and quickly back to the original post/ topic and the teams!!

EXPRO why don't make out like your important by talking like your best mates with all the players like you normally do and then when it comes to information you just jump on everyone's bandwagon like you know something

1. R.Horne- Think a switch to full back could do him some good, safe under high ball will give him more space to work
2. W.Sharp- Strong, fast and a proper winger
3. T.Briscoe- Think its time to give him a run at centre, strong, quick and is physically built like a centre
4. K. Yeaman- Still among the best centres in the league, very strong and tackles anything just needs to pass more
5. R.Lyne- As other posters have said could work very well with Yeaman as Yeaman is very strong in defence
6. J.Tansey- Very creative player needs to get his hands on the ball more
7. S.Long- Leader, organiser, very creative and has a good kicking game
8. E.Dowes/new prop- Solid in defence, offers lots of graft and always puts in 100%
9. S.Berrigan- Could get back to his best with less pressure on his shoulders and can spell Houghton
10. M.O'Meley- The guy is massive for us in the best 3 props in super league, enforcer with storming runs and big hits
11. D.Tickle- Goalkicking master, runs good lines and hits hard
12. W.Manu- Must be the strongest player in super league breaks tackle after tackle, hits hard aswell
13. Sir C.Fitzgibbon- Machine is everywhere during matches and a real leader of men

14. R.Whiting- Mr reliable can cover most positions very well
15. D.Houghton- Come on leaps and bounds this year fast out of dummy half and tackles well above his weight
16. S.Moa- Quality impact prop runs very hard and scatters opposition does a very good stint in defence aswell
17. E.Lauaki- The ultimate loose cannon very unpredictable, love him.

18. J.Turner- Good cover for centre, loose man and off half
19. D.Washbrook- Cover for loose man and emergancy half back
20. M.Burnett- Cover for S/R
21. D.Nicklas- Cover for H/B
22. J.Briscoe- Good prospect clubs new full back in a year or two
23. L.Kent- Cover for S/R

Need to bring in at least one new prop and some proper half back cover.

didnt understand that bit however what ever it is your spot on i know nowt !! havent you heard AAAAAAAAAAAAAAnd back to the thread and topic

oh ps are you gonna post a team or not??

Dont care who takes the field next season or even if we have a fully fit squad for the whole of it, next season will be just the same as this one. The squad is all balanced to the forwards and they very rarely dominate, the half backs are both finished, the backs are not good enough, but worst of all the coaching is dire. Get ready for another two years of mid table obscurity because thats whats ahead for us.

I understand you love to come on here and post all your negative posts which is your choice.....But to say the forwards very rarely dominate proves you do not even watch Hull FC

Wont be seeing you then again will we.

Thats my choice and a decision i make based on what i have seen this season and the last few. You obviously see things differently which of course is your choice. I cannot see how anyone can see us challenging the likes of Wigan, Warrington, Saints or Leeds though whilst we have mr nice but clueless in charge.

can you take your negatives to another thread and let real fans put their teams on this one please

So you conclude that our forwards have basically being owned all season....you sure do see some funny things

Well we don't know who's going to be next year yet so no point but we need some ball players in our team them tries warrington scored we wouldn't because we don't have the same quality on the ball

I conclude that the set of forwards which at the beginning of the season everyone was lauding as the best in the competition but they have been patchy to say the least. Granted when O'meley, Fitz and Manu have played theyve been on the whole good but the rest have been very indifferent and as a whole have been a long way short of being the best in the comp.

So you are saying that Tickle and Houghton have been very indifferent this season.

Yes they have. Houghton has been outstanding at times, quiet on others and Tickle has been average but his goal kicking superb.

INS
sharp
fielden
louie mccarthy scarsbrook
a new young halfback

NEW CONTRACTS
calderwood ( 1 year deal gives us depth and options also for me still is 1 of the best english wingers and allows briscoe to centre)
kent( very good youngster should be given 2 year deal still very young)

LET GO
dowes - been a good servant maybe between him and radders a 1 year deal for 1 of them but not sure. but i would be looking at bringing in a couple of props to replace them.
radders - above
burnett - again with him been youngish maybe worth another year but isnt progressing and is a penalty machine, and with the young backrowers coming through the likes of cunno,crooks,green,kent id maybe let him go.
tuffour - hasnt been given an oppitunity and looks certain to go
cusack - overseas and brings nothing to the team, very average just an worse version of dowes and will be on a bit aswell.
hall - been told hes going anyway
from this we should still have quite abit of money left aswell

2 players who the England selectors have commented about



But apart from those Fitz, Orgre,Manu we have been owned...Then there's Moa

Assuming Fielden signs and Sharp but no one else then I would go with:-

Tansey
Briscoe
Yeaman
Whiting
Sharp
Horne
Long
Hame
Berrigan
Fielden
Tickle
Fitz
Washbrook

Moa
Ogre
Houghton
Manu

I think this side would give great balance in the forwards, lots of impact from the bench especially, POSSIBLY THE BEST BENCH IN SL. Plus it gives us the extra pivot at 13 in Washy. It means we would have to change our style a little and have less emphasis on playing around the ruck. We would lose some forward power playing a ball playing 13 but I think the benefits would be worth it. If Calderwood stays the I would be tempted to try Briscoe in the centres too. Whiting would be the one to make way as he is less of an attacking threat but Yeaman needs to raise the bar or he could be the one dropped.

thanks paul.. someone at last read the thread opening note

Strange then that Houghton's stats are better than those of Riddell, Buderus and Cunningham, and that he is the comp's 6th top tackler. If that's the definition of indifference then I'll take it, particularly when he's a homegrown 21 year old.

anyone know the situation with berro wether he counts on the non fed next year or not, i dint think he should as he was contracted before feb 08 but heard that he still might count so wondering wether anyone knows. if he dont then woudnt mind meli maybe to replace calderwood if not then i would keep calders for another year.

1. Tansey
2. Sharp
3. Whiting
4. Yeaman
5. Briscoe
6. Horne
7. Long
8. New signing
9. Houghton
10. O'Meley
11. Tickle
12. Manu
13. Fitzgibbon

14. New signing
15. Moa
16. Lauaki
17. Berrigan

Briscoe Jack
Lyne
Turner
Nicklas
New signing
Burnett
Green
Cunningham
Crookes
Washbrook
New signing

Thanks sheldon

2 new signings to sit in the reserves, Sheldon?

My team would be the same as yours but in my ideal world I'd replace Tansey with a Specialist FB allowing Tansey to become either Interchange 9 with Houghton or Half Back cover.