Looks like Tex is on the way going off his last Instagram post

I remember seeing a ‘did you know?’ thing in a football magazine (possibly Shoot!) when I was a lad that the player with the shortest name in Football League history was Ian Ure. They also gave the player with the longest name but I’ve forgotten that… also I just looked up Ian Ure on Wikipedia and he was actually John Francombe ‘Ian’ Ure. He might have succeeded Alex Ferguson as Manager of East Stirlingshire though.

Quite notable (to a trivia dullard like me, at least), therefore, that you have had Sam Moa and Tex Hoy within a few years of each other.

Good to see his partner is coming over with him too

Read today that Griffin will be moving to second row, confirming some posters comments on here. Seems Smith’s “ fresh start” policy is coming to fruition. It’s not going to please some people. Reminds me of a quote from my youth, “ you can please some of the people all the time and you can please all the people some of the time but you can’t please all the people all the time”

We also had Setaimata Sa around 2014-15. Presumably you still had to pay full price for his name on your shirt.

And in another dimension -
‘shabby sheek’
What a laugh that gave me

Love it though. I cannot fail to hide my excitement. A full blown Smailes and Boon piece… but on a Rovers figure rather than Pearson. I never thought I’d see the day. I haven’t even read about Pearson looking out wistfully but with enthusiasm across the verdant fields of Hull FCs training grounds in years. Truly, this must be a different dimension.

Tex is in the UK

Tex looking the part at training this morning.

Poor fella looks frozen on the photos on twitter

Anyone know who this is on the right of Hoy? https://twitter.com/stevem6858/status/1 ... D0o0A&s=19

Anyone know who this is on the right of Hoy? https://twitter.com/stevem6858/status/1 ... D0o0A&s=19

Quote ="Dave K."Anyone know who this is on the right of Hoy? https://twitter.com/stevem6858/status/1 ... D0o0A&s=19'" Is it Gardiner?

Quote ="Dave K."Anyone know who this is on the right of Hoy? https://twitter.com/stevem6858/status/1 ... D0o0A&s=19'" Is it Gardiner?

Yeah it is, it will be interesting to see how he gets on now he is a full-time pro.

Anyone doing the members Zoom call this week?

[url=https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/hull-fcs-jamie-shaul-reveals-7895686Another interesting read.[/url

Whilst some of the interviews with players are full of the usual preseason stuff there definitely seems to be a subtle difference coming across from the 'cut & paste' stuff from previous seasons. I think so far its fair to say that as we suspected the players under previous regimes were just not held to account in most aspects and simply in too much of a comfort zone and in most case ruled the roost so to speak.
Its refreshing to hear that things have changed and that they have all been given rules by the Head Coach and made aware or what is expected from them. I just wonder when Shaul mentions that rules have been put in place and they have to stick to them whether some players may have already tested the threshold, maybe not intentionally but due to old bad habits and learnt that the Head Coach means business in this regard?

Not sure where Shaul fits in at the moment, but I am sure he will get some gametime if he impresses Smith.
By all accounts, Hoy has impressed with his attitude and fitness so far, and Clifford is currently in Departures ready to fly over, so he will be at training back end of the week

I find it funny shaul claims he wasn’t getting treated fairly. Has been a great servant to the club but Connor was definitely the better full back and he was never a natural winger.

Did he just expect to walk into the side? Is he going to down tools if smith selects Hoy over him then.

And slagging off ex coach to paper, I’d move him off for that alone. Personal grudges should stay in house

Realist, really!!! We’ve got players under contract for another 12 months. What do you suggest we do with them? Tony Smith said it was a new start. FFS give it a chance.

It's the cap space he'll be on too.

Presumably he got offered first choice full back money when he signed that 3 year extension.

He's not a first choice 17 player anymore, when he was selected he was either average or worse.

Can't really blame the club for wanting to shift him. Poor cap value and poor attitude.

It was a New start when smith walked through the door. 5 weeks into preseason already showing a poor attitude.

Obviously, you can only move a player on if someone’s willing to take him and he’s willing to go. Attitude is everything on the rugby pitch. If a players attitude isn’t up to it then their cap space is wasted. Too many players refusing to accept responsibility for the club’s failures and are wanting to point the blame somewhere else

That's a concern that we will potentially have three of our biggest earners not making the 17, potentially Houghton too and Evans if he doesn't improve his game this year Think Tony Smith was spot on when he said Quota players need to be top notch.

Good to see some honesty in the press rather than quotes straight from Clark being attributed to players. I can still see Shaul moving on.

Really hope Cator can get back to the player he was but he’s had rotten luck and is looking very lightweight. Sutcliffe absolutely dwarves him in the training photos.

But we hear this "honest" talking every great pre season

Time to stop talking and start putting rights from last 3 seasons from majority of the same players still their

Our signings are promising though likes of Sutcliffe and dwyer strong super league players last few years

And big potential in hoy and clifford

Good to see them getting stuck in to a hills and skills session on Beverley Westwood this morning and how tough is Tex running around in just a top and shorts.

As I stated before, we have players under contract for another 12 months. The club can’t afford to pay them off and obviously these players don’t want to or can’t be moved on. Everyone knows they’re a waste of cap space but it’s a pointless exercise complaining about it. Apparently Shaull has stated he’ll see his contract out at FC then retire from playing to go back bricklaying. Now tell me how you’re going to deal with that attitude, rightly or wrongly, it’s his decision to make because of inept management.