After becoming the first side to lose to London Broncos and backing it up with another defeat at lowly Castleford Tigers, it was difficult to see where Hull FC's next win would come from.
The Black and Whites only had a nervy home victory over the Broncos to show for their efforts in the opening 13 rounds and were gearing up for a testing run of fixtures. There was an overwhelming sense of relief, then, when they finally ended their nightmare 11-match losing streak last weekend with a gritty win against Leeds Rhinos.
'Ideally you'd want them in a little bit more of a settled environment when they do that but they've all shown that they can handle it,' he said. 'They're going to make mistakes as young lads do but at a time when there haven't been too many positives around the club, the academy have produced some cracking players. 'Jack and Will Hutchinson got picked for England Academy but there's another handful of players that are going to push through.
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