21 Sep 2026 12:52:01
I think we all dislike these international breaks, especially this one, being like a mini WC. They always seem to come at the wrong times for us, however, I think this break may actually benefit us.
Garner and Grealish are nowhere near fit, so it should give them the opportunity to get in finer fettle for Hull and beyond.
KDH has been well of it and perhaps a break would benefit him also.
Norgaard should get another decent chunk of time to recover from his injury. I still think this is our signing of the window. Having him sat at the base of midfield will help us massively. We will have more control on games, better shape and structure, more threat off set-pieces and he will allow the likes of Jimmy to go and impact the game further up the pitch.
Although we have a few players who can play the 6, he is the only true 6 we have.
21 Sep 2026 14:01:59
It will help I'm sure having 3 weeks off but I would have preferred we carried on, we have had a great start to the campaign and I feel Europe is very gettable especially if we can get a couple of strikers in in Jan mate.
21 Sep 2026 14:29:00
I know what you mean GB. Rhythm is everything and as I say, these International breaks always seem to disrupt ours but I think it will benefit us massively, allowing the likes of Pickford, JB & Norgaard to get over their niggles/injuries and then get some fitness into the legs of Grealish and Jimmy.
Not sure what January will bring mate. This is us after all. It really wouldn't shock me if we didn't get a striker in.
Barry is certainly better than last season, his body language and endeavour more than anything else but his finishing is still p*** poor. His heading is abysmal.
21 Sep 2026 14:49:08
I'm personally glad our squad gets a rest, we have a couple of injures, some players aren't quite hitting the mark so think it comes at a good time.
Well let's hope so.
21 Sep 2026 15:01:17
It just seems to me that our ragtag Squad are really starting to gel, but as you say the 3 weeks will help the injuries though mate.
21 Sep 2026 15:32:29
Did Barry not score a fantastic header the other day that was ruled out?
He's still learning, you cannot question his effort. I'm happy with him as first choice, he's got 5 goals in 7 games or whatever this season and people genuinely saying he's worse than Sandro and Rondon. Absolutely hilarious.
21 Sep 2026 16:48:32
That's your opinion Swan mate.
21 Sep 2026 16:55:50
Back to the days of praying we don't lose any to injury otherwise i'm all for international footy. Its always baffled me the people who moan about it and claim not to watch it or to not care about tournaments yet they somehow manage to watch it (by accident or under duress) big chinny reckon. Oddballs.
21 Sep 2026 18:19:00
To say we have a rag tag squad is so far off the mark. We now have a good mix of experience and youth. This break gives players a chance to recharge and improve their fitness, and injured players time to recover.
Rag tag we are not.
21 Sep 2026 19:55:22
Recharge they have only played half a dozen games,