Thought our halves were very good tonight, organisation later in the tackle count was very good from Obst. Very promising signs from the partnership imo.

The best thing about Obst is that he doesn't mind taking a whack and asks questions of the defence. If you was planning for Long you can pretty much ignore him and pick off the runners, Obst on the otherhand would go for the gap.

Is that a typo?

Impressed by both our halves tonight, went really well together.

impressed with both horne and obst tonight ,combined well and good short kicking game but i thought we still lacked in the long kicking game...something we havent had since brough imo..

i thought they played well together, obst has definatley brought something else to the team and horne showed flashes of old and took his try very well too, obst was unlucky not to get mom

Agreed.

thought obst was really good tonight,should have been mom in my opinion....

I was classing Whiting out the back a runner

Obst was my mom aswell, thought horne did realy well allways looking to take the defence on and create something, deserved his try and took it well.

First post for me on here. I'm an Aussie who started following Hull's fortunes when Berro signed. I've also supported Wakefield as I'm a big fan of Sam Obst. Think Hull will bring the best out in Sam......he's always been a victim of "taking one for the team" and playing wherever a coach wants him to fill in. That's why Kear labelled him "a coaches dream." Sam delivers a lot off the field that people will never see......but teammates do. He's a tough bugger too and a fierce and loyal competitor. One thing for sure you will get 100% every week and if the coach lets him settle in a position I think you will see what a quality player he is.

He certanly offers us something we've not had for a long time.

Thought our halves as a partnership looked as good as we have had in a while, Horne looked like he was getting back to his best and Obst was really impressive and I agree wih Hollywood he does not mind taking on the line and a the hits that go with it.

That said I would not rule out Long just yet but it's great to have another option and Obst should prove to be an astute signing.

Well that's him buggered then

Agar will make a prop out of him in no time at all

Me neither.

I thought Obst did well last night but ideally I would still like to see him rotating with Houghton in the hooking role and have an halves comination of Long/Horne.

That's always been his main strength running from dummy half against tired defences but either way he brings options which is great.

I know it may be tongue in cheek,but the title is a little derogatory to a great player.

Who?

If Long proves his fitness,i reckon he will start at wigan alongside Horne,with Obst replacing Washy on the bench

Thought Horne stuck a huge middl;e finger up at all the doubters and knockers!!!
Looked back to his best IMO last night and led the team in cracking fashion....

isnt it nice to see some positivity on the forum again !!!

Il wait til he has a un injured run in the team before i join your love fest....he looked good last night yes but lets wait and see...if he plays all season like that then great...but its amazing what being out of contract at the end of this season can do to a player.

also the same can be said for those players coming back to fitness again after some unlucky times recently huh??
Like Richard Horne
not a love fest but a well deserved round of applause for a cracking stint by the fella

That suggests that a player would try a bit harder when trying to earn a new contract, which also suggests he doesnt always give evrything at other times.......I personally think that is completely unfair on a player that has always given Hull FC everything and never let us down!

Long/Horne for the halfs and Obst as an impact hooker.