For me Hobson IS OUR BEST FORWARD THIS SEASON ,,a very good man ,i know he has a temper ,and doesnt like to be tackled ,but i like the guy ,we need a good hard man in the middle,i wish he had a brother ,to many young lads in our pack ,jimmy taylor ,ok at tackling ,but never makes a break ,hope Armistead is back soon we need him.

Anyone else notice Jimmy T was tackling higher than usual yesterday? He never went low as i can remember not like him i assume he's carrying a knock?

hobson has a brother and by all accounts he is 2 screws less than hobson on the field lol

Its just as well that Andy and their kid don`t know you will be on the Video Gantry for the Batley game

I agree with the comments on Hobson, apart from the Fev game he has been immense, always sucks in three defenders and has been coming up with some rather neat off loads.

Disagree a bit on JT though, the comments on him not making ground, which was maybe the case lasr season.

I thought up until his injury he has been one of our best attacking forwards, it certainly looked like it was something that he'd been working on...

Hope I,m not embarrassing you but totally agree.

Think Hobson gets better every game.

Hobson has improved, no doubt, he also looks leaner perhaps he's taking a leaf out Timmy Street's book? after years of indiscipline Timmy finally concentrated on his rugby skills sadly, it all came too late in his career although Hull saw the change and gave him a chance!
Perhaps Hobson will now do the same, who knows? its
HOBSON'S CHOICE!

Definitely lost some poundage since last season thats for sure.

From what I've heard and seen he's run the ball better than everyone else this season and was harshly sent off at Fev which was rightly announced that he had no case to answer.

Go Hobbo!

What changed my opinion was his response to Jamie at the Swinton game. After his outburst following the try he realised he had overreacted and that,ll do for me.

This lad wants to be on the winning side. You can,t ask for more than that.

I also think Hobbo has improved regards penalties he is certainly working hard .We do look a small side bulk wise towards other teams apart from Hobbo and Armistead and Hobbo even looks small to some forwards ie Haven and Sheffield ,the guy on the wing for the Eagles was bigger than our forwards

im gonna repeat something someone said to me not long ago,no one kept criticising tim street when he cost us penalties and got sent off numerous times,hobson does the same but is not as bad as timmy was

Ha, you know your rubbish when you praise someone like Hobson.

Daft bugger

I remember a great prop. Jeff (Geoff) Grayson having an indian summer in his career and made the GB team. Get in there Andy Hobson.
I know he wont make the England team before you start.
I would love to see that old footage of Stan Wall poking big Jeff ( Geoff) as he was telling him off.

hahahahahaha dont talk wet lol

it was andy that told me hahahaha

come back when you know who your talking to

spoken like a complete clown

He has lost some weight and improved his speed. In fact, when it started hail-stoning towards the end of the Moscow game his speed to get off the field and into the dugout was immense - his great big grin at being subbed just as the weather turned told the story



All good packs need an enforcer - one who stays on the field. If he can keep the aggression controlled, a quality prop and also capable of some good handling skills in the Derek Pyke or Lee Crooks mould.

imleythbenter name a prop currently in our team better than hobson at this moment in time? the clocks ticking

For me C.Hill has been our standout player so far. Not taking anything away from Hobson because he has been great since fev game and hope he continues to improve but for me Hill has been our best prop. His effort is immense and he makes lots of ground and is fit enough to put in bigger spells on the pitch.

Jim Gannon

Chris Hill offers more then Hobbo IMHO, he offload s more and has no disapline issues.

your a dozy get n all WC read all his post and who created it or has sarcasm dried out Atherton since I left



(theres a clue theres not only Hobbo mentioned in clown mans post)

Hobbo has been sound this season - although I don't think he did too much wrong last season, either. I said in the off season that we should retain him, and that if he had a good off-season, and dropped a bit of the excess he was carrying (which he seems to have done) and that NK can sort out his 'red mist' issues (which again, seems to be being sorted - remember, the sending off at Fev ended up as 'no case to answer' - which would not have been the case last season!) that he can be a stand-out forward in this division - and this is proving to be the case. Didn't someone point out that in the Whitehaven game (his best performance to date) that all our points were scored while he was on the field - and all 'havens were scored while he was off. Not sure if this is exactly true (maybe D.Parky can confirm this stat), but if it is then it highlights his contribution to the cause.

Keep up the good work Hobbo!!

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I went Fev and said at the time he didnt deserve the red

FWIW, I thought it was a red on the night. He had been border line all game with his tackles being up high so it was only going to be a matter of time.

That said, when he sticks to being a prop forward and not being a prat then he's very, very assured. Takes the ball up well and builds us a platform - he seems to have lost weight and got abit fitter which is helping his game as he's more effective. His experience is second to none and you can see him lead by example verbally and physically with the way he carries out his tasks (normally) on the field.