We dont know but it doesnt cost money to sign new players pre season so in reality he has spent nothing unless as part of the deal he has paid something up front to Lord Lucan

Two more marquee signings I think!

I'll bookmark that

I'm saying this is how much more investment we need. If we get that is different.

My gut instinct is the investor will take over at least a majority share and Pearson will step down to be just CEO.

Something prompted those changes after Easter. If we were doing things on the cheap then just sacking Smith and appointing Grix would have been the plan. Instead we've recruited an NRL coach and made a number of changes to the squad. And of course Myler being appointed with no experience and no links to the club but a rich future father in law is too coincidental.

I over heard that the new investor will take full control with Adam staying for two years as CEO to ensure a smooth transition as he knows the club!

Thats fairly standard practice in a takeover to keep the previous owner on for 2/3 years and make part of the package earnout related based on the profits of the earnout period so that there is some incentive rather than just going through the motions

AP did say that Smith would be his last coaching apppointment so that either meant Smith had a job for life or plans were in place then for AP to relinquish control of the club

Or more then likely IMO he just genuinely believed with Smiths record he would do a good job for 2-4 years or whatever and then let him take the DOR role after so he’s be appointing the coaches for the foreseeable after that, which I believe was the plan.

Even if it didn’t go smoothly on the field, I think AP was of the opinion (As 99% of the fanbase) the squad needed a major overhaul and he would back TS with the rebuild regardless of a few bumps in the road and short term pain. I just don’t think he predicted just how badly things would go, he had to act and that in hindsight made his comments look a little silly.

When he made that statement I think he was bullish about appointing a ‘proven head coach’ that Hull fans had literally been banging on and on about for 20 years non stop. I don’t think you can read too much into it, as we know AP has often got a little carried away in the media with this kind of thing. Think it was said with good intentions.

Too much of a coincidence for me that tony smith got sacked when he wasn't expecting it and myler rocks up a few days later. Myler spent 5 years at wire under smith so maybe he just didn't like him or think he was any good any more