It's in my sig.



Not to bad, could do with a half.

looking at some of the squads and with more clubs squads to be announced it shows proof that we do not have the player pool to maintain a 14 team league!

despite the fact that you could make up a pretty good team from the players we were linked with/turned us down, and theres one or two spots up for grabs we will go in like this

1. mcdonnell

2. crookes

3. arundel

4. yeaman

5. briscoe

6. holdsworth

7. seymour

8. watts

9. houghton

10. lynch

11. tickle

12. ellis

13. westerman



those should be the main numbers (ellis and tickle may swap numbers). then a pretty decent back up with most likely starters listed first



galea

heremaia

o meley

johnson

green

horne

pitts

whiting

crooks

lineham

kent

nicklas

cunningham



then 4 newcomers from the academy

starling

shaul

wilson

hadley



looks like a squad with a bit of strength in depth this time out but as sheldon says probably lacking one more halfback (and possibly a centre) - last 4 probably in for the future, but you never know, if gentle thinks you are good enough you are in

In certain positions is agree, but the clubs spending the full cap have good quality as back up that could be starting for lower clubs. Especially in the forwards.

I also reckon Jason Crookes will start on the wing, but Lineham has already proved that he will become a better player and will be the next best thing at Hull FC. The kid looks brilliant.

I'd be disappointed if Crookes gets picked over Lineham. I think Tom, even though only in a handful of games, really showed some good signs. The strength/pace wed have on the wing with Briscoe and Lineham would be amazing.

To be fair though, I haven't seen a great deal of Crookes, but from what I have seen I rate Lineham higher.

Is Hull not a hot bead for RL, i thought it was, but looking at the team sheet there dose not seem to be a lot of Hull born players in the first 17

thats another thread in its own right - adam pearson is addressing this plus one or two other 'slight problems' that developed under the previous regime

fare enough, i was just looking through the lists

Eleven Hull born players in that list and another three how came through our ranks. Albeit four of the Hull born players have just been promoted to the first team, but it's still early days with our new board in charge.

This is one of many things that Pearson is planning on changing. He's adamant to bring through more youth/Hull born lads.

Think most of the savvy chairmen are realising now that the future is definitely in home grown talent. Fair play to Pearson at Hull for getting to work on sorting it out so quickly.

What a Richard you are.