wrong. Morgan was on radio earlier describing him as a back rower.

And yet the press release states he's Hulls reserve hooker and is joining as 2nd choice to Ben Fisher as Daniel Fitzhenry is leaving

so hes jumped above young Spav then in the pecking order ?

Spaven has been back playing 7 in the last few weeks, I guess Justin has decided thats going to be his position

Good post. Good luck to this lad in his quest in SL. Maybe he'll make it maybe he wont - nobody knows yet for sure. He wouldn't have got much of a game in the next two years at Hull who have two excellent hookers in the first team squad. Sometimes it's just how things work out.

People always seem to be looking for agendas or yet another way to bash individuals or the club as a whole. Josh Hodgson moving to another club doesn't make or break Hull FC. It's not really a big deal in the overall picture. We have some great youngsters coming through - thankfully some good backs. Again when they step up some will make it some may not. What matters to Hull FC is that the business side of things continues to grow as it has been even in difficult times, and crucially the squad is improved year on year and the coaching likewise. That means a turnover of players and quite possibly coaches. I think the squad will be stronger next year than this. That is an improvement. The coach is on borrowed time and will have to deliver quickly or ship out. As poor as we have been I think things are moving in the right direction and this young player leaving the club doesn't alter that in any way.

I cant believe how most people are reacting cos we have lost our (4th) choice hooker . The kids only shown glimpses of potential in the reserves for god sake . i remember when tommy lee was playing reserves and he was the next big thing and look at him now . Id be more worried if it was one of our other youngsters like houghton briscoes or even hall . If hed gone anywhere apart from rovers no one would be that bothered .

Excellent post. The coach is the pivotal figure at any club, though, and unfortunately is the weakest link for us. I would love to believe the combination of fewer injuries and an improved quality of squad will be enough to turn us into Top 4 contenders again, but just don't see the evidence to suggest this will be the case.

Hodgson leaving is a bit of a shoulder-shrug/so what? for me as he wasn't a first team player here. The question remains who will cover Houghton at the start of the season when Berro is still in post-op rehab though.

If Berrigan is'nt fit for the start of next season then i can see Tansey sharing the hooking role with Houghton and Whiting stepping in at full back.

so you dont believe morgan then?

are you sure he wasn't talking about matt cook, as he was interviewed about both players on sportstalk earlier?

hahaha your great with your "thought there was getting dig" remember not to long ago you lot was getting ,brett kimorely,willie mason,paul sculthorpe,jamie lyon,sonny bill williams, i could go on but as im sure some players your linked with just dont happen

it was on kcfm, and now you mention cook it could of been about him. My apologies,

that's ok, I listen to "radio rovers" wouldn't give "HullFCFM" house room

So you will have heard Gw. lloyd "effing" away about Hodgson on the prog. tonight. Pre-watershed surely "f*cking hell" should not be used. Burnsy did not sound very amused. The usual amatuerish, childish production what can you expect. Totally unprofessional.

What about Hull KR's Darren Lockyer, brent Tate, Scott Prince etc then

I agree but thats what you get with local radio, amateurism, it's no worse than rule night surely, "right boss, what do you want me to ask you now, oh yes aren't we doing well......"

In what context was he swearing about Hodgson? I remember clearly on Hodgson's debut in the aftermatch programme when asked about Hodgson's contribution Lloyd just mentioned that he was smashed in his first tackle he took in SL. Is he now claiming this is some sort of disaster for FC?

Good luck to the lad at rovers. He will get game time which he wouldn't have got at Hull.

I think some of the comments on here are OTT. I've watched Josh a lot and he's a good player but for somebody on here to say he's going to be world class is a stupid statement imo.

He was supposed to be playing a pre recorded interview with Justine but played an unedited version by mistake. On the version he played he could not remember whether it was Hodgson or Hogson and said "F*cking hell" - what is it? or words to that effect.

Do we need these uncouth idiots, that seem to revel in their own ignorance, on our local radio service. (Rhetorical

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Could we have kept him and loaned him out like sts have with Scott Moore to hudds. Then we could have monitered his development or is Agar not bright enough to think of this.

but that would have meant offering him some decent money, which they wouldnt do

I am sure that has been thought about, as we don't know what other players have still to come for this year as a Loanee we would still have had to make a contribution to his wages out of the salary cap.

What makes you think that Hodgson would be happy with such an arrangement when he can get a 'proper' contract elsewhere?

What do you class as decent money for an unproven 19 year old, and how far short were we?

The lad was OOC and has got the opportunity to play rugby at Super League level.Why would he want to play Championship over Super League?

Dont know exact amounts but they wasnt offering him what he thought he was worth, last i knew he was holding out for a better deal, next thing i know he has signed for rovers