Would prefer Tony to step down and let his brother Brian come back until the end of the season.



Even if he’s been out of the game a while, his motivational skills alone would get more of a tune out of this squad than we are currently seeing.

If, as some people have said, that every aspect of the club is rotten then getting rid of Smith, who acknowledges this and is going deep to address it, is not going to help. His efforts have not yet come to fruition and I get as frustrated as the next man. But someone else will have the same job to do so. Keep Smith. defense is the playing problem. we now have some attack- a mammoth 4 tries on Saturday. glass half full - can see some green shoots of small recovery but feel like a criminal for trying to be positive. Moaning whilst default solves nothing, smith is at the coalface so he has a free hit this season to produce improvement

Couldn't agree more with this, i am sick and tired of seeing brainless posts calling for Smith to go.... hes by far and away the most experienced and arguably best coach in SL, His record speaks for itself. The harsh reality is we have for the most part a championship level team and are about where we should be in the league given how little we have invested in new players and given what level of players have left in the past 2-3 seasons... Sneyd, Connor, Satae, Mau, Swift to be replaced by hookers in half back rolls that couldn't get in a rock bottom Wakefield team or wingers that struggled to get regular game time at Bradford. We have spent nowhere near enough as recent reports have highlighted. The hope would be that after this Covid loan is paid off we can then spend at top level of the cap and bring in 2-3 marquee level signings, now i know the argument for that will be who will come to Hull ATM but look at Wakey signing the likes of Tom Johnstone...If the money is there and players believe in the project to turn the club around they will come i am telling you! How do you think Rovers started, they wasn't exactly an attractive prospect before TS took over and all of a sudden brought in the likes of SKD, Ryan Hall etc etc, blooded young players such as Mikey Lewis and if we can somewhat copy that with our own group of young players such as Charles, Moy, Armstrong etc with 2-3 top level SL/NRL players who are leaders we can start to see an upturn in fortunes, i appreciate patience is wearing thin however if you are being realistic and want to see this project to success we need to give TS at least 2-3 recruitment cycles to fix this rotten period in our history. Rant over lol

Very revealing comment from Tex Hoy's father...



" Let's see how many out of contract players resign, if the out of date, no structure, no systems, bloke playing mind games, with the players, club, and media is still there "

Just read Smiths latest in the HDM.



"We are going to start really digging in"



Good to admit that you haven't been. That bits on you.



"Guys are training harder then they ever have"



Jake Clifford had a thing to say on how hard we train.



If there had been some green shoots that Tony could do a job, I'd have some patience.



There isn't any and my patience has gone.



Off you pop.

source?? how true is this?

This is now the fourth example I have seen in as many weeks, of players or players relatives criticising the manner of how players have been coached under Tony Smith. All of which have followed similar trends, ie no game plan, no communication with players, mind games with players over their future etc



Some would argue the players are fabricating a narrative to deflect the blame for our current position, but the fact that it has now came from several sources, along with the dire stuff we have seen so far this season makes me believe they are genuine concerns.



Make no mistake, the players have to carry their proportion of the blame for our current state, yes we are under cap, and yes it is a weak team. But it is the absolute basics we are getting wrong week in week out.



However, in their defence, it is clear to see their is a fundamental lack of cohesion with the side, very little structure in attack, and absolutely non existent in defence since Tony came in last year. That ultimately lies with the Head Coach.



Is anybody currently, having read Tony's weekly ramblings of nonsense to Hull Live, confident that he is the man that could potentially turn this round?

The problem is, players talk. Any one looking to sign for Hull in the future is first going to speak to someone who is playing at the club or was there recently. So if there’s a problem with the Coach, then new players may be hesitant to join.



On the flip side, it could be the players who are at fault.



Probably a bit of both. However, good Coaches earn respect, if they lose the dressing room there’s normally only one outcome. Players are harder to move on.



What we definitely need is a new senior leadership group. As others have mentioned it’s like when we signed Gaz or Rovers signing SKD, that help change the player attitude.

For me, this is one of the biggest issues, our 2005 win was when we had the leadership of Swain and Kearney, 2016-17 Ellis, Michello, Manu, Pritchard.



Recruitment was all wrong this season, if our budget was limited, we should have signed fewer players on higher wages, someone like Tariq Sims would have been perfect, no nonsense, hard hitting second rower

https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/th ... rt-in-2024 Another damning article and one that links directly to coaching. Most sin bins (ligi Sao having more bins than all of st Helens, part time London and hudds), most penalties and our worst defensive start to super league ever. That's not ability, that's just a bad attitude and bad coaching.

https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/th ... rt-in-2024 Another damning article and one that links directly to coaching. Most sin bins (ligi Sao having more bins than all of st Helens, part time London and hudds), most penalties and our worst defensive start to super league ever. That's not ability, that's just a bad attitude and bad coaching.

Quote Milky121086="Milky121086"source?? how true is this?'" The above quote was posted on Hull FCs Instagram page. The comment is now deleted.. However There is a screenshot here . Posted by Karl Brooks. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/bstjfT ... tid=oFDknk

Quote Milky121086="Milky121086"source?? how true is this?'" The above quote was posted on Hull FCs Instagram page. The comment is now deleted.. However There is a screenshot here . Posted by Karl Brooks. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/bstjfT ... tid=oFDknk

I hear from one current player that for the last 2 seasons he has not enjoyed his rugby under Smith either.



Smith is delusional if he thinks he can turn this around. Too many fan's patience will have worn out by then and will walk.



The stats are damning the testaments from a former player and now parent are also damning.

Whatever Smith's remit is clearly recruitment and product are not part of it.

Bored of his every HDM interview too.

If how he comes across with the media is how he is as a coach too, I'd find him difficult to work under, never gives a straight answer, comes across shifty and just waffles a lot

So let me get this straight - because players/ex-players/their relatives are pointing fingers, we believe them?



The same players who have produced countless shocking, low effort, zero passion performances under multiple coaches, and who on match day seem incapable of even the simple RL skills like passing, catching, and tackling?

When Tony Smith was appointed, I was ecstatic.,

The first time in years, we signed a proven experienced Manager. And now we are seeing, the team playing with no intensity, ill disciplined, zero defense., even worse attack.

I believe Smith no longer coaches the team, surely the defensive coach, has no skills in tutoring , because we see the same issues game after game.

IF Smith gets a contract renewal, he's played a blinder..

I think we can give credibility to a current player, a former player and the father of another current player who all independently are rounding criticism at Smith.

There's no smoke without fire and our on field performances would certainly indicate there's issues within the club.



Also it's the coaches responsibility to improve the simple RL skills.

Would you say he's done that?

I don't believe it is down to a coach to have to teach someone who is being paid to be a professional (sic) RL player to carry out fundamental basics, no.



I do believe that the club is in a death spiral, and has been since 2018; with no apparent will or ability from the top to change course.



I do believe that he playing staff - with a few notable exceptions - have disgraced the club and themselves (not that they seem to care at all) repeatedly over a prolonged period.



I do not blindly support TS at all: nor do I believe hat it is all down to him, and that sacking him will be the magic bullet.



I have long held the belief that AP has made a catalogue of bad calls for a long time, and has seemingly learned nothing from any of them.

Smith goes, who comes in?



I'd bet its Grix.

The cheap option - Par for the course.

Quote weaver93="weaver93"The above quote was posted on Hull FCs Instagram page. The comment is now deleted.. However There is a screenshot here . Posted by Karl Brooks. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/bstjfT ... tid=oFDknk'" any clues what it was, not a member of the group on facebook, did see a post on twitter on saturday around lunchtime that had been commented before quickly being deleted!

Quote weaver93="weaver93"The above quote was posted on Hull FCs Instagram page. The comment is now deleted.. However There is a screenshot here . Posted by Karl Brooks. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/bstjfT ... tid=oFDknk'" any clues what it was, not a member of the group on facebook, did see a post on twitter on saturday around lunchtime that had been commented before quickly being deleted!

Grix has done bugger all as well.he can go as well for me.

What coach would come to this club un this state, will only get worse amd would damage the persons reputation like it has for Smith.



Unless we find investment, bringing in a new coach is pointless.

If we had the finances and pull to bring in someone like Holbrook, Rowley or Wane I'd be all for it.

But if we sack Smith amd appoint internally, we might as well stick with Smith, at least he has some kind of track record of improving teams, compare that to Grix, Gene or Cummins.

When Smith left us it was because we wouldn't give in to his demands of total control of recruitment and the playing side of the game, he tried a power play with Lakin and lost. When he signed for you (and in numerous articles since) he's stated he has total control of playing matters including retention and recruitment. So the vast majority of the players you have were brought in by him and the ones leaving were released by him, Jake Connor being the main one, his article stated Smith never spoke to him and he got a 2nd hand message that he could speak to Hudds so felt he was unwanted.Hookers in half back rolls is Smiths decision, there were half backs out there that are better than you have, Reynolds would've probably come even Rowan Milnes is better than you have and I'm sure could've been tempted. If the players are downing tools then a good coach either never gets there or nips it in the bud. You needed a leader on or off the pitch yet let Gaz Ellis go, surely if yoy believe TS and all his change the culture smokescreen he's exactly the sort of guy you need around the place, yet he brings in Francis Cummins, the guy he shipped out of Leeds to improve their culture back in the day. Threre seems to be a realisation frm Smith he can't sort it as his latest recruitment peice was about that being in the hands of the CEO, sounds like a passing bus for Mr Clark to head under

That's valid.



I'm one of the fervent "Smith out" party, but I'm realistic in that we can't afford a Managerial coup and anyone who is worth their salt would see Hull as a poisoned chalice. Better the devil you know then the devil you don't?



I've just had enough of him and his rhetoric and waffle.



Write the season off, give someone, anyone, a free hit and allow 6/8 months to convince A.N Other.