I don't know if "we are back" but speaking as one of Pearson's missing 2000 fans, I am.
I boycotted all home matches last year but as soon as Pearson came on board and got rid of Agar, I was back.

Before my boycott, under the last regime, I left matches feeling frustrated/angry/dishearted/cheated.

This year I'm leaving with my hands red from clapping and my throat sore.
Brilliant performance yesterday but equally a brilliant perfomance against Bradford.

I don't care where we finish this year, I'm just happy to have my team back.

I hope thats just you pretending to be Stevo !!!

All I have ever wanted to see is a team who get to the game and give 100% as that is all you can ask. They are showing signs of how they played when Peter Sharp was in charge, and I believe with a bit of luck with injuries, we can be genuine challengers to the "top 4".
Hull KR were outclassed in every department and I put that down to quality tactics, and a very good match plan, and heart!
The futures bright.....

Interesting to note that after yesterday's game, the team went to the pool for some swimming, apart from Radders, who went down to U 20s training.

Can't ask for a more professional attitude than that

It`ll be interesting to see how many we take to Huddersfield on Monday. A following similar to the Cas game would`nt be amiss. We look to have increased our away support this season anyway.

Maybe he can't swim

Maybe he doesn't need to as it appears he can walk on water. Well played Radders.

Well on Monday with Horne carrying a knock Ellis will likely start, that will benefit us against a big a Huddersfield pack who we need to turn around and tire out. I dont expect a win however after yesterday anything is posssible.

We haven't beaten Hudds in a few games now and I think this will be as much of a bench mark of our improvement, as if we beat Leeds or Wigan.

Hudds are the benchmark team so far, they have to be as they are the ones at the top of the league.

Is it reasonable to expect to beat the league leaders on their own patch on Easter Monday? We did last year

No

But the good thing is we can still improve, we look solid in defence, playing as a unit and for each other and as the confidence grows the classy tries and moves are coming.

At last the teams potential seems to be coming through with the right guidence from the top, coach and captain this team has all the right signs of becoming a very good team and with more shrewd signings being promised it all looks good.

Not forgetting Andy Hay`s input which people tend to overlook.

Yeah but look at who we had coaching us then, no wonder we won

and by coincedence it was salford who played both hudds and wire!!

This.

This "benchmark" stuff is utter rubbish.

If you can't see the obvious talent in this team against any current SuperLeague opposition then your daft. If we loose against Hudds on Monday and this board gets flooded with people saying that we are pretenders it will be really frustrating.

I'm watching a Hull FC team that is improving every game - some of the posts on here read like we have reached our potential already and that everybody else has kinda yet to catch up.

I'm not holding my breath mate.

Indeed. Sounds trendy though.

Oh I know it will happen.



I've not seen anything this season, from any other team that I think we can't compete against - I'm not saying we are going to win every game and there will be no hiccups, but everything is there for a big season imo - confidence is key.

Aye - I can think of a couple of obvious candidates without any effort whatsoever.

Must be frustrating for them that we are doing so well though.

i've said from the beginning of the season that the team is work in progress we still have areas that need addressing.
A team that with time and the right backing both on and off the field will get better.
The club is going in the right direction after maybe 7 years of under funding. It all looks good for the future but lets take things one game at a time and take this season for what it is the start of the future.

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