I would love to feel sorry for a few FC players but Tom Briscoe aside I couldn't name any... they are a pretty much devoid of character!

His ability matters not...he is an Aussie he will be in!!

You consider Sean Long devoid of character...

Guess that's make Mason the Willie. I rate Newton as a player, just enjoyed the bit where she fell over.



I thought you approved of Newton's insistence on running out last, Phillip?

Clint can do what he wants as long as he performs as he has for the majority of his stay here so far, sure there was a period when he was poor but then again the whole side was terrible for a number of weeks in the middle of last season

Eh? Don't recall you posting anything like that when the season was actually in progress.

Deary me, I started a thread titled do we deserve better at one point during the season which was aimed at the performance of both Hull Clubs at the time

I agree with that Mrs B...Newton is Bollox and Mason is a kn0b

And both you and Barista are sad and round the hat rack and need a check up from the neck up

Remind me who had the last laugh the last time the Hull fans were having a go at Clint Newton.

Keep 'em coming folks.

Well he'll be about 32/33 when his contract with Rovers expires so he'll no doubt be on Hull FC's radar then. Lets hope he's got as much sense as Ben Galea

Exactly mate.

On their 'Forum credits...' thread the 'She feel over' angle is mentioned as one of the year's highlights.

Erm, seems (as you say) that Clint had the last laugh, walking round KC wearing a blond wig and applauding 5000 jubilant fans as most the Hull fans were already home.

Jubilant at beating 2009's 12th placed team that lost it's fullback on 3 minutes?





This from the forum that laughed at fans claiming reaching a major final was a success. Priceless.



Seriously, though, I'm sure Mason will be a great influence on all concerned and just 3 weeks to pre season. How exciting. Are you sending cab man to Heathrow?

No, jubilant at winning our 1st ever SL Play Off game in the backyard of our local rivals, thus ending their season in an instant.

But a very dismal failure of a season if you class reaching a major final as just a simple failure.



Have you arranged the welcome party for Willie yet? You need a well, some beer and probably some bushes in the next couple of weeks.

That would be the fullback most of your fans were happy to be shut of?

So any team that doesnt win the grand final see's their season as a failure?



Sure we dropped a few places in the league but I think both Justin and Bluey at Leeds had the same idea, wherever you finish in the top 8 as long as you string together the results you've as much chance as people finishing higher up the table. Less games are not always the answer to consistant results. I do not think Justin was too bothered about finishing in the top 4, and we went one result better in the playoffs.



Surely after 11/12yrs of Super League rugby a club should have at least won the grand final once?? As we have another 7 years to do it in I actually feel comfortable saying that because Justin has ambition to learn and move forward.

We laughed a lot more when you lot celebrated a win in a preseason friendly like it was your cup final.





On the Mason thing, I hope this is a sign that the visa is a done deal and will be announced shortly.

Please feel free to quote me on that definition of success/failure. I'm sure you like a quote-based challenge.

Why would Mason be turned down for a Visa?



He doesn't have any criminal convictions (a couple of police incidents but no convictions as far as I am aware), no reason he shouldn't get a Visa then.

Which bit is a fib?





Hall did his injury on 58 seconds. FC finished 12th in 2009. There was a whole thread on here mocking FC's "achievement" of reaching a major final. GML said "That makes their season a success apparently







"

Willie Mason will be a great influence all round and will be here three weeks today for pre season.



All seems honest and straightforward really, Roofs.

He can still be refused on the basis of "bad character" but it's unlikely that that would happen. It's normally only used for very bad people





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at least the Big Willie signing is giving you Hull fans something to write about.