Hey hey that was me lol, and i stand by it, comparing someone like AP with a chancer like Wilby is the most ridiculous statement ever, fact and anyone who had dealings with or met Mr W would agree,

good post !!

So would you now prefer Allam getting the KC or having to traipse out to Melton?



Being serious - it looked to have gone a bit stale, and Pearson will inject a bit of drive and ambition. Fulfilling ambition is the hard bit, but you need it to even get started.

v pleased, new brush and all that

I'm still cautious about this but until we see something to cause concern then he'll get my full support. Hope he's currently scouring the world for a decent coach

this is what excites me. As I believe pearson will get his man. How many times have we been in for players only to have the rug pulled from under us.

Would go along with that Jake.

The similarities are that Wilby was a stalking horse for the real money man. While Pearson is a totally different type of person by all accounts, he [icould[/i still be a stalking horse for Allam. There are similarities in the [isituations[/i rather than the personalities.

Having been through the Lloyd/Wilby fiasco I'm inclined to be extremely cautious about Pearson's takeover. I hope my concerns are unfounded and I can understand why people might be excited about AP's new regime. I do think that the irrational dislike many have for KH may be inclining them towards ignoring the potential downsides though.

I seriously can’t decide how I feel about this. Upon hearing the news my initial emotions were ones of overwhelming concern, simply due to the Allam connection.

Having read the full thread I am filled with a little more optimism, but can’t fully shake the feeling of concern totally.

I just hope he has started as he means to go on and has “told us like it is” ie he is the sole owner and is not a front man for anyone and he is he to take us to the next level.

Here’s hoping that it works out for the best and any concerns we have turn out to be unfounded.

More or less my position also.

TBF Kosh I think that's most peoples feelings even though they are optimistic.

Local rumour,where i live has it,that AP,is being backed by Peter Wilkinson again.

The general consensus seems to be that we were going nowhere as we were, now we have a figurehead with drive, ambition and a few quid of his own.

We can't really judge for 12 months in all honesty.

Never thought I'd hear or see the words Drive & Ambition associated with Hull FC this decade. Think everyone has afeel good factor purely on the fact its a new start which can only be good for now. What the future holds is unknown but at least we have an owner that will at least be open & honest with the fans and doesnt see them as simply a cash cow and TBF we didnt and never did know what the future held for us under the last regime.

I had had wind of being taken over a few days ago but had no idea who it was to be!! I am still in the realms of both positivity and negativity but I feel I must put any paranoia to one side and embrace all that is new!! It is easy to worry about what may or may not happen in the future but our Club along with every other sporting Club is always someones to be bought or sold on. Change always breeds fear but we owe it our great Club to welcome our new owner and in turn thank Kath and the board for their past endeavours and not least the lifeline extended to us over a decade ago. A lifeline is something we may or may not need ever again but lets not concern ourselves with that for now at least. The Black and White Army has a new General and for now we need to fight our way back to silverware and glory. COME ON U ULLAAAAAAAAA!!!

Taken from the FC Website

Good that she has made a statement, but the part I have highlighted shows how out of touch she was

Nail on head, except we where going somewhere under Kath and that was backwards at an alarming rate!!

Spot on Standee, as fans we've been a miserable bunch for far to long now. It's time to come together and back the club. Hopefully a bright new future has just begun.

Rule and Agar both have until the end of the season to prove their worth apparently.

No silverware, no futures.

Sounds fair to me.

Whilst I agree about Agar, I doubt it about Rule, where are you getting this from?

Why? She's probably refering to fans supporting the club, not the directors.

Whilst today's news is very good, it should be remembered that KH has done a lot for the club (poor coaching recruitment notwithstanding).

She has done some good, but equally she has also done some damage.

honours even

A person who knows

Aye, fair comment. My other main problem with her was that she was fairly anonymous. Even though she had Rule as her CEO as Chairperson she should have been more in the public eye with forums and such like.

Hopefully Pearson will be more approachable.