You only have to read threads like this to realize why our top talent always move on and why top players won't sign for us.

Not saying you have to be happy with the signing, but give him chance he hasn't even had a training session. The kid must now be wondering why he wanted to sign for a club like this in the first place.

Pathetic support.

Excellent post.

I do wonder if people think we can just buy a place in the top four (or even top 6) when the other teams are trying to strenghen too (and chuck Salfords cash into the equation too)? Maybe the unpopular answer is to recruit "good" young talent and bring some through. Maybe it does mean you sit on the fringes of the playoffs for a couple more years but break in that way not that I suspect that would go down well. I can well remember Leeds trying to buy a title years ago and it took a major shift in direction I guess to bring youth through and payed off very well in the end. Just a thought.

In the space of a few yrs we've gone from being some of the best most knowledgeable fans to the worst.
We have a massive base of complete morons who are more harmful to a club than useful.
Check facebook n Twitter too! Makes me cringe! Would hate to be that lad coming across them before I'd played.but he knows Arundel from cas days so he can ask what it's like to be hated n abused at such a young age when you've not even really had a chance. Maybe get on the phone to Craig hall or tommy lee or Reece Lyne or will sharp. Just ask what's it like to be called out n slagged off at home, or sarcastically cheered for catching a high ball etc in front of your family.
Tosser count is getting massive these days!

Ha. 'Nice person count' that was something else. Great filter change!!!

I have extremely low expectations so for me finishing 6th and a Challenge Cup Final is an excellent season.

On saying that when you have a chairman who constantly talks about top 4 and trophies and then after another poor performance announces yet another player from cas I can understand the disappointment.

We are a well supported club not a big club.

Lets be honest our aeging backrowers like Tickle, Galea and Ellis have hardly been a roaring success.

JT is a ball handling 2nd row, very skilful player who has had to fill in at centre when Cas had players missing earlier in the season.

Give the lad a chance.

Correct good luck Jordan hope he is a success.

13 from what I could see, but just a cursory look.

I am basing my opinion and info from 2 cas season ticket holders. I hope he is / becomes a world beater. For me I agree with Jake though, and looks like an average signing.

Galea-15 appearances

Tickle-19 appearances

Ellis-15 appearances

Give or take 1 or 2....that is what our 2nd rowers played this season with Tickle and Galea both having sub spots.

An of them appearances have either (Barring Ellis) had a stand out game??

Galea had his moments but i feel he was more a defensive unit. Tickle well it still baffles me to this day WHY does he run back inside to the markers???

Ellis has had his good days and bad days.

JT may not stand out, but as people have said he's a ball playing SR an never no could just shine next year.. Not going to slag the lad off, Give it a year an see how he goes.

Not a stand out signing, but he'll have my support next year.

As will all the players wearing Black and White, because they're representing our club.

Why is it nearly every time we sign a player most on here feel underwhelmed?
Just because we have black and white flowing through us doesn`t mean players are queueing up to join us. Lets at least give them a chance before slagging them off eh?

If all posters on here where the same, maybe we'd have a loyal fan base once again.

Yes, it does seem to be in some peoples psyche to criticise, whatever the situation. To me, you either support the club and what they're trying to achieve, or you don't. In which case you'd be better off elsewhere.

Spot on.

As paying customers people are perfectly entitled to have an opinion, criticise or praise the product they are paying to see. Some do, some do not and others sit on the fence. There does seem a fair amount of whingers on these boards but they represent a small percentage of the 9000 or so season ticket holders and the 2000-3000 other weekly fans.

We have not been a great, all conquering team for 30 years. We are not a poor team either, there are only 5 better teams in the whole country according to the end of season tables. Some people would do well to remember that. We are striving to become better and we have a chairman that definitely wants us to be better and is willing to try and make it so. If that is with Peter Gentle then so be it, if not then ok that is fine with me too.

We are the Liverpool of the Super League. We have not won the main prize for a very long time, we have a large passionate support, we pop up every now and then with a final appearance and/or a trophy. We can beat ANY team on our day but we are far too inconsistent and drop silly points and like Liverpool I think we are heading in the right direction!!!

It could be worse, we could be Rovers

here here, who ever we signed some on here would moan, just lets give the kid a chance

True. I was underwhelmed by the signings of McGoldrick and Aspinwall but they proved me wrong.

Couldn't agree more. My point was that some people only ever criticise and never praise. Genuine criticism is welcomed when its due, however to do nothing but moan has a detrimental effect and achieves nothing.

to true hessle roader

Indeed.
There have been some outstanding moments this season, some reasonable performances but ultimately defeats where you just shrug your shoulders and accept the better team won, and some terrible, really disappointing times too. It's human nature to always remember the bad times ahead of the good. Too many people have the 'glass half empty' outlook on things.

But back on topic. I dont think Peter gentle or Adam Pearson have signed Jordan Thompson expecting him to win games on his own with breath taking performances next season. They have maybe seen potential and are willing to let the kid develop for a couple of years and see what happens.

We can not have 25 super stars, the maths just will not add up!!!

Instead of wanting to be Cas.. Seems the only one of their players you haven't signed is the one worth having.

I'm all for people having an opinion, but have one when its needed. To write somebody off before they get here is just plain wrong. People say they are underwelmed but who were they expecting ?

This signing is purely one for the future and lots of people say we should build a team for the future like Wigan and Leeds do. They are sick of signing ageing players ect. So I find it bizarre that when the club sign young players in the hope of one day them beccomming full internationals everyone then bags the club. JT may cut it and he may not but he is coming here with the hunger to succeed and time will only tell if he is good enough. He certainly isn't Coming here for the pay packet as others have in the past. Lets get behind him and we could well have a star on our hands.

I find it interesting that people are saying that no one should have a negative view of the signing because they haven't seen him play for Hull yet. Does this mean that we are only able to form an opinion of the abilities of a player if he plays for our club?