Doom&Gloom Merchant wrote:My favourite bit from when people have these public meltdowns, is that they always start with "I've supported Hull for x years..".
What is a public meltdown? I thought this was a Hull Fc fans forum....you can't beat a good "cliche" in an attempt to vindicate a completely irrelevant point can you?
spegs wrote:What is a public meltdown? I thought this was a Hull Fc fans forum....you can't beat a good "cliche" in an attempt to vindicate a completely irrelevant point can you?
Let's start with some breathing exercises to relax you Spegsy.
And inhale for 3 seconds, 1, 2, 3, and sloooooowly exhale.
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spegs wrote:I have been a Hull fan for 40 years and since day one there has been some conspiracy theory about poor refs....guess what folks, the game last night was there for the taking and we are just not good enough. "Talanoa a revelation at centre" lol....no Kallum Watkins is a revelation at centre...Talanoa is another average player who is not top 4 class but because he puts in a stint he becomes the latest subject of the happy clappers adoration. Look up mediocre in the dictionary....you just may see a Hull Fc badge. We should not have an untested and unproven coach at the helm, we should not be battling for the middle 8, we should not look for excuses for every "narrow" defeat and point the finger at the man in the middle, we should not have the slowest back line in Super League and continue to play a player who had a cracking season 9 years ago but would get caught by most prop forwards these days....but we do.....because we are Hull....zzzz
Never understood where this arrogance that we should be winning super league every year has come from? Why shouldn't we be battling for the top 8? Because 40 years ago we were winning things consistently? Times change, see Bradford...
I am over the moon when we get to finals, and when we beat the big boys in big games. I love watching Hull play, its engrained into me! If that is accepting mediocrity, then fair enough! I'll still be there to watch the team, whatever league they play in. The thing I like about this new set up is the fact that now getting in the top 8 actually means something. Its exciting striving to stay up, and securing another year of playing the best teams in the country. We've got to 4 finals in the last 10 years, winning 1 of them. Yes its disappointing when we lose, but we move on.
spegs wrote:....or an even weaker attempt at irony.
I like it when you put in your dots, like the opening post on your ref thread.....
Let's start again Spegle. Deep, slow breaths. I'll put on a 'sounds of the ocean' cd, close your eyes and imagine yourself in your happy place (probably the mid-1980s).
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Doom&Gloom Merchant wrote:I like it when you put in your dots, like the opening post on your ref thread.....
Let's start again Spegle. Deep, slow breaths. I'll put on a 'sounds of the ocean' cd, close your eyes and imagine yourself in your happy place (probably the mid-1980s).
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Doom&Gloom Merchant wrote:My favourite bit from when people have these public meltdowns, is that they always start with "I've supported Hull for x years..".
"To play your best football you need players with enthusiasm and drive and energy." - Peter Sterling
Adam Pearson said not wrote:I know there are two franchises and two clubs (in Hull) and that will remain forever more
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Disappointing loss as if we'd just held the ball better we'd likely have won. That said we looked a bit disorganised again at the end of our sets - thought Cook's summing up of the game was pretty much spot on. Ellis was immense.
"To play your best football you need players with enthusiasm and drive and energy." - Peter Sterling
Adam Pearson said not wrote:I know there are two franchises and two clubs (in Hull) and that will remain forever more
Great effort last night and very easily could have won. Pack went well and abdull proved again he can be very good. Sa is a centre as IMO needs to be running out wide and at times last night looked wiped out. Saying that his hits are awsome Michaels gives his all but eveytime a ball goes up looks vulnerable and seems not to be as quick as we believed. My last point is Yeaman. How the heck does he get picked last night he again was awfull. He offers nothing. Felt sorry for Michaels as he offers no protection on high kicks .needs to go IMO All in all good match last night and we defo going in right direction. COYH.
once a black and white always a black and white COYH
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UllFC wrote:Ref was dire but we cant ignore that yet again there were many basic errors, we must have the worst passing ability in the league! Saints still had a few players missing and just seemed to go through the motions and waste time, yet we still cam away with zero points.
Yet again our best players were our 'old timers' Minichello and Pryce who continue to perform well but are hardly long term options. Ellis hobbled off yet again, the decision to extend his deal for another year is starting to look like poor business.
Sadly I didn't see much tonight to change my opinion that we'll be bottom 4
Ellis didn't hobble off and was absolutely immense last night. Put everything he had into the game and more and had nothing left in the end. One of the best forward performances you'll see in a SL game. But you crack on and criticise his contract arrangements.
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Adam Pearson said not wrote:I know there are two franchises and two clubs (in Hull) and that will remain forever more
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