Out of that list you have 7 players they have trained, on sunday Hull had 9 on the park playing.

Have I?

Matty Blythe
Mike Cooper
Mark Gleeson
Ben Harrison
Lee Mitchell
Kevin Penny
Steve Pickersgill
Chris Riley
Paul Wood

I'm not saying Hull don't nurture home grown talent. I'm saying don't think that no other clubs do ALSO.....

ie Warrington is forward thinking for norturing home grown talent, coups like capturing the services of Joey Johns and signings such as Morley.

If you don't agree that the Johns signing was an astute marketing and club decision ... before anyone else had thought of it, then that's up to you !

I would say it was 7 for us on Sunday TBH.

Stand corrected, i went from the 19.

Can't be bothered to trawl through all 20 something pages.

Just after I got the text about Agar, I bumped into a former player (from the early 1980's) who was involved with the original Gateshead set up. having played with Alan Agar, He was happy for Richard that he got the job. He also said, Hull and Wakefield were the only clubs he would ever consider going back to work for in the DOR role.

To put it mildly, it would be the best thing that could happen to Hull FC IF this happend!

BTW, Winking Sebasteeno and your Steve Folkes dead cert. You remain full of bovine menure

Trying to solve this riddle, but I'm not certain. Any more clues? Is said man a Lance Todd winner?

Toppo?

That's who I was thinking, but was he involved with Gateshead? I think the rest fits.

Indeed

Personally I couldn't give a flying fook where they come from as long as they are good enough.

For those of us who weren't around in the early 80's, who is Toppo?

The one and only David Topliss (LEGEND).

I wasn't actually around to watch in the 80's, I only know him by reputation and what I've read. There was a piece in the 2005 CC final programme that featured him. [url=http://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/sport/DAVID-TOPLISS--A-SPORTING.319379.jpHere's[/url a profile/interview if you're interested.

Cheers bud.
I've heard of the guy (didn't twig with Toppo though) but don't know a lot about him.

Didn't realise D.T was involved with the original Gateshead set up.

Agreed, would be great for Hull !

Didnt he come back to work for Hull a few years ago in a part time capacity? Think it was a player recruitment role.

His name was mentionned in those circles a while ago. Not sure if anything came of it though.

IIRC he was involved with Hull FC behind the scenes briefly just after the merger.

Would be good to see him involved again but doubt it will happen.

Yeah he came as part of The Gateshead Club.

Toppo at the club would be just fantastic - a real 80's black 'n' white hero!!

Dont start me off,I am getting all nostalgic.

Been searching the net for a pic for people to see who he is but I can't find one!

The most famous pic of him is holding the challenge cup aloft after Hull won in The Replay at Elland Road with the other players around him!!



I have it in a book but I don't have a scanner!

Toppliss is a players agent now, was working for Howes but not sure if he has gone it alone now

He did "assist" as a sort of advisor to the Gateshead franchise and did the same job when they came over to Hull.

Toppo was running his own engineering frim back in Wakey last tiem I talked to him and was a regular at wakey as well. I had no idea he had branched out into being an agent, in fact I am a little supirsed if he has.

Dave Topliss played in the FC Allstars team last year alongside players like Garry Schofield, Lee Jackson, Johnny Whitely (honest!), Chico Jackson,Don Robinson and even Prekkie (scored too!!!

). We are hoping he will be available for the Boulevard game against The KR Allstars this year too

Dave Topliss is the one with the cup for all you youngs lol