According to reports from australia,timana tahu chewing over a big offer from hull fc,any thoughts ?

We've known this for weeks! I for one would be happy if he was signed for one season with the option of another. Still got the skills to send a winger away and put in really big hits. Can play in the 2nd row too. Hull AND Rovers fans bang on and on about youth, but neither club has any threequarters that could perform to the same level. I'm pretty sure that Michaels has signed to play centre, but if we started Sa and Tahu at centre, we'd have no defensive frailties out wide - no-one would want to run at them!

Regarding Youth, I was speaking to an ex Hull player the other week about how many of our "legends" are from outside the City. So many of Hull's are from the West Riding and Cumbria, same with Rovers. Why in such a stronghold do we rarely convert potential into genuine class? It's puzzled me for years.

Tbf, even the small-ish world of RL heartlands in this country, not-Hull is a lot bigger than Hull. West Yorkshire's population is more than 2 million.

West yorkshire always seems to have been a breeding ground for top players as you say why I dont know,arguably our greatest ever player roger millward was at the time behind alan hardisty and keith hepworth in the cas pecking order when we signed him.What both our teams would give for players of their quality now.

I might have last weeks papers here if you want to have a catch up buddy...........

that's mean, it took an age for his mum to copy it out in crayon.

She doesn't hide them well, he's always eating them.

Known about it for ages as well,but its finally made the aussie press about hull making a big offer,fui fui off to salford.

and this about you not being a selling club, care to fill us in?

or maybe, like your username, be a happy memory that failed to break out of the 80's?

Keep you PM's about standee to yourself,cheers.

When did I say that ?

Statistically speaking though, your comparison doesn't add up. Purely talking about participation numbers in the amateur leagues, we're up there with anyone. 3 teams in the elite amateur division, would be 4 had East Hull not folded. Our very own amateur league. If we can beat the rest of the Country at an amateur level, why can't we do it at a Pro level?

the dwarf said it, or do you not follow your own club?

So why dont you have a word with him then ?

FFS

Do you pathetic tw@s have to turn almost every thread, into a idiots playground?

because he's not posting on another clubs forum on RLFans, you are.

you and backwardsman should probably get in touch with a coach tour company, you could have a brilliant holiday.

Isaiah, feel free to clear off, you add nothing, never have.

Have you thought of ringing the samaritans before they ring you ?

back on topic, is Tahu good enough?

sorry, lets all stop having an opinion and conversation, so boring people like you can have free reign.

tell you what, when we all get permission from you to have an opinion let us know.

and you'll note I didn't need to resort to swearing, it's called EDUCATION, shame you missed out on yours.

It's just a bit of fun, you should try it sometime, does everything have to be all serious?

and once again another thread turns into a pi$$ing contest

Once again this poster is involved in spoiling a thread. How long do we have to put up with this, Kosh/Chris?

So in future we have 2posts, 1 to say we are interested, the other to say his plane landed safe & on time, & he's had lasagne for his meal on the plane, people need to lighten up a bit on here, if anyone dare reply with a bit of humour, we are classed morons, have a word? Some folk are just miles to serious, we're as others have a sense of humour. Pffftttt

One word that you've more or less mentioned - Professionalism. How many lads have gone from 16-18 year olds with the world at their feet to complete no marks by the time they're 21. Gear gets hold of a few, a few can't control their temper and end up inside and some end up on the booze. I've seen players with a lot more talent than those playing now not make it.
Not going to mention names but plenty on here will be involved in the amateur game and see it over and over again.

I see your point, but at open age there's always the argument that Hull's remoteness boosts the amateur teams. Don't quite make it at Leeds, Wakefield or Cas - You might give it a go part-time at relatively nearby Dewsbury, Hunslet or Batley. Bit more of a PITA getting there or York or Doncaster from Hull (I know some do it) after work, so Dockers or West Hull is more attractive.

We might be up there with anyone in terms of participation but your comparison is kind of with everyone. There'll be a lot more 14 year olds playing RL in Leeds, Huddersfield, Bradford, Wakefield, Castleford, Keighly and Cumbria [ucombined[/u than in Hull and district alone, I'm certain.

Maybe that we have two pro teams is the unusual thing and means we have to be net importers of talent?