Should only be a couple of players missing the start of the season.

Shaul was due to join Wakefield but it's fallen through so he'll be staying, TS is due to meet him and hopes to get him back into form and contention for a place.

Enjoyed that, no major announcements but he comes across as veey positive and keen to improve the club on and off the pitch.

Decent listen. One of my questions got read out



Think we're in safe hands
Should hear about the backroom staff very soon.
Wouldn't be surprised to see Shaul move on. Sounds like we've budgeted to be without him, then the wakey deal has fallen through

Think it’s a case of building things year on year. Like you say, we’re in safe hands.

As long as we give it a go next year, I’ll be happy. Then make some major changes the year after.

Just have a gut feeling TS will buy into it, and will work well with AP.

I too still think we’ll see movement in our squad, think it’s just a game between the players who can go and the club . We’ve told certain players they can look for a new club , hoping they’ll get a deal and go quietly, but think we’ll have to part with some cash to get them out when we hoping not to . Still over 3 months yet so plenty of time for things to change.

Just read on the Wakey board that at their fans forum tonight the new coach has said the Shaul deal isn’t dead but low priority at the moment.

Makes sense to give Shaul a chance, even if Wakefield want him id imagine they want us to cover a lot of his wages. Trueman wont be fit for the start of the season so Hoy may be needed at 6. And Jamie needs a new contract from someone for 2024 so should be keen to impress. Theres no point getting rid if we have to cover most of his wages and then cant sign anyone decent anyway.

I'd rather play McNamara at 6 and keep Hoy at 1.

For me, my money would be on Ben McNamara stepping in to the halfs as cover until Truman is fully recovered and fit.

As it should be

Think it was very clear by the end of the season there was zero team spirit and from what I heard it came to a boiling point after the Rovers game.

It was very interesting to compare the player's reactions on social media to Gale & Connor leaving compared to when Reynolds & Johnstone (who was very popular) left.

Mentioned it when Connor left. Can't remember seeing any players mention him on SM, spoke volumes

The step change we need is the players looking past that Reynolds and Johnstone were a good laugh but actually let the side down with their performances. Im sure many of us will have worked with a someone who is a good laugh but lets the side down with their actual work!

Not performing on the field generates pressure from the fans and can lead to new contracts being at risk and nothing can be worse for dressing room atmosphere than a team down on morale with plahers who cant get a deal anywhere.

To be fair to JJ I don’t think he lacked effort, he just wasn’t Super League standard.

Has anyone seen the cake Reynolds had made to propose to his girlfriend with?
The scoreboard on it says Bulldogs 35 : Hull 0

If I was Reynolds I'd be looking at keeping my private life, well, kinda private.
You'd have thought by having his pants pulled down, and being made to look a total bellend, relationship wise, in the recent past, would be enough self-humiliation for anyone.

Johnstone was never good enough but by all accounts was a great guy who went above and beyond for team mates plenty of times, Savelio is the same. Compared to Gale who was garbage but a toxic player who was hated by the end of his time here, hence why he didn't take up the 2nd year of his contract despite hitting the game requirements.

Thank god he was a know, otherwise we would have been stuck with him for another year and would have put us in real trouble salary cap wise.

Davidson apparently seen at Hull Uni with Smith and Gene

https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/sport/rugb ... r-19979718 Sounds like a really good guy to have on the staff.

https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/sport/rugb ... r-19979718 Sounds like a really good guy to have on the staff.

In another promising sign for 'new beginnings' Hull City have promoted Saturdays game on social media, it's of course in the SMC's interest to get food and drink sales up but the Allams never worked logically like that

Our Ligi is performing well in the World Cup, a ready made second row to partner Andre perhaps.

interesting prospective on our current coaches pedigree here https://www.seriousaboutrl.com/the-five ... gue-65041/

interesting prospective on our current coaches pedigree here https://www.seriousaboutrl.com/the-five ... gue-65041/

Quote ="The Dentist Wilf" Quote ="The Dentist Wilf"interesting prospective on our current coaches pedigree here https://www.seriousaboutrl.com/the-five ... gue-65041/'" '" Would be nice to be his greatest ever success

Quote ="The Dentist Wilf" Quote ="The Dentist Wilf"interesting prospective on our current coaches pedigree here https://www.seriousaboutrl.com/the-five ... gue-65041/'" '" Would be nice to be his greatest ever success

Very nice indeed. Gel the spine, get the non productive players onside. Job’s a guddun, if only.