I've yet to see evidence either way, once the season has started, we shall see who is still frequenting The Weir Bar etc.

Sounds like some of you need to 'get out more'.

It must be so easy in your 'perfect lives'.

Paul was Paul - good and bad'.

He never took a backward step!

Particularly if there was a pint involved.

I'd go along with that. I was never his biggest of fans and he may come to regret in later life some of the decision he made over the past few years, but the character assasinations on here are way ott imho.

Not dead, is he?

Hope not!

IT'S HIS ROUND!

People are simply speaking the truth, nobody is assasinating anyone's character.

A few people suggesting that Kingy liked a drink and a smoke a bit too much during his career is hardly character assassination, is it? It's not even controversial.

Hope he gets a chance at another club just for him to show he can knuckle down and do the work. He has shown he can do it but the last couple of seasons he has been more of a one big hit wonder during games.

Yes we all like to see a big hit but i would much rather a consistent defensive effort that the occasional big hit from a player and i reckon most coaches would want the same or a consistent defender who throws in the occasional big hit



Not going to berate him, he made his choices and he will live with them.

Hey they let me out all the time especially to watch FC, THATS why I dont like paying my money to guys I know were drunk the night before...
typical statement of folk who dont have kids whom use these sports stars as their heros to look up to..

but a funny statement from someone who lives in Witherensea all the same!!

Funny statement eh?
Looks like I missed my vocation?
It sounds like a trip to the seaside might do you some good?

it was the "must get out more" statement you made, which made me chuckle ..
I am from Withernsea myself, my mother was Mayoress of Withernsea a number of years ago hence that made me chuckle withernsea being the centre of entertainment that it is..
tell me do they still all

go out on saturday nights and watch the traffic lights change there??

Only if the belisha beacons aren't working!

now that is a true statement

isn't it true that you can;t get an MOT done in Withernwea because when the mechanics went on training and were asked to check the indicators wore working they all said "now it is, now it isn't, now it is, now it isn't"?

It could be worse.
At least we've educated the youngsters, growing up over the years, that black and white is the way forward!

If I ever had kids, it would be a straight choice, be Black and White or Black and Blue!!! (but I will never have them, thankfully!)

Good luck to Kingy and Horney both could be decent signings.

Jesus Standee, did Kingy run over yer dog or somet?

Kingy has not helped himself over the years there's no question of that. The club must shoulder some of the blame for letting him get away with it.

I in no way begrudge the players a social life, they need it, they are young well paid men who are big characters who need to let off steam now and again. Some take it too far and some do it too regular. This is where the club should step in.

The coaching of kingy was mentioned and I'd agree he hasn't been pushed or made to work hard enough to improve his game and become a regular international. The club seemed happy to give him year on year contract as he was a Hull lad and kingy isn't going to turn it down is he. The professionalism of the club hasn't been good enough for a long time, there are signs that this is trying to be addressed but also the coaching side has been poor. When did we last have a world class coach, Brian Smith? 20 years on and we're probably less professional then we were under him. Odd considering we are now a full-time professional sport.

IMO with better coaching over the past 5-10 years players like King, Rich Horne, Paul Cooke & Yeaman to mention a few could have all been far better.

Not at all, but he's been far from a model professional, that's all I have said.

We all know Kingy loved a few pints now and again, fair enough, but its gone against him finally for not being the consumate pro but the bloke never got himself in any real bother off the park whereby the police have been knocking on the club door explaining "what Paul had done the night before" unlike some of the players weve had on our books. He did his boozin (or most of it) within a 20 metre radius of walton street/anlaby rd junction and was really no bother to anyone, it was just the fact he had a talent better than all of his streetmates around him, unfortunately, away from the game he just wanted to be one of the boys, sway away from his responsibilities of being a pro sportsman and have a beer with those friends. Yes i know we could name others with "a similar attitude".

Good luck Paul, you've had 9 lives, unfortunately you've used them all up and in most professional team sports nowadays, coaches especially, sometimes are sceptical about taking risks on guys who may let them down with unprofessional attitudes etc and put their own positions at risk.

He's had a damn good run and i suppose we could all laugh and cry at some of stuff weve seen and heard over the past 11 years or so involving Paul

almost bang on the money.

i think the king himself would applaud that...as said before bang on the money that post

Well put and I think Paul would probably agree with most of it.