Think Gleeson will want to really put a big performance in on friday,especially with it been on sky.I didn't think Sharp would get back in the squad so soon,but hoping Gleeson will prove to be like a 'mentor' to him,and not leave him to face 2/3 attackers on his own.

I do not think Sharp will get in, I think he maybe the 18th man.

Think it will take a few weeks before he is match fit.

possibly,but he has been training with Barrow to help him with his fitness.

Adrenalin should get him through Friday's game

We're not a big club, we need to earn that through performance. We are sadly lacking from being a big club, I wonder why?

As far as the English Super League goes, Hull FC are one of the biggest clubs there is.
The size of the club, & the quality of the squad has not translated into results on the field though.

Nail on the head

As had possibly been said before we are the Newcastle United of RL

With the size of the City , the fanbase and the infastructure Hull FC should be the biggest Club in English RL.
Until the Board appoint a top class Coach this will not happen. This will not happen with Hetherington in charge though.

Since when was Hull larger than leeds?

Since whn was Hull's fanbase larger than leeds'?

Since when did Hull have teh assets and financial clout leeds do?

leeds dwarf every other club in SL, wigan are a distant 2nd with us probably (potentially) 3rd

L**ds is bigger
Bradford is bigger
Hull has two Sl clubs and a Championship football club

You forgot to mention Leeds and Bradford have football clubs too.

I would say we should be one of the top 3/4 clubs in SL taking everything into consideration.

Leeds and Bradford only have one of each though, we are competing for fans with two other clubs, I criticise many things about FC, but the off the field stuff is good (save a few howlers because things don't get properly proff read, and I don't linke the spin)

Having watched the interview I think Carney was questioning in the nicest possible way whether Gleeson was mentally ready to be thrown into a game as big as this, after what's he's been through.

We can't dismiss what he says as Carney has played outside him....but like Cullen said, Gleeson has a habit of impressive debuts so I'm sure he will be fine.

Never stopped us in the 80`s did it?
I never said our City / fanbase is larger than Leeds etc . I stated that with the size of the City and our fanbase we should be the biggest Club in SL. My opinion of course.
With the right product on the field there would be 16k week in ,week out at the KC. The likes of "smaller" Clubs like Huddersfield and Wire have overtaken us because their Boards have grasped that success with the first team filters down through the Club. This breeds a confidence which spreads through the Club and grows.
I look at our squad and on paper it is strong. What would Maguire or Brown do with this squad?

But surely by your logic the club with the biggest fanbase in the biggest city should (is) the biggest club in SL

Totally agree, but to be the best we need someone at the top with a bit of drive, ambition and passion for the club, who will invest in the club, try their damdest to bring the best coaches and players to our club, but until one of us wins the Euro millions, it aint gunna happen.

But there has been investment in everything, apart from the coach, you can't say otherwise.

Birmingham is miles bigger than Liverpool so in football terms theyre bigger are they? We have a fanbase to match anyone. Our away support in the 80s is unprecedented.

talk about living in the past, we're talking about a totally different era and game, and fans.

Standee this is the SL era - if a club like Bradford can dominate the summer game there is absolutley no reason whatsoever why Hull can't.

Bradfords domination almost bankrupt the club.

Damn those sponge fingers

Thought it was Harrisgate that nearly bust them.

Noble spent a hell of a lot of money, money Bradford never recouped, look at what they're having to do now to get crowds up.