Excellent.

Even so, he's still the best player in our squad.

Whilst at times I have been critical of Houghton in the most part its due to the way we flog him for 80mins week in week out thats the issue rather than Houghton himself. I'd give him a 1 year extension with a view to bringing Balmforth through for 2024.

We just need to spell Houghton better in games to get the maximum performances from him as unfortunately father time is catching up with him and 80 mins every week even thiough he can just about make it we don't get the best out of him as an individual or as a team doing so.

To be fair to Hodgson, I'm sure Lovodua would have played more games at hooker, if it wasn't for our first choice halfbacks either been poor or getting themselves suspended for stupid things.

Not sure we will see that much of Lovodua at hooker this year unfortunately.

Yeah totally agree if lovaduo was to be given the number 9 shirt next season and made first choice I'd be happy to see Danny given another year deal and be a the interchange hooker but I'd imagine if Danny gets a new deal he would still be first choice getting flogged most games

Houghton isn't even close to been a top hooker

Wouldnt get in at saints ( roby/lussick )
Wouldnt get in at Wigan ( Powell )
Wouldnt get in at wire ( clark/walker )
Wouldnt get in at catalan ( mcilorum )
Wouldnt get in at cas ( mcshane )
Wouldnt get in at rovers ( parcell/litten )
Wouldnt get in at Leeds ( dwyer/Leeming )

It's only until he finally leaves/retires we will realise how average little he brought

Tackling and the odd good kick that's it

Jamie Shaul isn't in the club's OOC list in the HDM. So ... the daily fail can't copy and paste or we've resigned him, or someone else signed him, or he's retiring.

.... or https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/fu ... d-of-2022/

.... or https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/fu ... d-of-2022/

Or what?

Just an alternative list (of all clubs) which shows Shaul out of contract, without the speculation.

Right. I posted that list in another thread. But as I said he isn't in the list that the Hull Daily Mail posted later on. So ...

3rd choice at Hull too, behind Balmforth who you have watched for 25 minutes right?

Unless we can sign better and a few above are not better than Houghton, both in attack and defence.

He gets another year, but should have pressure from Balmforth and Lovodua, shouldn't be playing 80 minutes.

Our best player by a mile against catalan was Lane or mau

They said Houghton 2 assists which was just laughable.. it was a bit of a brilliance by lane and a barnstorming run by satae

Great players like Lovodua, Carlos, mau, Lane get my respect cause they are our best performing players

Houghton passing a ball from dummy half and us scoring isn't out playing anyone

Did I say Houghton was out best player against Catalans?

"A great game" so probably

I can't wait until Lovodua go's to hooker or 3/4 years time when Houghton leaves/retires people would of realised how little Houghton brought to the attack

It's frustrating cause with a decent hooker who could attack makes a huge difference

Powell has not outperformed Houghton this season.
McIlorum is a bog standard defensive hooker, everything you deride Houghton for.
McShane is hopelessly out of form this season.
Litten left because he's not good enough to play in front of Houghton.

So your doubtful if Houghton is better than any of them

And you skipped the rest to obviously 100% agree about the others

Josh Hodgson wasn't "good enough" apparently we kept houghton instead what a decision that turned out eh



you trying to say Houghton is better than Hodgson ..... Wow

Hodgson has hardly played in the last couple of years, and fans where highly critical of him when playing for England for hindering our attack due to him wanting to take a couple of steps before releasing the ball, slowing the attack down.

You keep going on about Lovodua, but he's played half a game at hooker all year, yet your comparing him to Houghton? Delusional

Lovodua has played one 40 minute spell at hooker, so yes Houghton has been better this season, give it a rest. Hodgson didn’t show what he was capable of until he left the Dobbins for Oz. The training and game time he got there made him the player he became. FC were right to release both him and Litten at the time. Danny was simply better. Age is having an effect but he can still do 80 minutes at a very high level.

Your first mistake was letting Josh Hodgson go, who went on to have a very good career at a higher level. Mistake repeated by allowing Litten to move on, who from what i have seen has come on leaps and bounds at HKR culminating in his selection for England Knights yesterday. Hull FC supporters obviously see more of Danny Houghton than other RL fans and although he has been a good and loyal player over the past decade he is certainly a 'yesterday man'..

Don’t let England Knights selection fool you.

Everyone gets selected for them at some point



Litten is quick off the mark but makes too many errors to be a top class hooker. He wasn’t going to get much game time with us so it was best for all concerned if he moved on.

If Wynne is allowed to leave we'll regret it big time.

Hardly surprising Josh Hodgson left, he never played hooker for the 1st team, and managed just 2 bench spots in total in 2009. Berrigan (who left at the end of 2010), Houghton and Tommy Lee were ahead of him.

I've never understood the phrase "letting .... go", when a player is out of contract he can do whatever he wants.

While I understand the disappointment people would have should it come down to money RE Wynne, however the club really only has itself to blame.

For quite a while now the club has given out sentimental contracts to players who realistically are been paid more than they are worth. We could now be paying the price and losing out on the homegrown talent we seem to be aspiring towards. It's a short career, if a club is coming in and offering a better wage you can't blame players for having their heads turned. I am however reasonably confident that he will stay.

We have an option for another year, so what's the issue?