Any pubs showing the game today?

Young squad from Radford as promised.

Houghton is having a mare by the sounds of it.

Crazy stuff from Hull. All a bit frantic, loads of errors and penalties, trying to be way too fancy in attack. Entertaining but ineffective.

6-6 fc in control then a clear knock on by monaghan missed by childs' wannabe allowed wire to score. Seemed to knock us off our game and we payed for it letting in 2 more quick tries

Gonna be 50 this

don't worry, according to the know-alls on here its all going to magically fall in to place next year, next year is the one!

the only positive is the young players getting some gametime, everything else at the club still has the same stench of mediocrity.

Equally the attitude of some "supporters" stinks. Or should I say "detractors"?

i'd prefer to use the term 'realist'

Meh

I'm sure you would. Certainly not a "supporter" in any tangible sense.

so being a fan for over 20 years isn't being a supporter? If I didn't care I wouldn't post at all.

Being a supporter = providing support. Are you putting something into the club right now, or detracting from it on a daily basis? Your past credits my be admirable, I'm unaware of them. Posting negative stuff about the club on a messageboard I'm not sure constitutes active support.

You're wasting your breath with some on here.
You'll never be a true fan if you dare voice disenchantment due to disappointment.
Happy positive thoughts only please.

I put hundreds of pounds in to the club every year, what I am supposed to say after yet another defeat, one where we conceded 46 points to a team that based on the league table should be on a par with us? 'well done lads, slap on the back, keep it up' demanding more from the club I love isn't a crime. We could and should be doing a lot better.

Call yourself a supporter? You should accept shiitness and cheer the lads on irrespective

Fair enough if you're putting your money where your mouth is. Are you renewing?

And you were doing so well with the congratulatory words before you went and spoilt it with a touch of realism.
You'll never challenge for fan of the year with that attitude.

Not renewing whilst Radford is in charge, because for reasons I've stated many times he clearly isn't up to the job. If Pearson appointed a proven, experienced head coach I'd renew tomorrow. Planning to pick and choose my games next year, most likely using the new membership option.

What does it matter if he's renewing?
He's merely voiced his disappointment at yet another disappointing display on the match thread.
Why turn it into a who's the best fan contest when it really doesn't need to be.
Anyway no one could challenge you for that award although you would be run close by some of your fellow brethren.
Queue the bites.

I think many will do likewise.

I was interested in whether he was renewing, if that's OK. Wowzers.

We was always gonna get battered with Sandow playing. Credit to Radford, hes giving some of the young lads game time.

Funny how our red n white six fingered freinds have very short memories though and are no calling us super 8 whipping boys! One even said to me hed rather have lost at Wembley 50-0 than be in our position where we lose most games in the top 8.

Few things in perspective today. It was played like a pre-season friendly by both teams. Any number of individual errors cost us, none more so than the ref missing that blatant knock on (trying to intercept) in the wire 20 when we had just scored with ease on our first real attack (great line from Hadley) and would surely have gone 12-6 up with the next set. That was a massive 12 point turn around which we simply didnt recover from. Other errors like Wattsy throwing interception balls out and Michaels simply deciding he didnt want to challenge added to our downfall.

No one can blame Radders for today for the on-pitch errors but i do hold him responsible for selecting Lineham in the 19 with no intention of picking him. Especially when the 3/4 line was so inexperienced and small! Add to that, Rankin looked injured and is never a centre. The rest of the 3/4s had very little experience relatively speaking.

The other obvious thing from today was the size difference. Back line was like tiny tots and the likes of Fash and Downs tried hard but again are just so small. Hopefully Radders has learnt a lot from the game, it was a trial game in all reality.

I think the Fash/Downs thing underlines the need for the U23s initiative, if it comes off. The step up is just too great to make the transition to competing on a weekly basis, most obviously in the forwards. As said elsewhere, next year we'd have Rllis, Taylor, Pritchard and Sika Manu for Bowden, Paea, Fash and Downs.

The worry for me is the backs. I do think we've one too many back rowers and 1-2 too few experienced 3/4s. I'm not wholly sold on Shaul at FB either.