OT I know but it’s off season - saw the following on FBook

Not a single rovers fan has ever texted anyone about a major trophy win as
Text was only launched in 1992

lol it’s 40 years this season for the filthy
scumbags

27-26 at OT in the mini GF v Oldham after being 26-0 up at HT
0-1 at home to Barrow
Million pound loss to Salford
0-50 CC lol lol
16-17 was just as good as the pain was hard lol
GF sucker punch
The list goes on

I hope the clubs have put conditions on that advance money, otherwise the Red Devils will sign another player they can't afford.

To be fair to Myler even without the investment connections I thought the reaction to his ‘inexperience’ in that type of role was a bit over the top anyways. I think we all expected a Brian Noble type character with decades of experience when the role was first mentioned but a lot of clubs have gone for not long retired players in similar roles. Fitzpatrick and Radlinski spring to mind there’s probably more. Myler comes across as a man who knows what makes a successful environment and that’s exactly what we needed.

Regarding Salford.

I'm not sure what the rules and regulations are around situations such as these, but I wonder if it would be circumspect for a two point penalty deduction to be imposed? There are usually sanctions imposed if a club enters administration, and whilst that isn't the case here, there has to be some form of deterrent applied or what's to stop any of the other clubs asking for an advance.

Whatever the underlying reasons for the situation, Salford have dug themselves into a hole of their own making and/or mismanagement and there should be a price to pay of some kind I would have surmised.

Great Post Wilf, as ever (You must have risen about 5am in order to start typing the latest epic!!

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Agree about next season. I'm also far more enthused than I have been for a number of years. We, as a club, still have an incredible amount of work to do before we can be serious challengers again, and I still think next year will be a hard grind to watch (I will be astonished if we were to win even half of our games), but for the first time in a long while we are once more giving the impression of being a serious club with a clear plan of action and people in the positions of authority who look like they have clear ideas of how to get our great club moving in an upwards direction once again.

Only time will tell how far we are going to go (it always does in the end!) but the Fc rollercoaster is open for business again! Like you say Wilf, it's a journey we are on (journey for a lifetime for most of us on here), a journey all together, a journey which may be exciting, hair-raising, with even still the odd car crash on the way, but one thing's for sure, because it's Hull Fc it won't be dull, it never is with us

I'll admit at the end of last season I don't think I'd ever felt so low, so disenchanted, disillusioned, disappointed, disengaged etc in over 40+ years of following FC. However I can say that I don't think I've felt so enthused about an upcoming season and beyond for years, certainly not since it was announced we'd signed Gaz Ellis.

Whilst I the news of Myler coming in as DoR was very much out of left field, I wasn't too concerned as he's been a pretty successful player, playing in some high profile teams. Also in the back of my mind was the fact the club had previously put trust and faith in a recently retired player in Motu and the job he did was none too shabby. That said I think the state of the club as a whole, the shocking situation regards to the playing side of things both Coaching/Support staff & player wise was going to be a tough job even for an experienced guy. However Myler has done and is doing a very respectable job in putting right the wrongs and leading the club in turning things around.
It could be that his inexperience and freshness have played a part in what has happened so far.

He certainly comes across very well and he's honest when he speaks about situations. I don't think anything is lost on him and its clear that unity within the club is an important ingredient that he's working to, across every aspect & level of the club.

For once the club itself actually seems to be singing from the same hymn sheet which is one of the most refreshing signs of change. The fact that Myler, Cartwright and Thirkill along with most fans seem to have the same realisations/expectations about the next year or two is also a positive.

Whilst any success isn't going to happen over night, I think everyone can see from whats been happening and is continuing, is that there is not just real change but a structured plan coupled with a genuine desire to deliver and achieve success.
Nothing is guaranteed in terms of success as has been alluded to by RM, JC & AT but with the above in place I think the club have done and are doing more than enough to earn the backing of the fans.

I see that the website has been updated with the new squad profiles as well as the off field staff.

Looks much better than the 2024 profiles with them wearing that crap, plain off white gear.

I notice that Gareth Ellis has the job title of "Player Development Manager" also there's a Strength and Conditioning coach called John Weatherill (is he new?) . [EDIT - no he's been at the club a couple of years

Kiran Evans is listed as an assistant physiotherapist but I believe he's now left the club.

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Jon Clark just a shadowy image cos he hasn't put his webcam on working from Manly beach

Jordan Abdull should take a look at Jed Cartwrights physique and aspire to that!

Balmforth looks like he’s holding his stomach in lol

You can see those who need to add more muscle and hopefully by mid Feb those players are in their best shape

Backroom rundown certainly a big improvement. https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/r ... source=nba

Backroom rundown certainly a big improvement. https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/r ... source=nba

Some minor tweaks to the IMG score system, most notably for insolvent clubs (cough) Salford (cough) https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/r ... ts-wrapper And seems we have won our minor battle over the TV screens farce: "Elsewhere, LED screens have also seen an amendment, allowing some points for those clubs whose screens have a greater pixel pitch than the IMG guidelines state"

Some minor tweaks to the IMG score system, most notably for insolvent clubs (cough) Salford (cough) https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/r ... ts-wrapper And seems we have won our minor battle over the TV screens farce: "Elsewhere, LED screens have also seen an amendment, allowing some points for those clubs whose screens have a greater pixel pitch than the IMG guidelines state"

This bit is still a load of cack



Totally out a club's hands how many are watching on TV.

Quote ="UllFC"Some minor tweaks to the IMG score system, most notably for insolvent clubs (cough) Salford (cough) https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/r ... ts-wrapper Quote And seems we have won our minor battle over the TV screens farce: "Elsewhere, LED screens have also seen an amendment, allowing some points for those clubs whose screens have a greater pixel pitch than the IMG guidelines state"'" '" On the back of the investment the good news just keeps coming. The feel good factor is back which should shift a few more season passes. Well done IMG. We can all sleep soundly this winter.

Quote ="UllFC"Some minor tweaks to the IMG score system, most notably for insolvent clubs (cough) Salford (cough) https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/r ... ts-wrapper Quote And seems we have won our minor battle over the TV screens farce: "Elsewhere, LED screens have also seen an amendment, allowing some points for those clubs whose screens have a greater pixel pitch than the IMG guidelines state"'" '" On the back of the investment the good news just keeps coming. The feel good factor is back which should shift a few more season passes. Well done IMG. We can all sleep soundly this winter.

And what time slots the games are shown is a big factor. There are simply more TV viewers on a Thurs and Fri night compared to Saturday afternoon when there's often a full football schedule, people are out if the weather is nice etc.

Exactly, it’s just another example of a poorly implemented system where some clubs no matter what they do are at a disadvantage in the grading. How can you have a system that awards grading points that is out of the hands of clubs in which some clubs will gain and others will lose, it's nothing more than a lottery.

lol viewing figures. How on earth can viewing figures actually be measured accurately?
No one knows if I’ve watched a game or not. Even more so with the advent of IPtV etc. Once upon a time to work out viewing figures a teeny tiny percentage of people of households had a set top box which monitored which channel you were watching to work out “ viewing figures”. These were totally optional if you were asked. Honestly interested if anyone knows where these figures quoted come from.

Will the change to the catchment criteria also be a boost for ourselves and Rovers?

Will it will certainly help London Broncos with the population of London

The Salford exodus may be starting. Rovers have made an approach for Sneyd according to Aaron Bower.

Think Sneyd is the last player they will be wanting to sell. Plus at 34 by the time the new season starts, I just can't imagine he will want to move back over this way again after only fairly recently moving back home. Would take a massive contract offer for him to consider it.

Surprised to hear they've made an approach for Sneyd to be honest, like you say would he want to come back over this way as unlikely to uproot his family again not fancy the commute. Guess it depends on how much Rovers can offer with available cap space to tempt him and the financial situation at Salford etc.

If Rovers have made an approach for Sneyd I'd like to think we'd have made an approach for a couple of players, Cross at the very least who'd be a great addition and massively improves us at centre.

A centre would improve us at centre

I'd be totaly gutted to see Sneyd run out for that lot.

More Lance Todd trophies than they have challenge cups

You've got nowt to worry about.

Adds to the Tyrone May not coming back to Rovers though