So, in brief, it is a faith-based position. Those are fine in certain contexts, but imo this isn’t one of them… or maybe from a fan perspective it is, and I should nourish my feeling side and stand down my thinking side. It’s just that feeling can really hurt and thinking can help avoid the pain.

Or it’s a circular argument… it is the way forward so it will bear fruit and because it will bear fruit it is the way forward. Just one of those things that ‘stands to reason’.

Rovers rode the being patient, building-slowly-from-the-bottom wagon very quickly off a cliff into the Championship. More than any club in SL we paid the price of believing the righteous, one-size-fits-all, long-termist fairytales peddled by the rich Goliath clubs and their supporters, so please don’t give me the money and mouth line. If something hasn’t worked well for us, it is reasonable to wonder if something else might be better, rather than going all in on the same thing again.

I am full of wind and pish, that is true - but I’ve got a decent eye for it too.

I’m also being boring, so I’ll let it lie for a bit. Byeeee.

TLDR

The Academy team lost 28pts to 10 pts, at an away fixture at Warrington this afternoon.

Shame that, season started well.

Reserves just beaten Leeds 26-22

First time I’ve seen the Reserves this season.
Was refreshing to see a Hull team turn up for each other and play some good rugby.

Let there be light, and behold there was light.

What a weird derby game, ended 22-22 and neither team looked for a drop goal in the last 7/8mins when both teams had great opportunities. Was the worst I’ve seen the Academy play all season, scored 2 quick tries and then must have completed 1 or 2 sets for the rest of the half. Kye Armstrong, Logan Moy & Junior Mafi probably our 3 best players.

What happens now?

I believe we play St Helens in the playoffs as we have finished 4th.

I could be tempted to go watch that if I'm that side of the hills.

Armstrong was good today. He looks a prospect. Mafi was impressive. He's built like Jack Brown but at the start of the year he wasn't that effective. Today he was huge in attack and defense.

Really like Armstrong, it’s pretty clear he is the ‘pack leader’ and has a really high work rate in the middle of the field.

we still look small to some of the other leading teams

Good that we won though.

Not really. The only team I’ve seen us play who have seemed way more physically developed than our players are Wigan as always. The scholarship team are a different matter though as they are very small.

Just seen the reserves derby has been cancelled due to rovers being unable to raise a team, a 48-0 victory has been awarded to us.

#elite

Dear oh dear

Wonder what that plonker Jason Netherton thinks about this.

"Top Dogs".

Academy semi-final is on FC Live right now.

https://twitter.com/hullfcofficial/stat ... H4PIQ&s=19 Disappointing but a decent campaign.

https://twitter.com/hullfcofficial/stat ... H4PIQ&s=19 Disappointing but a decent campaign.

I've certainly enjoyed the Academy season more than the first team.

Success is measured in how many first team players you produce. Times have been tougher than we'd like but to have Balmforth, Barron, Laidlaw and Severs make their debuts has been great to see.

Me and a friend were going to see if the club would do Academy and Reserve team season passes only, as we were enjoying those games much more!

That was pre TS appointment though



Hopefully the systems and processes will go from strength to strength. Well done to all the players and staff for the season.

https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/r ... ll-7591570

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