Re: Realistic targets for 2025 : Wed Oct 09, 2024 9:31 am  

DSJ1983 wrote:

I’ve never been a ‘play the youngsters at all cost’ type of fan, but there’s absolutely no argument that the most successful sides on both sides of the world have the most faith and patience with young players.

I think the key is finding the right balance and agree that the most successful clubs manage that balance. For me, we struggle to do that. This year for example we have overexposed a lot of our youngsters but in the past we've done the exact opposite and blocked youngsters pathways. As has been pointed out, two of our ex youngsters are now about to feature in the Grand Final and both left us when they did because they couldn't get game time with us. If you look at someone like Saints for example, they had to make a decision a few seasons back regarding sticking with Coote or backing Welsby. I guarantee FC would have stuck with Coote and Welsby would have ended up moving on.

I like the approach the club seem to be taking now. They recognise that the youngsters are our imminent future but not our immediate present and are bringing in players to help mentor and guide them over that period. Time will tell if the club gets it right but it does feel that they have a balanced plan in place.

Re: Realistic targets for 2025 : Wed Oct 09, 2024 10:49 am  

Some of the youngsters will get some game time again next season due to the new player welfare minutes played ruling coming into effect for 2025 .

Re: Realistic targets for 2025 : Tue Oct 15, 2024 1:14 pm  

https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/hull-fc-sit-bottom-img-9630900 Going back to speculation on our IMG grading, HDM have revealed that we have scored 2.8571 points for performance. Didn't realise that we got nearly 3 points for merely being in the top flight.

https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/hull-fc-sit-bottom-img-9630900 Going back to speculation on our IMG grading, HDM have revealed that we have scored 2.8571 points for performance. Didn't realise that we got nearly 3 points for merely being in the top flight.

Re: Realistic targets for 2025 : Tue Oct 15, 2024 2:05 pm  

Roam Ranger wrote: https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/hull-fc-sit-bottom-img-9630900 Going back to speculation on our IMG grading, HDM have revealed that we have scored 2.8571 points for performance. Didn't realise that we got nearly 3 points for merely being in the top flight. If Dan Tomlinson is trailing a Grade B, I think we all know it will be a Grade B, and rightly so.

Roam Ranger wrote: https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/hull-fc-sit-bottom-img-9630900 Going back to speculation on our IMG grading, HDM have revealed that we have scored 2.8571 points for performance. Didn't realise that we got nearly 3 points for merely being in the top flight. If Dan Tomlinson is trailing a Grade B, I think we all know it will be a Grade B, and rightly so.

Re: Realistic targets for 2025 : Tue Oct 15, 2024 2:11 pm  

Mrs Barista wrote:

If Dan Tomlinson is trailing a Grade B, I think we all know it will be a Grade B, and rightly so.

I think it would be based purely on our drop in performance score, which is the sole focus of the article, however we don't know how w will fare on the other grading categories. We could improve our score on social media stuff, or if any investment is sorted, loans paid off, etc then we may improve on the financial category. Hopefully we do, and that is enough to negate the loss of performance points.
Whether Tomlinson (or even the club) know anything or not yet about our overall grade, not a clue!

Re: Realistic targets for 2025 : Tue Oct 15, 2024 2:43 pm  

I don't think we deserve to beva grade A club, must improve on.the field, grade A gives us complacency, which we have has too much of recently.

Re: Realistic targets for 2025 : Tue Oct 15, 2024 2:49 pm  

Mrs Barista wrote:

If Dan Tomlinson is trailing a Grade B, I think we all know it will be a Grade B, and rightly so.

does it really matter
IMG have done nothing since being appointed apart from trying to run R/L by speadsheets.
Ask yourself what have they done to actually enhance the sport.The answer is a big sweet FA.
Getting rid of promotion and relegation is the most stupid move i have ever seen.
Whats the point of having a Championship play off