If nothing else maybe he could show our front rowers how to break a tackle and offload the ball, I recall he was rather good a both.

ah right i get you now long day for me today

Is he?

from what i've been hearing Rovers cited a club for an illegal approach to Crooks before allowing him to leave. Could be an interesting twist to this one !

You can do that with players, not backroom staff.

I thought a contract was legal and binding for players and staff alike. I maybe wrong but i'm sure we have some legal boffins who can elaborate on this.

It is, but there is nobody to "cite" FC to about this, all they could do is undertake a private claim.

Well here is an extract of the Press release your club sent out when you signed him!

HULL legend Lee Crooks has joined Super League rivals Hull KR as assistant coach. The former Great Britain forward, 44, agreed a three-year deal to work with boss Justin Morgan at Craven Park. Hull-born Crooks — who also played for Castleford and Leeds — has spent the last six years working for the RFL on coaching and talent identification. He will also coach Hull KR’s academy squad.
Aussie Morgan said: “Lee is a coach with vast amounts of experience and is a welcome addition to the team for next season.”

So you tell us!

Hmm, thought he was from Cas myself, not that could be sure.

You can.



Rovers can and may look for compensation.

Surely you're joking, right? One of this city's finest home grown talents, from Cas!!!!

via a civil case, waste of time and money.

Think you will find Nicky Barmby, Dean Windass and Ben Morley are the City's finest home grown talents.

I'm no expert on Lee Crookes. I'm probably just getting it confused with where he lives now or something! Unless I'm wrong about that too!

We know you can't even spell his name right

I would have thought that is what they would do, but have heard nothing from the club

TBF they probably have a better case here than Hull have with Cookie

And that probably shows you how much interest I have in the guy.

must be a lot then if your posting on a discussion about him

Best not to post on things that you don't understand,must have been in a time warp not to know he was one of the cities finest.But if you have'nt been going long,

well that's a different matter.

I'm aware he was a great player for FC, can't say I've researched much else about the guy. I wasn't watching the game when he was in his prime!

Just to make sure, you do know that Roger Millward wasn't a 'ull lad don't you?

Ahhhh, I know this one...

He was from Cas at least!

:wink

Lets hope Neil Hudgell doesn't use the " We have six years to pursue it" get out clause.

They won,t wait six years,they are skint now.