1. Disappointing as the defeat was, the performance at Brighton showed definite promise. They’re a good side, but in the second half they they were distinctly outplayed by the Tigers. If only City could take their chances…
2. Particularly impressive at the Amex were the wide men, Ahmed Elmohamady and Robbie Brady. Some of their crossing was of the very highest quality, and it’s frustrating that none of them were converted. Nonetheless, Steve Bruce ought to be praising them for their delivery and urging them to continue – we’ll capitalise eventually.
3. This almost sounds like heresy, but could we capitalise more by dropping Robert Koren? He hasn’t been himself in recent weeks and appears not to combine well with Jay Simpson. If he was rested and two proper forwards played, crosses are more likely to be converted.
4. Three home games in a week then, starting with Derby County tomorrow night. Don’t harangue us for this, but it really could be a season-defining period for the Tigers. An unbeaten streak would be welcome, at least two wins would be splendid, a maximum haul would be just marvellous. Currently we are equally as capable of dying on our backsides as we are of shinning to the summit.
5. The deal for season pass holders to bring a friend for a fiver is an attractive one and hopefully it will up the attendance level for the Derby game. The club is at least having a go; its recognition that the sometimes sterile atmosphere at the Circle is down to the numbers in the stadium to begin with is something they have the most power to try to remedy.
6. On a related note, it’s great to hear so far in advance of next season, and with our destination still very much up in the air, that season ticket prices will be frozen for next season. They are still too expensive but at least nobody at the club has decided to take the rise out of the fans any further.
7. Can we not boo DJ Campbell when Blackburn play here? Not because he doesn’t deserve for such towering greed and discourtesy, and more because you just KNOW it’d inspire him to score a winning goal.
8. No-one’s ever going to mistake a group of rugby league fans for a MENSA gathering, but despite the predictably bovine tone to their complaints about eggchasing memorabilia being absent from the entrance to the Circle, they’ve accidentally unearthed something interesting – namely that City and the rugby franchise must both pay to display items in the stadium. City, it seems, are doing so; our pennypinching eggchasing brethren aren’t. Is it really necessary to charge the respective clubs for this? Probably not.
9. In fact, it ought to be easier to display anything that personalises the stadium. Hanging flags is notably difficult at City, in no small part because of the dismally small-minded approach of the stewards. Sometimes it really does feel like a shared municipal stadium and not really “home”, in some odd fashion. Maybe this is where AN, CI, the OSC et al should be grouping together to push for something. How can it really be to hang a load of flags and banners in the stadium prior to home games? And more importantly, would the club and/or SMC actually permit it?
10. Besides, the gerrumonsard fraternity should probably concentrate on Adam Pearson’s plans. He’s wasted at a rugby league club, something he’s probably realised for himself. A move to Leeds is being mooted, and while it’d be a shame for us to see one of the greatest heroes in our history join such a shoddily disreputable organisation, it wouldn’t (or shouldn’t) tarnish his legacy – and seeing how he gets along with the combustible Colin would be interesting…
2 ) Is it just me or do the impressive crosses dwindle , or cease , the minute big Nick comes on ?
Comment by Fredster2003 — February 11, 2013 @ 8:26 am
Re: Point 4
Awww, haranguing is the best bit.
Comment by Occasional Fan — February 11, 2013 @ 11:03 am
Re Point 7 If we can’t Boo him could we perhaps extend the hand of friendship and offer him a bit of lunch? With luck he might piss off and not come back.
Comment by Hardly Academical — February 11, 2013 @ 11:31 am
Here’s fun! I challenge someone to get the ‘word’ gerrumonsard included in Wikipedia
Comment by breadvan — February 11, 2013 @ 11:52 am
9. On the subject of flags, it was great to see the stewards at Brighton not only allowing City fans to display their flags, but going out of their way to help get them displayed on the mesh netting behind the goal. If only the stewards at City were half as helpful.
Comment by WorthingTiger — February 11, 2013 @ 12:19 pm
Re Comments 3&4 above: Lol..excellent!
Re 9: Have often thought that hanging banners on the miserable concrete stair cases would improve the KC……or phots of past “stars”. On same topic, wasn’t JW on the Tigers’ books as a junior…he played for the ex-Tigers a few times….?
Re 2&3: Exactly why I thought 442 might be worth a try…..particularly at home. Fans need goals to cheer…to add support and to come back!! How are the Egyptians ever going to get match fit with our crappy reserve regime? Plan Bs seem in short supply all over…! Realise that Fathi may provide competition for Alex….annoying after getting rid of Cooper…. But it’s the team that counts, eh Steve!?
Re 4: Need to show urgency now!!! Hopefully UTT!!
Comment by gjhdurham — February 11, 2013 @ 7:12 pm
Typical of the mentality of our rugby league ‘partners’ that they can man the barricades, and get animated over the picture hanging issue at the KC but say little by way of comparison with the much,much bigger emerging story- namely, that their owner and saviour (“in whom we trust”!) may be packing his bags and his money and helping take over at the seen-better days Elland Road. Hasn’t taken Pearson to realise there’s no money, little glory and next-to-no national media coverage for the egg chasing game.
Anr how pathetic if not a surprise that the leader of Hull City Council, Steven Brady – hardly a household name even in his own household – can get involved in the picture hanging row but couldn’t even meet Assem Allam to discuss his plans for the redevelopment around the KC leaving it to the inarticulate and bumbling Terry Geraghty. Quite pathetic.
Comment by Bazza — February 12, 2013 @ 12:15 pm