The vast majority of Hull FC fans know their rugby, and most of them are loyal to a fault. These sort of comments by the coach/club are just a poor attempt at pulling the wool over our eyes and play on that loyalty, but it won't wash with me and many others.
It will be very interesting to see what sort of crowd attends the Cup game.

I'm really shocked Pearson hasn't said something especially what happened with Shaul. To me it should have been him on RH sorting the mess out but he seems to be keeping well out the way which makes me think he's just biding his time and then just going to Sheffield

Teams are in, and Hull will line up:

Rankin
Lineham
Talanoa
Yeaman
Michaels
Pryce
Sneyd
Watts
Houghton
Ellis
Sa
Minichiello
Thompson

Abdul
Feka
Green
Whiting

Surprise surprise he's dropped Shaul

This was an opportunity to get Sa back to centre now Ellis is back and we have Whiting on the bench but no, how can he not play speedy Gonzalez Yeaman.

I am starting to get concerned about this Shaul issue. There seems to be a lot of cloak and dagger around it.

IF and it's only and if there is a problem with LR and Shaul, there is is only going to be one winner.

I worry if this continues it won't be long before we see Shaul disappear into the sunset?

Is it that bad?

Sounds like a good start defensively but also sloppy silly pens and unforced errors?

Not like Hull....

0-4 Thompson, get in.

And they have scored a try

Not like Hull....

LOL

I'm going to keep giving them flack! Happy to be proved wrong

Get in Sneyd. We've been doing five drives and a poor kick all season so no one expected him to actually try and score.

Well, well, well...... didn't see that coming.

Second half with the wind, dare we start to believe?

COYH

Every time we get a set on the 10 silverwood allows the vast majority of the wire players to stand in front of the try line. The last set Higham was near enough in our line before he play was made.

Sounds like we're having a good dig. Let's hope we can keep it up

Stupid errors apart a very good first half. Opposite of the usual field position/conversion ratio.

Everytime I get my hopes up we lose

Sneyd need to kick Wire to death with the wind .

Good job you said we'd lose by at least 40 then.

Damn. Wheels have come off.

Widnes beating Leeds also .

Have we come out the dressing room yet?

A moment of hope shattered! Oh it's fun being an FC fan.

Just when I also get my hopes up normal service resumes.
Must have been an inspirational half time team talk.

It's the hope that hurts.

COME ON HULL - lets finish in style

Another inspirational team talk from the toothless one - 'Nou den ladz - get owt der and beet um or ile smash ur f00ken teef out'