Who's your money on? (Assuming everyone fit)

2004

Prescott
Best
Barnett
Eagar
Raynor
R Horne
Cooke
Logan
Swain
Carvell
McMenemy
Chester
J Smith

2009

Tony
Calderwood
G Horne
Yeaman
Raynor
R Horne
Thorman
Cusack
Berrigan
Dowes
Manu
Tickle
Radford

I know who my money would be on

This is what p[ii[/isses me off.

When we were told about moving to the KC we were told it would mean we could sign better players, so why the feck hasn't it happened?

Jesus, when its spelled ouut like that

2004 (6) V 2009 (5)
I would say a win for the 2004 team by 18 points

My god, 26 players and not a scrum half in sight!

No brainer isn't it oh for the panther back

never mind 26 players and no scrum half its been like that for 20 fooking years

Me too, i don't think we have a divine right to win

But with the right investement in players over the last few years we could be top of the tree again, no doubt

Our recruitment has been poor, too many average players signed on too much money imo

Can't really rationalise it, but I'd always pick McMenemy, on the bench if not in the starting 13. Not the best player but the sort of niggly $hit character we could really do with. Under-utilised kicking game as well.

This was the side who scored 15 tries in a game against salford that year

I'll be surprised if we complete 15 sets!

Wouldn't pick tickle or manu in front of (a fully fit) chester or mcmenemy

Likewise eagar was a better centre than yeaman is and logan offers much greater presence than cusack so would be my choice. swain v berrigan is a difficult one as I don't believe we've see the best of berrigan in his time with us

I think thats why so many of us supporting Hull for so long are finally getting a bit disolusioned with it all. All this grade a bollox only washes for so long

Swain is absolutely miles ahead of Berrigan. He was the top tackler more than once in the NRL and in Super League, with his missed tackles being a rarity. He was also a real leader of the pack on the pitch giving direction to the team which has been missing since he left. Berrigan may be a good player but he is not in Swain's class as a hooker.

Eager was about as useful for us as Calland was!

TBF mate, eagar was pretty poor IMo past his best and injured for the majority of the time he was here

I said fully fit. A fully fit eagar was better than yeaman is IMO

Apologies, but I still don't agree

Maybe fully fit AND in his prime! I'd be interested as what 4 subs from '04 you'd list, I'd imagine they'd all be starters for the current squad!

Fair do's but you're wrong

But you were using 2004's team ..... Eagar wasn't fully fit in 2004.

Was Yeamo in for Eagar that season when Eagar got injured? I cannot remember nor be ar5ed to look it up!

Totally agree, instead of building on the success we have had we have let golden opportunites pass us by

now the Huddersfields,Hkr

pains me to say seem to have far better recruitment and scouting than what we do

Jesus Christ, SHEFFIELD have better recruitment and scouting than us!