I thought exactly the same - no idea if it's coincidence!

Mark Jones, if he’s the same, I remember his debut at the Boulevard in the A team, He was a giant compared to the other lads, then he got the ball and made a sensational long break, wow I thought.



Sadly through injuries and form he never seemed to hit the expectations promised, believe he was around the same era when we had another good lad Brian Carney





It’s great Hull are looking in the valleys again, and considering the power of Union a very good bit of business, hopefully another good Welsh lad.

According to this article the ex Hull player Mark Jones relocated to the Middle East a few years back.



[urlhttps://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/whats-become-welsh-rugbys-most-14052003[/url



Jones made a bit of RL history by becoming the first player to come on as a blood bin substitution, replacing Steve McNamara in the Charity Shield against Wigan at Gateshead in August 1991 - his Hull debut.

Probably his biggest rugby league claim to fame!

About 5 years between Jones leaving and Carney arriving with Gateshead

Lee Crooks will have coached this lad in the Welsh youth set up. Danny Wilson was the coach of the England team that the Welsh under 16s played against.

Theres your link I guess.

My memory playing tricks Wilf,

At least you've got one!!!

Lol I do remember that break he made on the Boulevard in the A team, happy days, we lived in harmony, then social media came

all this talk of half backs - i think our problems start in the forwards. Throughout history successful FC teams have always had a big tough pack with plenty of go forward and hitting hard in defence. i don't remotely see that with our current team



halves need a platform and a screen to play behind, they don't get that with the current team, we are on the back foot too much

It's not the forwards but rather our defensive structure I feel.



We wait for the opposition to come to us all too often, giving all the momentum to them in collision.

It annoys me so much, slowest defensive line speed in the league for seasons now, and the poorest goal line defence to match, really is depressing! Thank god for the NRL

Good point - combiination of both i think. You need the coaching and structure but also the players who are willing to put that extra bit of effort in to have a fast line speed, perhaps expecting a few hard collisions as a result

I think our forwards (Props and backrowers), our main issues are the pivots, FB, halfback (Sneyd and Connor) and hooker. I still think a coach coach like Watson would address and improve some of these players, so that has to be the priority.

Whilst the Covid issue, and associated reduced income, continues I can't see AP investing more, and I can't blame him for not doing so, too much uncertainty, our season js over, just making up the numbers for Sky now I am afraid.

Is Myler out of contract at Leeds, had he signed for Torronto? He would be a good signing for us IMO.

Scrap that signed a two year deal last month. Gareth O Brien would be one I'd look at, good player, versatile and would be relatively cheap. Other than that I guess we would have to look at NRL if we want a new halfback.

Pretty sure Myler got a new deal with Leeds in the end.



Our squad needs balancing a bit better. Think finances will unfortunately dictate some of that though, as with most teams next year.

BENJI!!! 2nd highest assists in the NRL regular season