does anyone know what's happened to talanoa ? I'm hearing he's not on the new team photo and looking on the website of the company who did the media day photoshoot he,s not even on that !! I cannot remember seeing him at either Doncaster or last week at Wakefield

Interesting in the HDM in the story about Sneyd at the bottom of it on the injury front it stated 4 players to miss the start it read 'Green (Achillies) Bowden (Knee) & Westerman (Knee) will all be missing while Talanoa is listed as injured and won't feature in round one' but it has since changed to Talanoa (knee).

Maybe nothing in it but seems odd the way its written

Yeh Chris I spotted that interesting use of words.

a bit of cloak and dagger eh !!! will see if he turns up this week at saints with the other lads who not playing

In the Yorkshire Post article last week, AP mentioned Talanoa as being one of a number of players struggling to be fit after a post op infections.

Hmmmm just thought it was odd initially that it said 'Talanoa listed as injured and won't feature round one' then since added 'knee'.

Just maybe the cynical side of me as I'm getting older Pete but just an odd thing to me the way/context its written, why not just say all 4 will be missing just odd to state he is listed as injured ans will not feature?

Isn't injured, more to it than that from what I am told.

He isn't on any official photos and his club pen pic is from the shirt launch and not the official photocall

I know! If what I've heard is true then it's understandable why he isn't there

Da Da Dah!

Plenty of rumours doing the rounds about Talanoa, and if they are true it's understandable why nothing has been said yet. Equally could be a load of rubbish. It will all come out eventually I guess.

I haven't heard what the nature of these rumours are other than they are rumours, but if these rumours are genuine could it put his future at Hull in jeopardy?

Apologies if the above makes no sense!

Based on the rumours I have heard, I guess it would be up to the club, but I would hope and expect that they would stick by him. But then I haven't heard anything about the exact nature of why he is where he is, if indeed he is there at all.

Does that make any sense?

Does that make any sense?


err sort of!!

I wonder if we signed Dawson because of what has supposed to have happened.

No mention of Talanoa ,in today’s HDM article about the Saints friendly.

… although there is on the club website about the game, as well as Westerman, Green, Bowden and Bienek (who are also not mentioned in the HDM).

Lets hope the rumours are true, otherwise there has been some serious character assassination by some on here who are keen to rumour monger.

It does make sense, and with him deleting his Instagram account which he was very active on, seems to support the rumours

Character assassination by who?

All I have done is said that I have heard rumours. Until something concrete comes out I am happy to take the club line, because I have nothing to back up the rumours. And even if the rumours are true, it wouldn't make me think any less of him tbh, neither would it make me want him to leave the club.

What are these rumours? Can't see anything other than 'he might not play for us again' - anyone care to drop a PM to shed more light?

on a different note, we played London today in a friendly at hull,

Was talanoa playing?

Trio?

No, London having trouble getting friendlies, so this arranged behind closed doors

Would prefer no side notes and to just stick to the thread personally.
I am also not in the know or heard any rumours but I see his Twitter account has also been suspended.
Hope the guy is alright first and foremost and that those closely connected to him are okay too.

get a grip, was only mentioning it,