Especially when even our poverty stricken neighbours saw fit to book a hotel and meal for their post match

=#0000FFThis is by no means just a dig at us, as the same can be said for alot of the teams in SL.
Can it? Evidence?
=#800080Last night the Wigan Warriors team arrived at the 'Village' on Priory Park in preparation for their game tonight, and it got me thinking about how their club ethos changed under Maguire, which has led to them winning the SL after struggling for so long. Theyve also obviously got a strict club behaviour policy and Gleeson showed that they arent scared to follow through with it.
Wigan have been coming over the night before to games in Hull for many years. We have let several players go who refused to toe the line and sacked one for a breach of rules. Gleeson was not sacked by Wigan. So we appear to be on a level footing with Wigan on that one.

=#BF4080We've all probaly seen and in some cases overtook the Hull FC Team Coach on regular occasions going to away games, and seen them after the game tucking into a KFC at a service station
maybe overtaken the coach (can't remember for a few years though) - never seen the KFC thing. Your post suggests this is a regular occurence. I would have expected more posters to be supporting you with evidence of lots of other occasions with you if it were such a commonplace thing.

=#FF0000add to this signing Gleeson (Great player yes, but carries far too much baggage) .
So you're dismissing one of the finest centres in the world when he has never breached any of our club rules but has been told (if Agar's guotes are to be believed) that he has been clearly told that he must adhere to the club's code of conduct or he'll be out? And FC have recent proof that they mean it.

=#0000BFand we start to look in comparison, more like a Saturday pub team
and back to your opening line "This is by no means just a dig at us". Surely if you meant other clubs as well you would have said "the other n teams start to look in comparison..."

=#8080BFSo is it time we took a leaf out of Wigans, and most decent League Football sides books?
As half the time preparation and looking the part can be half the battle.
We already do. You just choose not to believe it.

Think there was a piece in league express after the millenium game

I'd have said his track record on making stuff up was the best

To be fair, he called the fact that Gleeson wouldn't be signing for us a few days before he took up that contract with the NRL club.

It's an interesting debate though. Do we strive to make a profit by cutting corners which could have a detrimental effect on the field whilst other teams take a financial hit but prepare better?

I wasn't aware that rovers stayed over on the lancashire trips. Not heard that we do but it must make for better preparation

He told his pet mod yesterday afternoon that gleeson was signing. This was a full 5 days after long told everyone in teh KC nbar last Friday night

So I understand...

Does it warrant yet another anti-FC thread on the FC board several weeks after it occurred?

And is this a regular occurrence? And can someone tell me how it falls outside of their strictly controled diets? Although, I must admit last time I saw them (the Bradford game) they all looked like Chubby Mikey and had run out of energy after 40 minutes.

The whole premise of this thread is just tosh.

then dont read it, simple

Is it? I think the wider issue of professionalism is one worth discussing

I am pretty sure the team do stop over for longer distance trips. But the opening thread leads the reader to believe that they don't. Anyone have any facts either way?.... not FACTS obviously.

I could see some of your points, until you described Gleeson as one of the finest centres in the world.

If you believe that the level of professionalism at the club is as it should be then thats your opinion, my opinion is that it isnt - and once again 'in my opinion' its a contributing factor into the reason this club has been going backwards for a long time now.

So do I - but not against this ludicrously biased thread opener.

The timing does seem a little odd. Maybe the OP felt it was necessary to counter Expro's unashamed pubic masturbation last night with something negative.



You don't know how deep-fried breaded chicken would fall outside of a strictly controlled diet?

now you're just showing yourself up. imho

I counted 128 posts from expro in 43 minutes last night. Must have been quite a feat knocking one out over his picture of gleeson whilst posting in such a prolific manner

It is a bit of a stretch to say he's one of the finest in the world. He hasn't been consistent enough throughout his career to warrant that description, IMO. On his day, he's easily one of the best in this country.

Point 1 - I'm not icecreamman or whoever posted last night. ANd to suggest that this board needs some negative posts to counter one person is as absurd as an absurd thing for sale in Nobby's cross shop.

Point 2 - because I would imagine they balance their intake very carefully. If they have a KFC, curry, burger, pint of lager or whatever it will be offset by what they take on board in other meals. Did someone die from obesity from eating one KFC chicken wing bucket (other than by choking on it)?

You take things quite seriously, don't you? Just to clarify, I said 'maybe the OP felt that' it was necessary, not that I thought it was necessary. And quite apart from that, I didn't really think that that's why the OP started the thread. I was being a little silly.



As I pointed out previously, it's about [iwhen[/i you take these things on board. Of course the odd KFC won't be of detriment overall (as I'm sure I've mentioned). That said, proper post-match nutrition is important for recovery and there are far more appropriate things for professional sportsmen to be eating in the minutes/hours after a game.

I live quite close to where the Rhinos train in Leeds and regularly see them tucking into full English breakfasts in the local cafe or picking up bits in Morrisons on a lunchtime. Perhaps better nutrition is something SL as a whole needs to improve?

Overtaking the coach on away visits could be seen as a concern I suppose, but it depends on how early they're arriving before a game. If they're missing out on a full pre-match meal, warm up or game plan, then it's cause for concern, but there's no proof to say this is the case.

Can't see a thing wrong with the KFC thing to be honest, it was after a game and why shouldn't they eat and drink what they want within reason for a day or two? if they was seen on a Friday afternoon/Sunday dinnertime I would be more worried.

Has anybody ever enlightened you to the NRL?

I was simply pointing out that another negative thread on this forum was hardly overdue.

As for proper nutrition being important for recovery - I return to an earlier post... are there any more examples of this? Ifnot, perhaps they tried it after that game, thought it didn't work and have since eliminated it from their post match regime?

Because proper post match nutrition is an essential part of recovery for the professional athlete.

I agree

At Cott Tigers we have sausage rolls and chips, or curry and chips, or chilli and chips, or Jacket Spud and beans!