Re: Pre-season. : Tue Jan 16, 2024 4:28 pm  

10 minutes into the 2nd half of the Bradford game, and impressed by some of the players.

Hodgson and Balmforth could be a great hooking duo for a number of years. Hodgson's passing is electric and accurate. Martin looks good, as did Jebson, Severs and Staveley. Gardiner I don't get the big fuss about. He does minutes, but not much impact. Also Barron doesn't do enough for me.

Damel looked ok, but could do with putting a few kg on

Re: Pre-season. : Tue Jan 16, 2024 4:52 pm  

I'm glad to read I aren't the only one who doesn't get the fuss about Gardiner. As steady as they come but that's really about it. I suppose he is still rather raw to a first team environment but I cant recall seeing any glimpses of real skill/something to get excited by.

Re: Pre-season. : Tue Jan 16, 2024 6:03 pm  

HU8HFC wrote:

I'm glad to read I aren't the only one who doesn't get the fuss about Gardiner. As steady as they come but that's really about it. I suppose he is still rather raw to a first team environment but I cant recall seeing any glimpses of real skill/something to get excited by.

And there is the problem even if they are average they'll be here for years yet

Like current crop of hull born and bred been here years and haven't done a great deal

Even jack brown he's 23 now and I don't think he's really gone to that next level and he's been in the first team 5th year now

Brad fash 28 next week already

Re: Pre-season. : Tue Jan 16, 2024 6:08 pm  

Irregs#16 wrote:

10 minutes into the 2nd half of the Bradford game, and impressed by some of the players.

Hodgson and Balmforth could be a great hooking duo for a number of years. Hodgson's passing is electric and accurate. Martin looks good, as did Jebson, Severs and Staveley. Gardiner I don't get the big fuss about. He does minutes, but not much impact. Also Barron doesn't do enough for me.

Damel looked ok, but could do with putting a few kg on

Think hope Balmforth Severs and Martin will be the ones to make a break through if any of them do

Which we badly need some quality to come through

Re: Pre-season. : Tue Jan 16, 2024 7:23 pm  

Severs looked very good seen as he hadn't played for a year.

Re: Pre-season. : Tue Jan 16, 2024 10:48 pm  

Martin. Balmforth . Severs.Jebson. Staverly. Could certainly play some first team rugby this year. Watch out for Dawson to maybe make an appearance. Not all the youngster's will make it but certainly a few are looking the business.

Re: Pre-season. : Wed Jan 17, 2024 8:22 am  

While any youngsters who end up making it to regular first team rugby is a success story, we really need some joy with a young half over the next few years in my opinion.
The benefits to been able to successfully bring through a quality young half are massive, and while we've had a few young players that have done well it's been an awful long time since one of them was a half, despite a few names been mentioned as very promising players in the past.

Re: Pre-season. : Wed Jan 17, 2024 8:30 am  

Whilst I don't see the hype with Gardiner either, sometimes players especially forwards develop a bit later, I'm sure he has only been at Hull about a year, compared with some others who have been at the club a number of years.

Re: Pre-season. : Wed Jan 17, 2024 9:54 am  

the last really top 7 we have produced was chris davidson in the mid 60s.

Re: Pre-season. : Wed Jan 17, 2024 11:04 am  

fosdyke99 wrote:

the last really top 7 we have produced was chris davidson in the mid 60s.

Depends what position you define Cooke and Horne as.