nick hkr wrote:Why dont you Hull fans go back to spunking over the signings of 30+ players who may bring plastic success to a once very good youthful team that you've let deterrierate to a point of no return!
A club that could rival Leeds Rhino's for player development, one of the best scholarship schemes in the country, a team that was a front runner at giving young players a chance...and now Sean Long, Craig Fitzgibbon...etc as great as these players are why wasn't Anthony Thackeray given the tuition to be a quality player as was expected, why did Tommy Lee fail at becomming a half back something he did so well in his youth?
The way Hull FC are going Danny Houghton must be pooin his pants at how poor Hull are going to make him, the Briscoe brothers obviously went to the same school as Paul King because they're sure deluded to think their development is going anywhere under the current Hull FC structures!
I now know why Ray French has given up commentating...Hull FC have offered him a 4yr playing contract
Sorry what's your point again?
FC sign only players over 30? New players for the 2010 squad in addition to Fitz and Long are Jack Briscoe (17), Denis Touffour (20) Jordan Turner (tbc)(20), O'Meley (28 ) in addition to 2 added this season but who have barely played - Tansey (22) and Lauaki (25). Only 2 out of 8 that are over 30.
Or that the average age of our squad is borderline geriatric? It's 25 for 2010, which incidentally is the same as Rovers (and that's excluding Aizue and Gene).
Or that young players coming through at FC don't get a chance at SL level? Washbrook broke through in 2006 and has played 73 SL games, Hall in 2007, Houghton and Briscoe in 2008, Burnett in 2009, in addition to bringing through the likes of Lee, Wheeldon, Hodgson...
I agree that Agar is a weak coach, but to rant that Hull's youth development and retention is in ruins is a bit dramatic.
