Re: Did someone hear a rumour? : Fri Jan 14, 2011 8:19 am  

Dave K. wrote:

He should be more advanced as he is FT this season, wasn't last year.

Be interesting to see how he goes I have watched him since he was 12, I also watched Lee Williams from the same age and always looked to have more potential than Danny ( although they played at different ages).

Williams name was discussed a lot on here when we signed Long with a view that people hoped Long would mentor him. Not heard much of Williams since though.

Re: Did someone hear a rumour? : Fri Jan 14, 2011 8:25 am  

Big Dave T wrote:

Williams name was discussed a lot on here when we signed Long with a view that people hoped Long would mentor him. Not heard much of Williams since though.

He is a year younger that Nicklas so may go FT next year, last season Hull FCTV was great showing highlights of the youth teams, shame it stopped hopefully they will start and continue it this year.

Also be good if the club updated the website about the future stars.

Re: Did someone hear a rumour? : Fri Jan 14, 2011 8:50 am  

number 6 wrote:

maybe having a coach who led a team to numerous superleague titles, world club champions has more pulling power than a coach who has won feck all!

Nail on head,

Re: Did someone hear a rumour? : Fri Jan 14, 2011 9:06 am  

boost wrote:

Last year, during a three month period and with very limited funds, Brian Noble managed to sign, Witt, Hanbury and Sammut. How hard can it be to sign a decent half back. It's not as if your short of cash and you do have a fabulous stadium.

I agree entirely. The same people spouting the stuff about there being no halfbacks around, are the same people that call Noble a poor option as coach! There are lots available, it's just having the vision to sign the right ones! Witt, Hanbury and Sammut would have signed for any club in the Super League if approached with the same offer Crusaders gave them.

Re: Did someone hear a rumour? : Fri Jan 14, 2011 9:15 am  

Raggytash wrote:

I agree entirely. The same people spouting the stuff about there being no halfbacks around, are the same people that call Noble a poor option as coach! There are lots available, it's just having the vision to sign the right ones! Witt, Hanbury and Sammut would have signed for any club in the Super League if approached with the same offer Crusaders gave them.

Would the cash we have used on transfer fees over the last few seasons been better spent on trying to attract a top coach to the club?
Like you say other clubs dont appear to have the same problems we do.
Do we not have the right contacts?
Do we have poor scouting?
Is it just purely down to RA not having the pulling power?

This is purely my opinion but 2012 is going to be a massive year for recruitment and decision making, is RA the right man for that, personelly i think not.

Re: Did someone hear a rumour? : Fri Jan 14, 2011 9:36 am  

VerbalKint wrote:

Would the cash we have used on transfer fees over the last few seasons been better spent on trying to attract a top coach to the club?
Like you say other clubs dont appear to have the same problems we do.
Do we not have the right contacts?
Do we have poor scouting?
Is it just purely down to RA not having the pulling power?

This is purely my opinion but 2012 is going to be a massive year for recruitment and decision making, is RA the right man for that, personelly i think not.

I didn't see anybody complaining when we signed Fitz, O'Meley, Moa and Lauaki.......

Agars recruitment has been spot on so far!!

Re: Did someone hear a rumour? : Fri Jan 14, 2011 9:43 am  

FC Wembley 08 wrote:

I didn't see anybody complaining when we signed Fitz, O'Meley, Moa and Lauaki.......

Agars recruitment has been spot on so far!!

And not forgetting the recruitment may not have finished yet, if we don`t perform well this season then Agar will be under pressure, until then we should just wait and see what happens.

Re: Did someone hear a rumour? : Fri Jan 14, 2011 9:49 am  

Just a question which I and a friend have been pondering...

When did Hull FC ever beat another top RL club to a signing (be it a coach or a first team player)?

I've gone back about 20 years and I cannot think of one, there are a fair few that other teams wish they had signed with the benefit of hindisght, I appreciate that, but I mean when have we ever genuinely beaten someone else to a players signature?

Re: Did someone hear a rumour? : Fri Jan 14, 2011 9:55 am  

Standee wrote:

Just a question which I and a friend have been pondering...

When did Hull FC ever beat another top RL club to a signing (be it a coach or a first team player)?

I've gone back about 20 years and I cannot think of one, there are a fair few that other teams wish they had signed with the benefit of hindisght, I appreciate that, but I mean when have we ever genuinely beaten someone else to a players signature?

I'm pretty sure that other clubs would have made players like O'Meley, Fitz and Long an offer at the same time we did. I can't imagine that Sean Long only had just our offer to think about.

Re: Did someone hear a rumour? : Fri Jan 14, 2011 9:56 am  

Standee wrote:

Just a question which I and a friend have been pondering...

When did Hull FC ever beat another top RL club to a signing (be it a coach or a first team player)?

I've gone back about 20 years and I cannot think of one, there are a fair few that other teams wish they had signed with the benefit of hindisght, I appreciate that, but I mean when have we ever genuinely beaten someone else to a players signature?

How do you know??

How do you know what players we've gone in for and what players other clubs have gone in for??
Oh, and the rumour was that O'Meley turned Rovers down for us, just a rumour though, I don't KNOW that!!