My first game was in 1962 (only 6) and have been a regular follower since 1969 - I also saw all the 26 winning games in a season. I have been through the bad time (boulevard under 1000) but even though our players have been bad the effort was there for all to see. I used to go to games not to see us win but to see if we could score a try.

But the shambles that we have been over the last 2 years or so is to much for me to take - we are not a poor club but i am fed up of the cheap option - yes we sign or attempt to sign a class player every year (after all you only have to sign one to sell 1miilion pounds worth of season tickets - good deal when you also get the sky money).

but if you want a good team you have to invest in a good youth setup and an excellent coaching set up (we have signed some of the best youngsters over the last few years but have not had any good coaches to take them to the next level - with the result unfulfilled talent.)

An example we have in Richard Horne as a 16 or 17 year old a fantastic talent (in my opinion still a very good player) but with the right coaching and a halfback to learn from would have been world class.

The only way to change the situation we have is to force the board to change ( they see it as a business - I have no problem with this, but as long as you pay your money nothing will change. The only way it will change is if income starts to fall, and when this happens they will remedy the situation or sell).

The club have moved foward in so many commericial ways - community projects etc - but this will eventually become meaningless if the club declines - the club is its fan base - this is not football where fans are a necessary evil- in rugby fans are the life blood of the club.

Over the last few years I have had to make a decision on providing funds for my families education (university) and have not been able to see my club as much as /I would like - but I would always support my team in any way I could. However, enough is enough and I have now decided not to go to see this team anymore unless they sign a proper coach and proper scrum half. - I only hope that this is done soon as at the moment my passion and desire for Hull FC is on the verge of being non existant - I am starting to have no desire to watch RL at all.

If JR or any of the players, coaches read this forum please take note as I do not think I am by myself.

As much as I understand your frustrations, aren't you kind of walking away when the club needs you most, as in support.

What happend to in any kind of weather?

It started raining.

Only spitting though, not quite a downfall yet, one win and it will all be forgotten.

I have supported the team for over 40 years - it is not a family club anymore it is a business and business will not change if it is making money
unless it is progressive - do you honsetly think ours is

Honestly? I don't give a crap. I didn't walk away from the club during the Lloyd era and I'm not about to do so now.

You're free to do as you like of course.

How many of us that were glad when Peter Sharp got the push are now looking back fondly on his short reign? The depressing thing is we know who'll be next in line for the hot seat should Mr. Agar meet a similar fate.

Hull Fc have won the Challenge Cup in the last few years and been to another final last year as well as a grand final.

How do you think fans of London Skolars get by?

As said, I understand your frustrations, and yes I agree Kath and Co need getting rid of but I do feel you're over reacting a tad.

Next to bottom last season, currently 6th from bottom. That's progress.

I need to lay down .... I'm agreeing with Churchill. Ohhh yes

OHHHHH NO!

There's some confusion here why support a regime that is failing, blind love is one thing but financially supporting a business that is slapping you in the face week in week out. The fans are the heart our that club.The so called board are the brains.....

A confusion I'm not used to, see at Rovers we have a very open, supportive board. Your club should get themselves one.

we all know we need a good coach so what are you all going to do about it - give them your money and tug your forlock and say can we have something else than 5 drives and a kick - the response would probably by but 6 drives is just daft

It comes to something on this board when most of the sensible comments are coming from the other side of the river!!!

Interesting also because we have seen times worse then these with players not interested in playing, I do believe there are certain players running their blood to water, there just aren't enough stand out players and yes we need a 7 but we aren't liable to get one anytime soon.

As said on a previous thread Crocker and Luiaki will make a difference if they ever get here

So if your going to stop supporting them do so now because things won't change overnight.

A couple of wins and all this negativity will be forgotten and we aren't even half way through what is going to be a very competitive SL this year.

We could be Wigan or Bradford!!

Dont be so fast in pointing fingers and making your own conclusions.

Being a supporter of Hull FC means you just dont give up (unlike 90% of other supporters not so far away from us).

Coaching a team with so many players FULL OF THE OWN SH-T and EGOS is usually a recipe for disaster wether you a good club / coach or not.

One thing is for sure...the supporters of Hull FC is envied within the RL world.

Cmon you uuuuullllllllll.

Never walked away in the Lloyd era either but i was younger then and only had myself to think about. Nowadays i dont and with a family and a classic car to care for, Hull FC and the costs involved dont make sense. I will always be a fan but untill things take a serious change from top to bottom at Hull FC then im out. Quite simply i can get much better enjoyment elsewhere.

I dont think one win will change anything it will just be papering over the cracks

WTF

You think?



From a long term perspective, I actually think we're fairly well set. We've got a great stadium, very strong community programme, a robust business model and will have some top class training facilities when the NHS partnership venue is finalised. More importantly, when the 2011 quota restrictions and homegrown requirements come into force, we are among the best placed to exploit them as we're pretty much operating at those levels already, whereas other teams are way off. We're spending up to the cap and hopefully can ensure that the 5 overseas spots we'll soon be allowed are populated with top class overseas players. Berrigan, Crocker and Lauaki are not too shabby. The big miss at the moment is creative personnel on the field, and an inability to form a gameplan to compensate for this and play to our strengths. Agar will either sort out the latter, or to quote David Burns on our last coach, will be "toast". When this happens, the club need to appoint a top drawer coach, or we'll just be stuck in this cycle.

Well said.

My point exactly - dont have the money to waste anymore, especially with this climate

Anyone said Grade A yet?

THE DOWN SIDE OF GRADE A COULD BE 9 YEARS OF OUR CURRENT COACHING