I'll play on my own forum when you grow up. So, that's never then is it?

Heard a strong rumour the new sponspor for SL next season will also be our shirt sponsor next season. Also ISC will not be the kit supplier next season it will be Nike

it will be their first foray into Rugby League gear.

Dobson is seemingly quite a possibility I am led to believe and Horney possibility he may join his brother at Rovers or retire.

How much truth is in the above I'm not sure but from where I heard it from its not often they give much info but when they do its pretty accurate.

Wigan had a Nike shirt a few years ago!!!!

Probably wrong but weren't Catalans kits Nike?

I struggle to assimilate our lack of cutting edge in the opponents' 20 with McGoldrick knowing how to open a defence consistently enough. He is not good enough to be a first choice halfback in a team who want to win things, and to think he's better than Dobson because he can make a few tackles is madness IMO.

Also, Long was excellent with Pryce, too.

Thats my fault then as I couldn't remember anyone having Nike kit, was just suprised when they said Nike.

I heard that over the weekend too from a good mate of G Horne who drinks in Hastings pub!!
by all accounts R Horne has been dangled a coaching carrot by rovers for after next season too???
Hope this isnt true and we get another year from him as he would be cracking cover for so many areas....

your not at fault mate , i didnt realise anyone had been in a Nike kit before either to be honest ....however a nice change of kit supplier if so pal

One stat that makes a difference...... Chase was MOS because he is special in many areas over many games Dobbo whilst still a cracking player i would love to see at the KC is and has been no where near MOS!!
Chase has been a high shot merchant agreed however also he would add even more grunt to a team lacking in nasty ferkers..... Goldie, Omeley, Chase, whiting... many would think twice before running at those four who all hit very hard when required...

Chase & Holdsworth for me with Horne as back up will do nice

Wigan 1998


Widnes 2008


Catalans 2009


Not to mention Brisbane are currently and have been supplied by Nike since 1997, as have a number of other NRL teams (such as Canterbury). I think even Gateshead used to have a Nike shirt a few years ago!

Definitely not a first!

i honestly dont think Nike will take over from ISC. Wasnt it a few years ago that we opened the design of our shirts up to other manufacturers and Nike came back with a Red + White away shirt!?

Like I said thats my fault as I couldn't think of anyone who'd had shirts done by Nike although with Whelan as Wigans owner I'd be more suprised if they hadn't due to his contacts with the major brands through JJB. Was just very suprised when I was told Nike as they aren't really associated or well known for Rugby League gear as far as I am aware.

The ISC gear is very good I think.

I was thinking that too, I'm pretty sure James Rule said one Airlie Night that had happened so he decided straight away that they weren't serious and rejected their offer.

don't know but if that was the case then AP would have to have a word with them about what colours you could and couldn't put on an FC shirt

Besides ISC have been our kit manufacturers for years and always have good gear

As for the Dobson rumour, surely rovers won't get rid of both of their half back pairings unless someone who could fill the void long term would be coming in

More Lee Jenkinson's job - but if I were pitching to win a merchandise contract, I would be doing my research into what colours would be acceptable and which were not - not relying on the club to tell me.

Dobson for R. Horne?

something still tells me horney may retire,might be wrong who knows.

Dobson will still be at Rovers next year.

maybe they did, maybe the walked around hull and saw loads of black and white shirts and some red and white shirts and thought that an away red and white shirt would be good without realising there are 2 teams in Hull

heard a while ago horny would be at rovers next year but got shot down.. after hearing rumours about him retiring, i think that that would be our best solution and let him work with our upcoming half backs maybe

If thats the case then I wouldn't call that doing my research either

Me I don't eat anything red and white. So no chance of wearing red and white.

Still only 30 years old, perhaps got a couple of years left in him. Depends on how his body is holding up. I was told years ago that it takes 30 minutes before the game just to get all the strapping on him.

Won't 2013 be Horne's 14th campaign? When you consider most kids debut around 19/20 then theoretically Horne's around 33 in rugby years.