What is the story behind his departure, the way I understood it , either the family were home sick, or parramatta have poached him from us with the chance to play alongside his younger brother and have one last crack at the nrl ? Or is there more to it than that

wouldnt suprise me if parramatta approached frank through his brother, (a bit like barcelona/real madrid players tapping up mates who play at other clubs), and the homesick family is a smokescreen like moon used at salford to get a release

Look again. He is holding a present instead of a ball

Look where, I see nothing on the clubs twitter account.

Just looked back through and cannot see it now. That seems to raise more questions.

Frank is still on main page of FC twitter account. Does Frank acknowledge/retweet ANY birthday wishes on his twitter? Speculation and rumour really serve no purpose at all.

What ever has happened I hope it's franks own personal circumstances that has forced him to leave, rather than the club doing something daft, as this could cause unrest with the other imports at the club

I definitely saw that pic, but not sure which account it was on.

There was a happy birthday, but it was from another site, not the Hull one.

If you don't like rumour and speculation then you are in the wrong place my friend.

it was from the super league twitter page

I hope we haven't been played here .
It wouldn't surprise me if Kelly ended up at Wigan .

It's beginning to look like that. If he's messing the club about they should give him deadline and call his bluff. Hopefully they have other irons in the fire if it doesn't come off.

still think he will come, reckon be announced next week,

If frank goes and we don't sign kelly we should bide our time if there is no one else available and see what happens mid season and who becomes available then

I've heard from a reliable source that he is signing. Had 2 other offers but wants to stay in Hull. Radford not too concerned about his spat with Rovers, not as bad as made out.

Hope you are right



Sooner it is announced the better.

Hull Daily Mail said this week and they rarely get things wrong.

So why if it wasn't as bad as first made out, did Rovers choose not to play him in our most important games in our recent history? Now he may be signing for you, he wasn't that bad after all??? Give me a break!!

Heard from two people (one Hull one Dobbins) that he had signed.
Wonder if the hold up is down to the release of Pritchard not being finalised.

Bit like Adam Walker now suddenly being guilty (according to the Dobbins fans chants last Friday) now he's left you ?

I don't condone that either, but I also wouldn't be too sure about Albert being a reformed character, we are the third club he has left under a cloud. But I'm sure it will all be different when he is with the mighty Hull!
GOOD LUCK!

Don't think he'll be a reformed character by any stretch.
Just a case of having the correct checks, measures and sanctions in place.
The signing is a risk in many respects, but the dearth of talent in Super League means clubs have to take such risks nowadays.

This. The days of Trent Barrett playing in SL are long gone.

Was only saying this today to someone regarding Barrett at Wigan. Seems hard to believe now we could attract such a good player to Super League.
Just have to chance it now with young unproven or damaged goods!