Doom&Gloom Merchant wrote:Have a bit of sympathy for Burton's Forearm.

Think about it. He supports a club that barring a couple of higher league finishes and a disastrous Wembley appearance, have been consistently in the shadow of their arch enemy for the past 30+ years.

That arch enemy have been going through a rough patch & underperforming for a number of recent seasons, yet are still not quite as bad as his own club.

To add insult to injury, the only notable academy product his club have produced in ten years, has gone on to play for the enemy, his boyhood club, as well as another ex-youngster who's just had the season everyone knows he's capable of, but was let go by his club. Both are poised to go on and have a good next few years.

The only consolation is to go onto the rivals message board and vent some anger.

Burtons Forearm wrote:You referring to hull as a far more professional out fit. Wow that shows in their recent achievements and PLAYER behaviour....

Crookes... .

That scrum half from Australia you treated so well who liked getting drunk and rolling his car...

That Australian full back who stuck around for 3 months......

Westerman and Watts most weekends at Escape....

Watts has achieved what at hull exactly? At Rovers he won superleague young player of the year and a Knights call up....at hull?. Do you get a medal for finishing 7th?

Taylor was at a more professional club...Wigan....but couldn't hack it long term. They didn't even 're call him when Flowers was banned from his loan at Salford.

Go read the Wigan forum threads on him from February this year and you'll see what they thought of him.

Until you accept your at the same level as Rovers Widnes etc you'll never move on. Biggest under achievers in superleague history.....hull. You should have challenged Leeds for the past ten years with the squad you had in 2005 but.....you had imploded in a season and half all through solid professionalism.


Oh and are you still squabbling on how you get in and where you can sit in that stadium you play at....the model of professionalism...hull fc.

So much more professional you were happy to merge academies with Rovers.

You had the run of local talent when Rovers weren't in superleague and blew that too.


People in glass houses and all....

fun time frankie wrote:See its posts like this that make you look stupid and deluded

Dave K. wrote:Calling Hull professional when you still have Walker, Kelly and Cockayne!

Criticising our youth, when yours is the worst in SL.

We might have underachieved, but are still ahead of you on and off the pitch, as it has been for the last 30 years and I can't see that changing anytime soon.

You have been in SL 10 years now and have won a couple of playoff games and been humiliated in a cup final.

Within 10 years of us being in SL, we had won a challenge cup, finished 2nd in SL and got a grand final. I'll take stick from Warrington, Saints, Leeds and Wigan fans, who have all been more successful than us, but not from a club who hasn't won anything major in most fans lifetimes.

As for predictions we will finish 5th-8th and you 9th-12th, I'm sure you will comfy come back up again though.

Burtons Forearm wrote: Remind me what Kelly and Walker have done? (Please be aware your moderators won't like unproven libellous answers).

Burtons Forearm wrote:One last time for the festive season....

Cockayne was sacked for his behviour. Remind me what Kelly and Walker have done? (Please be aware your moderators won't like unproven libellous answers).

Rovers youth the worst in the league...good enough to produce your 2 props your all drooling over.....and good enough to merge with.

Thanks for reminding me of the play off win.....it was priceless.

After that first ten years of superleague did you go down the other side of the ski slope fast or what....settled next to us superleague newcomers for a while haven't you.

Why limit it to wire saints Wigan and Leeds? Surely you can't exclude Catalan, Huddersfield and Cas who all regularly out perform you too.

I didn't come on here pi##ing about how good Rovers are. Read my predictions I think we'll finish below you barring a miracle run with injuries.
You all got nasty cause I suggested Watts and Taylor ain't all that over the long run.......hence they are with you and not a big club.