Apologies for letting this slip a couple of weeks with all that has being going on (plus a holiday). Please vote for ONE candidate. I'll start the thread for coach/manager soon. I will also post a thread containing links to all the votes for all the positions so anyone yet to vote can have their say.

there will also be a subs/interchanges thread which i'll have a think about how to progress this as it could be tricky because some of those players who are in the main nominee positions but don't win will be obvious candidates to be in this category - any suggestions as how to work this welcome

Sorry but for all 'knockers' silky skills with the ball the rest of his game was limited compared to Sir Whiteley, a prince amongst forwards who not only had similar ball handling talents but was a great leader and did the business for us and GB over a much longer period.
If Knocker wins this it'll be tragic

As Billy Batten is struggling to be named in this team, the omission of Johnny will not come as any great surprise to me. Having watched both, Whiteley was by far the better all round player.

Whilst I may agree with your sentiment, I am afraid (for you) I can only vote for Knocker. For me he is the greatest that I have seen in black and white irregular hoops. I started watching in 76 which sadly is now a long time ago. It does not allow me to have seen Mr Whiteley. I have naturally read about Mr Whiteley, but given he played in an era when there was no real recording of matches to the level we had in the 1980s let alone today I have not seen him play. I therefore can not vote on the opinions of others.

I absolutely hero worshiped Knocker. He was a star amongst many stars in the 1980 but for me he shone brighter than all the rest. Yes I know we possibly had better players. Sterling, Topliss, Leuluai, Kemble, O'Hara amongst many were absolute quality. But Knocker was who I wanted to be.

Of the others Jason Smith was the last of the great loose men. Proper skillful ball handling No 13 who could control a game. Sadly in todays sterile game loose men are just third props or in Lee Radford's case the 9th prop (only full back, two halves and hookers not playing the prop role for Hull FC today).

So yes Mr Whiteley is a legend of the club and always will be, with a history that pre dates many of us and his loyalty will always be to the club, but based on what I have seen on the pitch Knocker is the main man.