{"id":488002,"date":"2026-03-21T17:52:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T17:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/488002\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T17:52:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T17:52:20","slug":"hull-fc-coach-reacts-to-social-media-criticism-as-full-back-plans-discussed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/488002\/","title":{"rendered":"Hull FC coach reacts to social media criticism as full-back plans discussed"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hull FC head coach John Cartwright has advised players not to listen to social media and affirmed that the only way to \u2018stop the noise\u2019 is to get some wins on the board.<\/p>\n

The Black and Whites haven\u2019t tasted victory since round one of Super League when they beat newcomers Bradford Bulls, with three straight Super League losses and a Challenge Cup defeat to Leigh<\/a> following.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s led to some noise from fans and on social media that the pressure is rising at Hull FC and when asked, Cartwright had some simple advice when speaking to BBC Radio Humberside<\/a>: \u201cFirst thing is don\u2019t listen to social media. If you do that, then you drive yourself mad so stay away from social media.<\/p>\n

\u201cI couldn\u2019t tell you what has been said but whatever has been said, I\u2019m sure it\u2019s not positive and that\u2019s not a help for anyone. To answer your question, just stay away from social media.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pushed further on the fact patience is perhaps short on account of the lack of wins, Cartwright added: \u201cThe only way to stop the noise is to win some games but listening to what is said on there is not going to help.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hull FC coach talks full-back plans<\/p>\n

Cartwright was speaking ahead of his squad announcement and confirmed no fresh injuries, however, it\u2019s since been confirmed that Aidan Sezer (pec) and Yusuf Aydin (ankle) won\u2019t feature against Leeds Rhinos on Sunday<\/a>.<\/p>\n

That will surely cause some form of spine shake-up but questions of late have surrounded the full-back position with Davy Litten initially deputising in the role, before Zak Hardaker played there in the Challenge Cup loss to Leigh Leopards.<\/p>\n

Asked about the position, Cartwright kept his cards close to his chest: \u201cWe\u2019ve trained with a few different combinations today. When we make our mind up, we\u2019ll let you know.\u201d<\/p>\n

One player who could fill in the role but hasn\u2019t had a chance so far due to injury is Logan Moy with Cartwright confirming: \u201cYeah, he\u2019s not far away. He\u2019s only had the one game back from an injury.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cWe feel that we\u2019re not far away with the side that we\u2019ve got. We\u2019ve had a close loss to Leigh and a close loss to Wakefield so like I said before, I think we win those games last year but the bounce hasn\u2019t gone our way this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re not panicking. We\u2019re not going to make rash changes. We\u2019ve just got to get better at what we do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hull FC under pressure, Huddersfield Giants in crisis and shock Super League predictions \u2013 click here to watch the latest episode of the Serious About Rugby League Show<\/a><\/p>\n

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