Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Wed Oct 23, 2024 9:53 am  

https://www.hullfc.com/blog/2024/10/23/ ... -for-2025/ Interesting we did OK on Finance. People can complain about the criteria but I actually think it's humbling, and helpful, that we've dropped out of the top tier. The club's performance over he last 5 years has completely failed its supporters. An objective grading supporting this fact is powerful. Without significant on field improvements we will go backwards in several other measures - attendance, stadium utilisation, social media engagement. Personally I have very limited confidence in the current leadership that this will be delivered.

https://www.hullfc.com/blog/2024/10/23/ ... -for-2025/ Interesting we did OK on Finance. People can complain about the criteria but I actually think it's humbling, and helpful, that we've dropped out of the top tier. The club's performance over he last 5 years has completely failed its supporters. An objective grading supporting this fact is powerful. Without significant on field improvements we will go backwards in several other measures - attendance, stadium utilisation, social media engagement. Personally I have very limited confidence in the current leadership that this will be delivered.

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Wed Oct 23, 2024 9:54 am  

Irregs#16 wrote:

Have you seen the things we have been downgraded on?? How many people watch our games on TV (when we play at 3pm on a Saturday we compete against the full football calendar, so I feel that is unfair) and one of the others is the quality of the LED screens! Laughable

The deduction for points of the big screens is just an embarrassment. As the email says, we're the only club who have. 2 screens never mind 1, and we've been punished because by the sounds of it they're actually too big (to get the desired pixel pitch).
B is what the club deserve for the on field performance (granted caused by off field decisions) over the last few years, but some of the downgradings for things like our screens or TV viewing figures are just ridiculous.

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Wed Oct 23, 2024 9:58 am  

Irregs#16 wrote:

Have you seen the things we have been downgraded on?? How many people watch our games on TV (when we play at 3pm on a Saturday we compete against the full football calendar, so I feel that is unfair) and one of the others is the quality of the LED screens! Laughable

Nothing for youth development either, so the usual clubs will just sack it off with no consequences. Imagine being punished for TV viewing figures, the sooner IMG are gone the better for our game.

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Wed Oct 23, 2024 10:02 am  

Yippee try yay wrote:

Nothing for youth development either, so the usual clubs will just sack it off with no consequences. Imagine being punished for TV viewing figures, the sooner IMG are gone the better for our club.

Edited for accuracy.

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Wed Oct 23, 2024 10:06 am  

happyjack wrote:

Edited for accuracy.

So you think the grading criteria will work? You don't have to invest in your youth setup to help provide a bigger player pool in the country but as long as you have a screen with a certain amount of pixels your doing alright? Maybe we should change our games to 9am on a Sunday morning as there's no football on at that time.

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Wed Oct 23, 2024 10:15 am  

The club have no one to blame but themselves. All those years investing in the academy. Could have just bought some LED boards with the IMG preferred pixel count.

Cas being a Grade A club literally sums our sport up.

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Wed Oct 23, 2024 10:18 am  

As garbage as the grading system is, the downgrading will at least be a metaphor for the malaise at the club over the last five years.

Let’s hope change is coming.

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Wed Oct 23, 2024 10:20 am  

Adam Pearson should hang his head in shame at what he's done to our club. The guy should be chased out of the city and never allowed back. Absolute clown

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Wed Oct 23, 2024 10:23 am  

Irregs#16 wrote:

Have you seen the things we have been downgraded on?? How many people watch our games on TV (when we play at 3pm on a Saturday we compete against the full football calendar, so I feel that is unfair) and one of the others is the quality of the LED screens! Laughable

To be fair the PA system is very poor as well. I'm surprised that more emphasis wasn't placed on this. Lucky it wasn't part of the criteria in my opinion.

Need to sacrifice investment in the academy and prioritise the stadium acoustics.

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Wed Oct 23, 2024 10:24 am  

Yippee try yay wrote:

Nothing for youth development either, so the usual clubs will just sack it off with no consequences. Imagine being punished for TV viewing figures, the sooner IMG are gone the better for our game.

Academy is linked to performance, a great academy like Wigans leads to success at a senior level. Wakey will likely only be grade A for one year, they got 0.25 points for winning the champ GF and another 0.25 for winning the 1895 cup which they won't have next year. Enjoying seeing 'the game caller ' being called out for overhyping Bradford all year