Happens at all clubs...loads of under the table dealings most biographies make references to it, hopefully we have a regime who are better at it than others.

also wants the city of hull to be the number 1 city in the country for attracting the big games, even allem was at the game on saturday night and he under estimtated how big the game is in the city

Rebekah Brooks gave them to him at Rupert Murdoch's house

Not while I was there she didn't.

according to bomber we are not getting anywhere near the £100,000 added onto the cap due to players in the elite and knights squad, only a small fraction, he doesn't agree with it, says the rfl have a habit of making rules complicated to understand and should've just simply raised the cap to £1,800,000 or £2million

someone asked about improoving toms' contract, the club will be speaking to him after the 4 nations is over about his future plans, but he still has two more years to run on this one

sory to mrs B i bottled it





great event tho and have come away from it in great spirits and realy cant wait for the new season,gentle is very big on bringing the youngsters through and said he will be doing it,also very interesting to hear him say we have some great young kids and hes very excited at there prospects,also promised to give the fans exciting rugby



The highlight for me tho was when he said he will give gentle what ever resourses is needed to help the squad,also he will be putting more into the club then what he will be taking out,our club is in very safe hands he seems a very honest man and said they will be no lies and will make sure the fans are kept upto speed with everything.

plus looks like the players will be coming out to old faithfull in future

PG stated our right side defence was down to poor infield decisions and a complete lack of communication leaving the winger high and dry. He also blamed the swapping of players for not having a settled side/partnership.

i just got back, first time ever at one of these things. Bomber is quite the raconteur, very funny at times. Some people didn't seem to get the idea they had to ask questions.

Its clear AP is really annoyed about Luke Briscoe but the focus was positive and we have room for another addition, I think the clubs right to keep their powder dry on that one. I am a bit nervous about Seymour's latest transgression, I hope we have behaviour clauses in his contract, he was supposed to be teetotal but AP was honest and even mentioned he had been done for D&D when he was young.

All in all a good night.

oh and one for mr plheb on the dobbins board, mcrae will not be involved in any coaching, no matter how convinced you think he will be

AP, "I am the sole owner, who answers to no one" He also said the "Melton Mullarkey" would not happen.

Sounded like a great night.

Fans forum in the new year by the way.

also said last regime was happy with 8 but we certainly arent

Did he talk about the Sports Village/ KC ownership at all?

Just some bits I remember from a memeorable night
not exact but you'll get the idea.

Pearson was particularly impressive, said that the Stadium stuff "Would never happen" he never avoided a question, said "Everything I say will be the truth I have never lied in 11 years in sport in this City, occassionally you might not like it but you'll be told the truth"
" I'm here for the long run there is no exit stratagy the club has been for sale since 2002 and I'm the only person who has ever made an offer so i probabaly couldn't sell it if I wanted to." " My wife is now into the game as are my two children, they never really liked football"

For me the club is certainly in good hands and the investment will continue. He said " Rugby league players have their feet on the ground they are in there with the fans, footballers have lost it they are not in the real world" He also was very frank about the Allams he had no allegence to them as far as rugby was concerned certainly not 'in bed' with them Hull Fc was his number one priority. Completely independent of anyone else he is the only person who controls things, wants to renogotiate the user agreement.

Bomber said that we had left some Cap space to bring someone in in January and Pearson even alluded to what actually happened in the Briscoe to Leeds case and stated "I know who was involved I have the phone records!"
Gentle even said that he wanted the schedule of training at Chants to go on the Club Site so that fans could go down and watch

Top stuff Pearson is the biggest thing to happen to us since the Merger I don't know about anyone else but you got the distinct feeling that pearson will not settle for anything but success, 16,000 gates and winning things. He said of releasing Agar " I had to get rid of the cobwebby, complacent, we are happy with 8th stuff we have lost 2,500 fans in two years thats totally unacceptable"

Hope that gives a feel of a very positive night, all words of course and actions will be what they are judged on but I was very heartened.

No. He mentioned how he's trying to change the SMC agreement that 'he' put in place and how he is 'not' in cohorts with Allam.

What I did find amazing was him telling the audience that the club has been 'up for sale' since 2002 and no one has bothered until 2011.
He also said him and his family are now more of a rugby league family, particularly his girls, who like "Mr Tickle"

Can't be. rule was a great bloke and brilliant at his job. Plenty on here told me so

The hetheringtons I can understand but what does agar have to gain other than slapping the FC fans in the face. Hope all of his FC supporting mates now realise what a w@nker the bloke is

AP also commented that Ehab Allam was at the game saturday night, he was really impressed and it could only be a good thing.

Another thing, he is working on getting the user agreement changed so we benefit if we can get the gate up, in the past it was better to have less people there paying more.

I was also surprised about his honesty regarding rugby players, he said something to the effect that they are in touch with the fans whereas football players are detached from reality.

Was really impressed with what all three have planed for the future, feels like really exciting times ahead for us.
Good to have Bomber back and looking more relaxed in his new role.
Will be interesting to see how we "may" sign in january.

Obst must have been on a very high wage, if we can afford two players with him going.



I think they have probably had someone lined up before Aspinwall came in.

I cant see who they could bring in, the only thing i can think of is maybe a young championship player. I dont think it could be Nrl player. Anyway it may not happen.

Will be interesting to see if Wakey get any loan players from Leeds at some point this coming season and in patricular by the name of Briscoe????

Will be more interesting to see if Leeds try to add another Briscoe to their ranks.

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Sounds like Leeds are on the case to me.