Unfortunately we are just being realistic given our squad, can’t see much improvement on past seasons Im afraid.

Completely agree

Our cap management since the cup wins has been terrible. Reynolds, Gale and Evans being prime examples.

I'm sure Pearson said we are spending the full cap and if true I find that worrying.

I think on paper this looks the weakest squad we've had for years but in Smith we have a quality coach who hopefully will compensate for this and get us somewhere near the play-offs.

Depends what you mean by improvement?

Will we be bottom 4 again? Probably. If we lose, it's the manner of defeat

https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/r ... ve-9069126 Balmforth is out with a shoulder knock

https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/r ... ve-9069126 Balmforth is out with a shoulder knock

I don't think we have much chance of the play-offs but as long as we are there or there abouts going in to the final rounds I'll be satisfied.

Also as you say it's the manner of the defeat. Nothing wrong with a defeat but the capitulations over the last few seasons are totally unacceptable.

Agreed, I don’t mind losing if the effort is there and they are narrow defeats, but we take far too many hammerings. I’d love to be proved wrong but I think we will be 8th at best.

You'd think with Salford, London and Cas' recruitment, we'll finish at least 9th this year

With Wigan looking for an extra friendly fixture to give a couple of their players some game time and TS wanting similar i wonder if FC will be taking them on again during next week ?

Cas and Salford might be saying the same about ours.

I see BetFred's odds are currently

Wigan 2/1
Saints 3/1
Leeds 15/2
Warrington 8/1
Catalans 10/1
Hull KR 12/1
Leigh 16/1
Huddersfield 18/1
Hull FC 25/1
Salford 66/1
Castleford 66/1
London 150/1