Only because he plays for Rovers

how blinkered is graftonred....poor sap.

Is he ?

I cannot find anything in his post which is factually incorrect.

That coming from an FC fan

I see the Sports Editor of the Daily Mail had to make an apology in his column today for giving the article which sparked this thread a headline which didn't reflect the content

typical mail, trash juorno, also article about stan sending a container of clothes accross to png stated he had recently moved to huddersfield! don't know why i bother reading it.

TBF you could see what garbage the headline was when you'd read the article and all Dobson said was that he was working hard in training.

Nonetheless, Morgan started it by bragging openly that Dobson was the best and "by a country mile" so don't see why there's a fuss about it. Nothing's changed has it?

Apart from Long's 2 years nearer retirement than when he made the statement and Dobson is the Albert Goldthorpe medal winner (not sure that's been mentioned on here at all). So the gap must be bigger than a country mile. By quite some distance.

only 2? i gotta feeling the physio room will be in overdrive next season! dobson or long? dobson every time for me with those red n white tinted specs.

On last years form Dobson - the true test will be can he keep at the top as Sean Long.

The true test is whether he can ever get near the top

In Hull? I think he already has.

When was Shaun Long a scrum half in Hull before this season?

No, he was at top four team St.Helens....and he couldn't even make the dream team with them

Have we not already beaten Saints several times?

Long has nothing to prove,he is class,whether you like it,or not.

I don't think anyone disputes that but he's not in his prime and the question is which is the better scrum half now. Dobson outperformed him last season and I don't see why he can't do it again.

Cos Long will be behind one of the most formiddable packs in SL and Dobson .......

Is he really? Time will tell...................

Will be interesting this one..

As will the Briscoe...Tansey debate

You're quite correct, not keen on him playing for your lot as I think it's a master stroke for you, as is well documented you've missed someone to push you around the park for a long, long time.

Rovers fans would do well to remember Long showing his class in more ways than one in the 2005 CC semi final, at about 40-nil down a section of the Rovers crowd were singing an ironic "can we play you every week" chant, Long looked up to the Lawrence Batley (as it was then) stand, gave us a wink and applauded us. He gets this game, it's culture, meaning and resonance to the fans.

Their is no debate here apart from in your mind



Briscoe, Englands full back.

I will stick my neck out and say Tansey is the best full back for us since Briscoe left.

And he will only get better



I am a big admirer of Brisc, however I think Tansey not only offers the same in defence he offers more in offence from what I have seen so far, will be very interesting one this, well maybe not for Bertie