None of us know and why do we want to turn this thread into the typical board/agar slagging off feast?

Its a question, to encourage debate.

Please dont forget this is a thread about signings for [size=2002012[/size FFS!!!!

Stop being so paranoid, being like that you should be on the Rovers board.

See.. wasn't difficult was it!!

A good sensible post....



You just didn't need all the sarcasm to make it sound funny, but then that does seem to be the trend at the moment...

Back to your point, i think our recruitment has been good since Agar has been in charge. I think we will get more games out of Long next year but we won't extend his contract... IMO

Also, i won't need to dig up your posts for future arguments, we've got Mrs B for that!!

How does that encourage debate? It's nothing to do with our half back for 2012.

On topic, how great would it be if Long played 80% of games next season? people sneer sarcastically about his supposed influence on the training pitch, but he's a great trainer by all accounts and our go-to player who makes all the calls when available. If the only thing he brought was some consistent shape to our attack, that would still be a step on from this season. I wish Long an injury-free season, just the odd "tweak" to give him a rest before important cup games.

Wouldn't it be also great if Horne starts the season he has done the last two, then learns to control his diabetes?

so why do you feel the need to turn the thread in to a Hull FC fan slag fest?

I hope we are exploring all options home and abroad before we commit to the re-signing of both Sean and Rich. 2012 is an opportunity to free some salary and finally sort our half back combination nightmare of the past 4 years. Hopefully the club are in the hunt for then NOW

I'd be willing to place a large amount of cash on that not happening.

I just hope he meant 20 games of he and Horne playing together, and not between them.

20 games between them would be a flipping improvement

If any one thinks that SL will manage 20+ games next season is living in cloud cuckoo land, the guy is shot, we should never have signed him in the first place imo, if he wants to carry on his career then fine, but let him do it on someone elses treatment table and at someone elses expense!

that's quite easy to say with hindsight. somone earlier pointed out that his injury late in the season could have happened to almost anyone regardless of age

i think longy will get more games next season, even playing with horne. optimistic i know but some of us are i guess

Said it when we signed him, wasnt in hindsight. Saints new they had had the best out the guy, thats why they were happy to be rid. What evidence do you have to think that the guy will play more games next season? Have we discovered some new anti aging drug?
We need to be doing all we can to be lining up a top half back for 2012,

Is that what they call it nowadays?

If Horne and Long play 20 games together, i will turn up at the KC in my speedos!

i want the 2011 season to come round 1st

thank you

He only played 2 more games than Dykes did.

Quote ="east hull FC fan"He only played 2 more games than Dykes did.'" superleague.co.uk/statistics_pla ... eason=2010 statistically they are very close, Dykes would edge it for me as a scrum half with double the assists in less games.

Quote ="east hull FC fan"He only played 2 more games than Dykes did.'" superleague.co.uk/statistics_pla ... eason=2010 statistically they are very close, Dykes would edge it for me as a scrum half with double the assists in less games.

If they rack 18 up I'm going around with lots of banana peels then

Dykes was a real class act here, I was surprised just how good a scrum half he was after watching him play most of his career at 6 or 13, when he played we played, I think for me that's the biggest disappointment for me with Long is that we are clearly a better team with him but he also had some poor games too.

Would have been a fantastic signing, had his body not been held together with Sellotape. We were a different team with him on the park.

I guess he must have learnt a lot from Kimmorley over a career.

Agreed, we are a better team when Long plays now but the difference between when Dykes played and didn't play in 2008 was massive, he was awesome in the semi, I remember a fans forum in late 2007 and Sharp was asked about signing a 7 and he said although he hasn't played there often he felt that Dykes had the quality to play there, i remember him saying he felt Cronulla played better with Kimmorley injured and Dykes filling in at 7, maybe if he stayed fit Sharp would have still been in a job.

ive said from the moment he signed,i believe wether as a player or not long will be still here beyond 2011