Re: Foster to Hull : Mon Jul 30, 2012 9:48 am  

Dux wrote:

I must admit, Shenton's been a different player since agreeing his move to Cas. What that says to me, though, is that he's never settled down at Saints and he is playing with a weight off his mind now that he knows he is leaving. I don't think we were ever going to get the best out of him.

He still looks less than average to me. Glad we've got rid. Would love brown to bring Cudjoe to saints with him.

Re: Foster to Hull : Mon Jul 30, 2012 1:07 pm  

east hull FC fan wrote:

Foster only rushed out because his inside men did. He's been pretty much faultless in his two games

Manu has been quiet all season except for the odd game. On his day he's Hocks equal, but those days have been few and far between this year.

Anybody fancy coming to pick Turner up now? Been absolute rubbish for 90% of the three years at our club, what your scouts/coaches have seen I don't know.

Bit harsh that, unless you call his quiet games 6-7 offloads and making 100+ meters, most of which with 3 people on his back and 3 try assists.

Re: Foster to Hull : Mon Jul 30, 2012 1:31 pm  

Pre Manu announcement: One of our best players this season and throughout his time here. Will be gutted if he leaves.

Post Manu announcement: Been quiet all season, not done anything.

A small insight into the wonderful world of a Hull fan.

Re: Foster to Hull : Mon Jul 30, 2012 2:05 pm  

East Hull FC Fan is over-exaggerating.

Manu had a very good start to the season, playing as we all know he can (using his unnaturally strong upper body to wade through tacklers and make offloads, creating holes in the opposition defence).

He had a poor end-of-june/start-of-july, compared to his usual standards. He wasn't looking for the offloads, he was sometimes running the ball in instead of making the pass to the centres, and wasted a couple of chances.

He's come back into it and been his usual self in the past two games.

He's a great player, one of Hull's best, and he's a quality signing for you. You'll have a great back row next year with Manu, Soliola, Wilkin, and possibly Puletua (or will he be at Prop?).

I think that the Hull fan saying that he had a quiet season has noticed the poor games he was having a few weeks ago and been a bit blinded by that, saying that he's been like that all along.

Re: Foster to Hull : Tue Jul 31, 2012 9:34 am  

Apart from a couple of games, Manu has been excellent this year. Certainly in our top three players with Houghton and lynch.

Re: Foster to Hull : Thu Aug 02, 2012 6:27 pm  

BackrowSaint wrote:

Pre Manu announcement: One of our best players this season and throughout his time here. Will be gutted if he leaves.

Post Manu announcement: Been quiet all season, not done anything.

A small insight into the wonderful world of a Hull fan.

Bit of a broad sweeping comment that. Have a pop at the individual poster(s) by all means but we're not all as you suggest.

Hull FC and their fans will miss Manu dreadfully. He is the one forward we have who will always beat the first tackler, and often beat the next two or three as well. He is immensely strong and throws opposition players around with consummate ease. His offloading ability is fantastic and when he put Yeaman in for a try against the evil lot from across the river earlier on this season with three or four defenders on him it was astonishing.

Very few players have that ability to get the crowd on their feet just by catching a pass with the expectation of what's about to happen, Willie Manu is certainly one of them.

Re: Foster to Hull : Thu Aug 02, 2012 6:56 pm  

old frightful wrote:

Bit of a broad sweeping comment that. Have a pop at the individual poster(s) by all means but we're not all as you suggest.

Hull FC and their fans will miss Manu dreadfully. He is the one forward we have who will always beat the first tackler, and often beat the next two or three as well. He is immensely strong and throws opposition players around with consummate ease. His offloading ability is fantastic and when he put Yeaman in for a try against the evil lot from across the river earlier on this season with three or four defenders on him it was astonishing.

Very few players have that ability to get the crowd on their feet just by catching a pass with the expectation of what's about to happen, Willie Manu is certainly one of them.

'A hull fan', not 'the hull fans'.

Re: Foster to Hull : Thu Aug 02, 2012 7:57 pm  

BackrowSaint wrote:

'A hull fan', not 'the hull fans'.

Without naming the offender, it still reads as a generalisation though, still, we may have to disagree.

Re: Foster to Hull : Thu Aug 02, 2012 8:04 pm  

old frightful wrote:

Without naming the offender, it still reads as a generalisation though, still, we may have to disagree.

Sorry if it reads as a generalisation, I can assure you it isn't.

Re: Foster to Hull : Fri Aug 03, 2012 11:47 pm  

He was by no means alone, but Jamie had a bit of rough time at the DW tonight. He looks totally bereft of confidence when going into contact, either as a defender or an attacker.