In the 80's and 90's when we had trialists, everyone got excited and got behind the player hoping they'd make it. Last one I remember was Paul Sterling - who was immense for us. It's typical of the general attitude of this forum at the moment that it's now yet another sign of "Radford and his rag tag bunch".

I'm relieved we don't have the ridiculous expectations of recent years, but certain posters on here have no right at all to call themselves Hull fans, and their attitude spreads, and damages the club - probably more than the people they complain about.

Well said, not a truer word spoken. The glass half full merchants should take a holiday and let the rest of us Hull fans talk about the club instead of slagging them off at every opportunity before a game as even been kicked.

Jake and Standee are deslawson and I claim my £5 for Movember!!!!!!!!!!!

Remember as a kid thinking who the hell is this 'A.N Other' never heard of him!

Used to get trial it's from welsh rugby union playing as A N OTHER and that's how we got one of the best wingers to play for the club and scored one of the best tries ever seen at the boulevard was Kevin James.

S O Else was better.

Wasn't that Clive Sullivan, who made his debut in the same match as Wilf?

Think he was an announced on the tannoy that day as A.Winger!

Agree with your sentiments entirely.

But if i'm being pedantic. Aren't they the 'glass half empty' merchants who are moaning?

IIRC didn't a certain Tom Lineham originally come on a trial period?

really, people just don't like healthy realism I guess.

They do like healthy realism just not ever other post on every thread from the same people over and over, you and Jake don't like the team, don't like the coach, don't like the weather.

That's fine but a lot of others on here do, just get fed up of hearing the same two moaning, go watch KR if things are so bad here.

Get the picture, Jake? If one or two people were saying it, you could argue victimisation. But we're getting utterly sick of it.

Your negativity is actually hurting and damaging the club which is trying to stay afloat and build for the future. If thats your intention, you're a pretty sorry excuse for a supporter.

I'd suggest you form a consortium and put your money where your mouth is - or do you not have as much money and resources as AP?

I get fed up of people who are so stupid they can't se what's in front of them but don't care enough to get myself worked up over it every time they post

RLFans isn't a popularity contest and I'll continue to post my opinions. if you don't like it don't read them.

And as for "damaging the club", are you really so stupid to think that someone posting an opinion on a message board is actually damaging? How many more sleeps til santa comes?

#boring

why do you bother, is it just to wind up people, as most of what you say is negative, talk about victor meldew cricky he sounds like fun compared to you, you are indeed boring jake,

You're wasting your time. I don't care what other people think of my opinions. They're based on sound knowledge, not blind hope. I was slagged off by far more knowledgable people than you for 3+ years over my opinions on agar but stuck to my guns and eventually everyone else came to the same opinion. Hoping useless players might turn out to be good won't make it happen

night all,

Why? Did he poke your wife as well as Radford?

Santa's poking radders? Does he know?

The way I see it, this next season coming has loads of question marks and could potentially go either way.
If someone asked me to stake everything I own on where we will finish, I would have to say I would err on the side of a poor season. I will be supporting all players 100% as I am sure Jake will (I don't know him).

Whilst overt negativity isn't helpful, blind optimism in my mind is annoying. In recent seasons we must have signed the 20 best players on the planet according to some. I suggest a healthy balance with a serious dollop of realism is the correct way forward. IMO of course.

fair point smallears, at least you see both points to how we might do, not just slag the team, coach, fans, ground , father xmas off,

I am actually quite looking forward to the season because of the unknowns. Would love to see Miller kick on this season, and talanoa / feka to be a surprise signing.

No denying though that we are largely living in hope rather than fact!