We never rolled over we were outplayed by a far superior team, however we have a lot of time to build after tonight's performance and aim for a decent finish to the campaign, then hey ho who knows. Leeds are presently the best team in the world! and we entered the game with a new h/back combination and some key players missing (Ellis, Tickle & Watts), we actually matched them in the first 60 and it was a very entertaining game. The problem was they up to another gear in the second half and we was unable to match them at this stage of the campaign but it is still early days and the early signs suggest we can only get better.

not a great start but like a lot of posters have already said where a very new team and we need time to gel it would of been nice to have a start like rovers have got to allow the players to bed in but we have got to get on with it , im sure we will be a lot better next week, we have had a kicking tonight but you stick together dust your self down and get on with it come on you hull arrrrr

That idiot who posted about being emotionally mature enough to follow Hull FC



Do you get a certificate when you are , by what and who's measurement are you deemed to pass the maturity test ?

I am a mature man and father BUT when I watch FC I become an emotional wreck and have been known to cry into my pint many times

People can say what they like on these forums , be immature or beyond sensible , that's what I LOVE about these forums. We are not all the same thank goodness

Not at the point of writing the season off and entering dark depression...but I can't deny it was a disapointing night.

same old problems in attack, with little ideas and leadership...and I felt we badly lacked Manu & Moa to give us impact in the forwards, at times it was hard to tell who was a 2nd rower and who was a prop.

Seymour had another awful game, he tries hard, but his error rate is shocking, and he offers little in attack.

lots of time to improve and get better, but I didn't see anything tonight that made me think we'd rise about mid-table mediocrity.

"Come on you ull": stated stated that that we've only PLAYED one game, what game was we playing? I've have been a pass holder since the 70's and that was pathetic. Forget about about Ellis getting injured, this is a squad and team game, "We've talked the talk" but we couldn't "Walk the walk".
I read this Forum on a regular basis and haven't posted for at least 3 years but tonights poor performance has prompted me to get typing. Don't forget that this was also Leeds first game of the season, so no excuses and hopefully we will see a better team performance next week.

Only the p**s poor standard of hull fan these days could create a thread like this on an opening night of a season. My word.
Yeah, wasn't great. But I'm not shocked we looked rusty/poor in attack. Many debuts, new combos away at the champions who were as good and on song as we were bad n off key.
Get a grip

We're not the only team that has injuries and new players and new combinations. Matching teams is not good enough and that's been our problem over the last few years we can match teams but never get on top. Leeds are not unbeatable and we shouldn't fear them or show them any respect in that last 30mins tonight we rolled over to easy.

If you spend your life believing the "hype" then more fool you. We have had more false dawns in all the years I have supported the club to realise that it's simple rhetoric. The true talking occurs on the field.

I am certainly one of those who would rather we didn't talk to the press & fans constantly. The facts from tonight are.We have loads to work on. Leeds are a settled team. Despite the odd addition their spine is well established. Us on the other hand are not bedded in and have had little or no time to establish a rapport. We should have expected this though maybe not so emphatically.

1, 6, 7 , 9 & 13 are all strangers to each other.

As call me Dave would say. Calm down dears and judge us over 10 games first.

Remember in Gentle we trust.

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You don't start threads saying you'll not be going anymore. That's a good yardstick.

Love the drama queens on here.

We were Shit !!! Defence kept us in it first half ,Leeds cut loose we had no answer.Not an absolute disaster as some would have us believe,however afterall the friggin hype the same GLARING FAULT was there for all to see . OUR HALFBACKS WAS CRAP.Things can only get better,or so ive been told.

Agree with all of that. Little creativity when we had the ball in hand. At least leeds away is done until 2014

Gentle in riddle talk conundrum

"We had six new signings playing and I thought that when we were fatigued we fell into our old habits.”

I wish I had done this 50 years ago I would be cash rich in me old age - o by the way bye.

Give the team a chance ffs!

If we are still poor 6-10 rounds in then maybe Gentle will be under pressure but right now let's be patient.

But looking at the next 3 games tonight's performance doesn't exactly give you any confidence that we can pick up any points.

You talk of splashing the cash as alot of reporters have claimed but look at the players you have thrown silly money at, McDonnell and Galea. Not a wise move at all.

Oh and by the way Galea was an absolute joy to watch at Rovers.

Might get them in the play offs

Im gonna reseve judgement but have to say im very dissapointed at the collapse in the final quarter.

What i will say is that performance (on top of the rovers friendly result) isnt gonna get the armchair supporters out of their armchairs and to actual games. I think the club should now shut up about aspirations and stop the players talking too as all weve heard is top four this, watch us now, we'll be a different side and then low and behold.

Some of us have been trying to tell you about your average signings, but you wouldnt listen.
Caught up in the season pass selling bluff and bluster.
Beli3ve.

Why are hull fans so convinced what pearson/gentle say is gospel? Like it or not other than ellis (whose injury I hope is not as bad as it seems) the signings promised did not arrive,holdsworth is solid,but the main need was a replacement for seymour and pearson and gentle admitted it yet they brought in several other signings 3 from rovers who according to this forum are rubbish,if they needed a signing from rovers it was dobbo,nobody else.But what to I know Iam a rovers fan,you were so smug after you lost the derby friendly,in gentle we believe etc,how couldn't you see the signs,you like us will be battling for places 5-9,sort of division 2 of superleague,yet pearson tells you top 2,top 4 etc and you believe.Get real.!

He's talking about the fans, as anyone with half a brain would have realised.

People need to calm down and look at the game and not the scorline. We matched Leeds for an hour with the majority of that defending our own line. When Heremia went for the 40/20 and it wasnt given that was the big game changer. Leeds scored 3 back to back tries then players started to drop of tackles. The main worry for me is our attack in the oppositions 30. We went well getting of our line and getting into a decent position for the kick but when we had a set of Leeds line we really struggled.

Seymour is getting alot of stick but imo peoples minds are already set on him. He did miss a couple of vital tackles in the last quarter but so did majority. The first half he defended really well againt Ablett which people forget. In attack Houghton was at fault for majority of the time DJ and Seymour got tackled in possesion. His passing was dreadful, above heads to the feet and to bothered about jumping outta the ruck. Crookes went really well and proved alot of people wrong me included.

just to put it into context for you suicidel hull fans i remember wigan going to headinley last season and smashing 50 past them remind which team ran out at old trafford ITS THE FIRST GAME FFS