Fantastic, but now forget it: Gentle looks beyond Hull FC's 70-6 Odsal romp
PETER Gentle dedicated Hull FC’s 13-try romp at Bradford to the club’s fans – but then told his players to forget it and focus on next week.
Hull recorded the biggest away win in the club’s long history to win 70-6 at Odsal, wiping away the memory of their woeful display at Widnes last time out.
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Hull FC had plenty to be happy about as they strolled to a 70-6 win at Bradford
Led by a Tom Briscoe second-half hat-trick and a personal 26-point haul for Jamie Foster, Hull sent out a message to their play-off rivals with a season’s-best display.
Gentle was quick to say his players deserved all the plaudits, but eager to emphasise they had won nothing more than two points.
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And with that in mind, the Aussie told his side to focus solely on producing a similar display at home to Castleford on Saturday.
“We owed supporters, staff, the players, everyone at the club, let alone ourselves, a display like that,” said Gentle.
“We came with a semi-final mentality, but I never dreamt in my wildest dreams we’d have a score like that.
“It was a real team performance. The boys came back from their break and knuckled down. I knew we had a performance like this coming, although not to the extent of the score we had.
“We are already talking about Castleford though. We have been in this position already this year and we seem to get in the habit of feeling very good about ourselves. To the boys credit they are already talking about Castleford.
“It looks like we’ll be playing Huddersfield in the play-offs, but that’s not our focus, we are concentrating on beating Castleford this weekend.”
Yesterday’s Super League results confirmed Gentle’s thoughts, with Huddersfield’s loss to Warrington all-but confirming their seventh place finish.
Given Hull City are at home to Millwall on the Saturday, the clash is likely to be played on Sunday, September 16 at the KC.
Gentle is now hopeful his side have found their best form, but will be sweating this morning on the fitness of two of his senior players.
Kirk Yeaman pulled out minutes before kick-off at Odsal with a calf strain, while Ryan McGoldrick sustained a dislocated shoulder during the game.
Yeaman will be sent for scans, whilst McGoldrick will be assessed through the week, although he appeared fine afterwards.
Having seen his team respond from disappointment in some style, Gentle is now calling on his men to find that level of consistency needed for them to make a mark in the play-offs.
“There have been some ups and downs this year, but we’ve hung together and stayed solid,” he said.
“While our performances haven’t always been up to standard, we’ve managed to put in a performance like that on the back of a poor display.
“It’s about putting the consistency into our game now and the boys are excited.”
Comments
by FrillySlamma
Tuesday, September 04 2012, 12:10PM
“Oh dear,once again the old queen,auntie Slammer is showing her ignorance,player valuation has no bearing on a clubs profit and loss account,only on the total valuation of the club in the event of a sale.
Why does the old queen,auntie Slammer, continually expose herself to ridicule by making statements which can be quickly shown to be totally false ? ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
The fact is that Hudgell will leave the Dobbins with debts approaching £9 million which they have no hope of servicing and a mediocre team which will struggle to attain mid-table status.
All the TV pundits and journalists predict that the Dobbins will follow Bradford into administration leaving their poor creditors looking at achieving 10p in the pound on their debts the same as last time.
Why don't the RFL get a grip on these serial offenders and kick them out of the super league back into the Championship where they belong ?”
by jezhull
Monday, September 03 2012, 7:34PM
“great win for mighty FC but they gotta do likewise on a regular basis. No point in a great win against Bradford but a dismal loss against the likes of widnes.
the dobbins ran wigan very close yesterday and Fc have to do the same when they meet the top teams”
by dextertexter
Monday, September 03 2012, 5:58PM
“cemetarygates,both teams have had their times of glory,problem is though that both sides have suffered in reaching these heights,neither side have had the luxury of a millionaire owner,perhaps pearson will continue and be the first.”
by kmoon
Monday, September 03 2012, 5:44PM
“any idea when the KFC north stand will be finished?”
by wellrespected
Monday, September 03 2012, 4:19PM
“Any idea what you will do when pearson finds out rugby league isn't a money making sport.?”
by HullFcRick
Monday, September 03 2012, 3:42PM
“by wellrespected
Monday, September 03 2012, 3:31PM
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"HullFcThick. When do you get your brain transplant.? Hope it works.Get well soon.!"
when will your coach get 1 cause god knows he needs it or you wont be in the league in a few years”
by wellrespected
Monday, September 03 2012, 3:31PM
“HullFcThick. When do you get your brain transplant.? Hope it works.Get well soon.!”
by HullFcRick
Monday, September 03 2012, 2:07PM
“I might go to the next hkr fans forum just to laugh at em i'll need my will sorting though in case i get killed by dole books and 10 fingers on each hand LOLOLOLOLOL”
by HullFcRick
Monday, September 03 2012, 1:02PM
“There are worse things in the world that can happen like being small time and have a team of castoffs along with an under 16s coach and a little stadium worth less then a night out with dobson OHH WAIT WE GOT ONE HULL KR OHH IM SORRY!!! LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
by GPH315
Monday, September 03 2012, 10:38AM
“Funny how the Hull Daily Rovers hasnt given a match report on the Dobbins loss???
Funny how the Hull Daily Rovers hasnt reported on Wakefields win and the play off postions???
Funny how the Hull Daily muck rake hasnt reporterd on the fact Rovers filed their accounts last week, which apparently showed a loss of £503,267. Or can we expect the same coverage the HDM gave to FC's accounts????”