Hull FC are my preferred rugby team, but I call it as I see it!

If you want to delude yourself that Jamie Ellis is something special...and that Gary Hethrington has nothing to do with Hull FC, then that's up to you!

Give my regards to the Tooth Fairy.

JMR may or may not have been trolling but he was pretty accurate in his assessment. I would like Ellis to do well because i want more clubs to delve into the Championship to give some kids a chance. However, in all honesty is he any better or have more potential than Anthony Thackery or Tommy Lee? Two players that you released to make way for better players. I dont think so.

Elllis is second choice after Kath put a stop to the signing of initial target Moore a few month ago......

I like it alot.

I agree

I asked him whether he was a Hull FC fan as he sort of alludes to being one. Never got a reply.

Are you sure about that?

Do tell then, please.

Here's a good one:



But he's not a Hull fan, honestly!

I have done some analysis on your postings to date:
51 posts that include the following:
1 praising Michael Smith at Hull KR
1 praising Rovers recruitment : "The vast majority of their players are 'the right age', fit, ultra-professional, disciplined, and settled in their position. They may lack some of the 'X factor' of Hull FC but, ultimately, the Rovers approach to recruitment is the best way!"
5 slating Gary Hetherington and/or Westerman
3 announcing the arrival of Mason
2 discussing Rovers U20s
6 slating Gleeson, including "Gleeson is arguably the most unsavoury character to play rugby league in this country in living memory"
1 defending Ben Cockayne
1 scaremongering about the Allams
4 slating McKinnon
1 slating Lyne
2 slating our new hooker
1 slating Ellis

FC are your favourite Hull team though . Lovely stuff - well done

I replied to your question on page 6 of the McKinnon signs thread.

As I say, Hull FC are my preferred team.

Am I a sycophantic, Hull KR-hating, fanatic with no critical faculties? No

I call it as I see it.

Sorry If I haven't been 'blown away' by the three recent signings, and for having the temerity to suggest that Ellis (by Super League) standards is 'very average'!

One average game doesn't make Ellis an average player.

To be fair on JMR, his points about Ellis's knee issues, lack of pace and off field problems are spot on. Also if you was to judge on tonight's performance alone, he looks bloody awful. Fortunately, he has played well in other games, and at his age, he can only get better. Let's not delude ourselves though, he is cheap cover that we hope we can improve to SL standard.

The last sentence being, by far, his best work.

Interesting to see what has happened to fax since noble got involved

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With a bit of luck he may turn out like a few others who have moved up from the lower leagues? (Brough-York)

We said the same. Staggering, isn't it?

Ellis' main problem has always been - and always will be - a lack of pace.

It's the one thing you cannot really coach - if he 'makes it' in Super League it will be as a utility player like another slowcoach, Scott Murrell.

Halfbacks like Brough, Luke Gayle and Kyle Briggs have made successful transitions into Super League because they are reasonably quick.

Briggs has made a successful transition to sl?

Brough did? Tearing it up at cas in nl1?

What ing .

Wish he was in our team now,instead of kicking us off the park

He's right about one thing then

Quite. He's there in an advisory 'DOR' type role. Only for a couple of months, though...

Wonder who'll benefit from him next?

got to say its the 1st time iv seen ellis....hes got a long way to go to be a starting 7 for a superleague team..but like i say 1st time iv seen him and to be fair leigh were awful!!

As for our recruitement next year im underwhelmed up to now also!

Not my point, when he played fro us he couldn't do 80 mins because he smoked to much. He then went to Cas in the lower leagues then Wakey. Great transition to sl.