John Cartwright says he has been left “betrayed and disrespected” after his Hull FC exit was confirmed earlier than the membership had given him a proof.
Hull FC introduced on April 7 that head coach Cartwright can be leaving the membership on the finish of the Betfred Tremendous League season.
The information got here as a shock to the 60‑yr‑previous Australian who, nearly every week on, nonetheless has no clarification for the choice to finish his tenure.
‘Betrayed and disrespected’
Talking to reporters on Monday, Cartwright mentioned: “The club have come to a decision that they would part ways at the end of my current contract and that a six-month termination clause would be exercised.
“That is just about the way it occurred. I nonetheless have not been given a motive, to be sincere with you. I do not know. I’ve requested and I anticipate to take a seat down with somebody within the not-too-distant future.
“When people know the facts, they can make their own mind up. For me, I probably feel a little bit betrayed and disrespected.”
Cartwright took over on the MKM Stadium firstly of the 2025 marketing campaign and helped the membership to a seventh-placed end, their highest end since 2020.
Hull FC, who’ve already began the method of hiring a brand new coach from the 2027 season, presently sit ninth in Tremendous League after three wins and 4 defeat from their first seven matches.
“I’ll still do my job. I won’t do anything that will put that at risk,” Cartwright added. “You ask me questions and I will inform you the reply. That is the place that sits.
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“My loyalty and my bond with the players are something that can never be taken away.
“It took me completely unexpectedly. In the event you lose six in a row, you would possibly really feel they’d be a faucet on the shoulder, however there was none of that.”
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