon for sunday lol,

M62 still closed apparently. Perhaps Westy and the others should go along and help clear up

getting away from the accident, it got quite heated in the pub last discussing the game day prep for the hull fc side. some people would like to see the players have a full day of bonding and i do think it has some merit, but our home record was good and it would appear there is no problem this our prep.