Recruitment update from Brett. Hopefully we can add one or 2 more

I wouldn’t say definitely,” Hodgson said when asked if Gale was the last signing of the off-season. “What I will say is that we’re very happy with the squad that we’ve got at the moment.

“If things happen over the next two to four weeks then we’ll look at that, but everything is quite fluid at the moment.

Wigan given up on Miller. Still on contract for 2022 and Waky wanted a fee etc. so Wigan looking elsewhere

Would we folk out a transfer fee? I've seen some people mention Miller but I can't see it.

I reckon any incoming will depend on us moving the likes of Shaul, Bowden and Johnstone on.

Interesting call, but I quite like the idea.

I don't think it's a big deal who your captain is tbh. Leaders are leaders regardless of whether they are captain or not. Someone like Taylor isn't suddenly going to fade into the background just because he doesn't have an armband. But in Connor's case it might make him re-evaluate the way he carries himself sometimes. Like you say it could be the making of him.

Funny that the BBC story clearly states both sides failed to agree a new deal.

Interesting that the Smc is included in the takeover of Hull City Deal, hopefully our new landlord is a little more accommodating..........

What makes you think he would come back after last time.

Hoping the same would think pearsons spoke to the potential new owners by now and got there intentions and thoughts towards us. In icallis interviews he's comes across a bit more friendly and welcoming

The relationship with the new owners of the SMC can’t be any worse than it is with the Allams.
As bad, but not worse!

Bit left field but...

Wigan have just signed Cade Cust, they are full on the overseas quota.

Jai Field has apparently been shopped around other SL clubs for 2022 according to the Mole and John Davidson.

Reynolds out Field in?

2+2=5

I'd take that

There' no indication that Reynolds is leaving. The club still use his photo on social media, he's been in touch with Luke Gale and he's posted Hull related stuff on Instagram recently.

Reynolds played more games than Field last season who got injured in round one and missed four months. I think he then played three games and got injured again missing the rest of the year.

Sounds perfect. 5 year deal please!

I was happy with what Reynolds did when he was on the field. I know a lot of fans were underwhelmed but our attack with and without him looked very different indeed. He didn't grab the headlines very often but linked really well with Connor and our backs seemed to have a lot more space when he was playing. The issue is his injuries. We need him to be much luckier in 2022.

Reminds me a bit of Terry Campese for us. Great Rugby brain and organizer but now in his twilight year.

Possibly although Reynolds missed ten games this season whereas Campese missed eleven in 2015 and nineteen in 2016 (I think this is right, please let me know if I've got my sums wrong).

Might be funny for the Beeb I was quoting what the CEO stated on line last week on Trinity TV believe the Beeb if you like I would rather believe Carter in my experience

Of course, your CEOs have always been true and forthright. Erm, new ground!!! and a covered stand for away supporters, that away supporters can’t use because we’re segregated, bit like the U.S. and South Africa in the dark ages.


This is tongue in cheek, by the way, before you get all hot and bothered.

Of the ones he did play in 2016, my recollection is that he had to go off early with new or recurring injuries in 2 or 3 as well. Absolutely fabulous player when fit, but the reason he was in SL in the first place wasn’t he often wasn’t. Strangely mixed feelings, thinking back to him. Even Albert Kelly, div that he is/was - there were times when he gave and did a lot more than many of the teammates who he eventually let down… and I’d be the last person to criticise someone for not buying into Jamie Peacock’s dispiriting vision.

While I don’t think Reynolds is quite on the transforms-the-team-when-he-plays level of TC, I think you posted some stats about your record with and without Reynolds that were quite striking. Hull’s form did drop off a cliff, and it might just be that he was absent for a chunk of that rather than his absence being a major factor in it - you’re much better placed to judge than me.

I must admit, I’m glad to see the back of Sneyd in a Hull shirt. Those crossfield kicks were stereotyped, but it is such an effective tactic, if done well, and even knowing it is coming doesn’t seem to shift the odds much. Hopefully he won’t get the field position to do it us as much now he’s at Salford.

I posted on the Sneyd thread that those crossfield kicks have been so effective largely due to who was on the end of them, mainly Connor. Sneyd might be gone, but Connor isn't and he will still be there to make any half decent kick look like a world beater.
Personally I don't think we will lose anything in the field kicking department next season.

I think the figures were something like there were only nine games when Connor/Reynolds/Sneyd all played and we won eight of them. We missed all of them for different reasons but Reynolds definitely offered that spark in attack as well as seemingly lifting his teammates with his attitude on the pitch. Had he not finished his season in the derby I'm pretty sure we'd have made the six.

Nar not hot and bothered the ground as you point out is a saga. It is underway though all new floodlights have been installed, the East Stand and North Terrace are just awaiting planning on a unit by the motorway to release the cash however as usual this is a saga. If and it's a big IF the planning is sorted then the stands will start very quickly possibly before the season starts. However the planning that was due to be heard on the 18th November has been postponed by the Local Authority.

So season after next all being well you will have an opportunity to visit it modernised along with a 4g pitch. Let's see

Oh no, not a plaggie pitch. TJ will be avoiding home games.

Hope the 4g pitch is for training and not playing on. Teams will be wearing gloves, plus elbow and knee pads, or even worse, resorting to Hudgell’s ambulance chasers, for recompense, due to plastic burns.