Please can we get off the tl debate being going for 3 years now and has not worked out. he may have played well on saturday in some peoples eyes but come on .....

The bench is a joke. We are playing with 3 hookers in Berrigan , Hougton and lee. We need to play with one and stack the bench with Thackery Washy, whiting and sam .

This allows us to move the pack around send yeaman to second row and bring whiting in at either centre or stand off (the position we bought him for)

more ball players and more flexibility .

My team for sunday:-

1. Hall
2. Calderwood
3. Whiting
4. Yeaman
5. Briscoe
6. Horne
7. Thorman
8. King
9. Berrigan
10. Cusack
11. Manu
12. Tickle
13. Radford

14. Dowes
15. Thackray
16. Washbrook
17. Horne

And plan B could be to bring on G. Horne and move whiting to LF or bringing on washbrook to LF with whiting spelling manu/tickle in the 2nd row if you swap him with G.Horne.

1. Whiting
2. Calderwood
3. Hall
4. Yeaman
5. Briscoe
6. R.Horne
7. Thorman
8. King
9. Berrigan
10. Maloney
11. Manu
12. Tickle
13. Radford

14. Dowes
15. Thackray
16. Washbrook
17. G.Horne

1. Hall
2. Calderwood
3. Whiting
4. Yeaman
5. Briscoe
6. R.Horne
7. Thorman
8. Dowes
9. Lee
10. King
11. Radford
12. Tickle
13. Washbrook

14. Maloney or Cusack
15. Thackray
16. Manu
17. G.Horne

I'd play Lee in his best position and completely rest Berro ready for easter. Looked jaded and potentially carrying a knock in London. Maybe rest Cusack for MAloney (not sure on that) and limit Dowes game time. Should be enough to beat Salford Lee has been playing well and could spark us.

Berro's still gfot a knock on his neck from Bradford would rest him this week

Do you think Hull have the finances and pulling power to have 28 superstars in there squad?

Nobody does. Thtas why players like Tommy Lee and Graeme Horne will be in Hull squad for many years to come. The fact that they are acadamy raised makes them gold dust in a league where criterias are set up to enforce youth development.

Personally I like both of them and trust thier abilities should they be called on to cover. First team players, no not if all are fit. Good squad players, YES.

I'd rest Berrigan and start with Lee at hooker with Houghton off the bench.

I would leave our back line as it is. No disrespect to Salford but surely this is great opportunity to practise our moves. The pack does need changing becuase they look shattered and we do have Easter coming up. I would play Washbrook at LF and put Manu on the bench. Play Radford as prop in his second stint at prop and you can leave either Dowes or Cusack out. What about playing Moa from the start and see how he can play for!

I not a Tommy Lee hater he trys his best and would never slag him off at the match, he has done Ok this this season, nothing special at all, he defends well but thats about it. The fact is that Washbrook and Whiting are far better players than him and have proved it in the past. They have both worked hard in the reserves.

If we play Horne and Hall at halbacks, then welcome to last season.

where did i say we should have 28 star players in our squad , evry squad has to have squad players but feel some of them just havent progressed and there not kids anymore and shouldnt be saying well done for maybe one bit of skill or one nice pass the game is for 80 minutes and need to be consistent which certain players arent.soneone like greame horne has took his chance and improved but some players are given a contract then just rest on their laurel s.

IMO it's because of the way the PTB has been slowed down across SL stifling the opportunities for scoots. It's a tactic that's seeing less opportunity for everyone, not just him TBF.

FB Hall
RW Calderwood
RC Whiting
LC Yeaman
LW Briscoe
HB Horne R
HB Thorman
P Radford
H Berrigan if fit or Lee
P Moa ..... play as long as he can
LSR Manu
RSR Tickle
LF Washbrook

SUB Lee or Houghton depending if Berrigan fit
SUB Horne G
SUB King
SUB Thackaray

Rest Dowes, Cusack as we need then fresh to play against Rovers

I'd love chance to use Manu off bench but who else would play left hand side second row? Washbrook, Radford, Whiting, Horne G, Tickle all tend to be right side players. Possibly use Thackaray on that side as a second row or Yeaman with Hall into left centre

Id play half of the reserves and give the majority the weekoff to be fresh for easter

Hall
Calderwood
G.Horne
Yeaman
Briscoe
R.Horne
Thorman
Thackray
Berrigan
King
Tickle
Radford
Whiting

Maloney
Moa
Lee
Manu

Just select 17 elderly, overweight, p[ii[/issed up fans from the terrace 10 mins before K/O................... and you'll still slaughter us this weekend

Hall

Calderwood
Whiting
Yeaman
Briscoe

R.Horne
Thorman

Thackray
Houghton
Cusack
Radford
Tickle
Washbrook

King
Manu
Moa
G.Horne

Hall
Calderwood
G Horne
Whiting
Briscoe
Horne
Thorman
Maloney
Houghton
King
Tickle
Radford
Washbrook

Thackray
Moa
Manu
Lee

interesting some of the teams people would pick

with manu on the bench which second rower would you have on the left hand side of the pitch?

apart from manu only other left side option i see is yeaman, though not really got another left side centre to cover him. all our centre and second row options appear to be right side players. hmm frustrating

who'd be a coach?

Hall

Calderwood
Whiting
G Horne
Briscoe

Horne
Thorman

Cusack
Houghton
Dowes
Radford
Tickle
Washbrook

King
Thackray
Manu
Lee

I read this that you are saying he would not get near saints and leeds squads so why should he get near ours. Therefore you are saying he is not good enough to be in the Hull 28.

Personally I think he is a good solid pro, not sure what else anyone is expecting for the money we are paying him (which cant be much)

I didnt mean to say you were after 28 superstars but the fact you think tommy shouldnt be a squad player made me think you have unrealistic expectations of what Hull's squad player quality should be.

Berro or Briscoe or Hall left side centre



Dont see why players cant play on either side of the pitch though

Some players find it more difficult to pass to one side than the other. Kirk Yeaman doesn't suffer this problem, however!

perhaps play manu and yeaman all game but swap them over then manu gets bit of rest and yeaman gets more ball. could even use briscoe like that too

oh the agony of choices ...... a far cry from last year when only choice we had was who to bring in on loan to fill a shirt

Damn. I'll probably only be arriving 5 minutes before