2025 was a year that saw Black and Whites restore their club values

HULL WILL BE LOOKING TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP UP IN SUPER LEAGUE

- By DAN TOMLINSON

John Cartwright was at the helm for a year of progress at Hull FC

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New Year's Eve was a day of reflection. It's a chance to look back at the year's achievements, challenges and so on, to review progress, kickstart intentions, and the like.

For Hull FC, a club whose trajectory is on the front foot once again, this is a practice centred on positivity.

It's a story we've been lucky enough to document all year, round by round, week by week, month by month, and it's only just getting started.

It's one led by John Cartwright, who came into the club as its new head coach and fronted the change that has altered perception, restored pride, and put one huge word back into the entire organisation: connection.

Building that connection has been a team effort, from a group of players who never throw the towel in to a set of staff, performance and off field, who share a common goal.

It's a connection resonated in its supporters, who like a religious pilgrimage, follow their side every game, win or lose, and in any kind of weather.

That power should never be understated, and in that power, there has been pride.

Pride in a club that has restored its values, that has built everything on hard work, that has unleashed raw and local talent, and that continues to build its way back up.