Re: Houghton : Mon Jun 13, 2011 3:15 pm  

Said it many times on here before that I think he's still got so much to learn. He takes far too many wrong options for me and his distribution is average to say the least. You need craft and guile at dummy half and i just don't think Houghtons got it. He gives 100% effort every week and I'd have him coming off the bench as a scooter every week but I'm not enjoying watching him playing 80mins wk in wk out because i don't think it's benefiting anybody, certainly not Hull as a team.

If an NRL club is looking at him good luck to him but he'd need to improve an hell of a lot imo.

Re: Houghton : Mon Jun 13, 2011 3:16 pm  

Honestly not that fussed. Will need to improve a hell of a lot to make it in the NRL and perhaps with better coaching he could do just that. As it stands though he hasn't progressed enough in the last 18 months and is still well behind most of the other hookers in SL.

Re: Houghton : Mon Jun 13, 2011 3:18 pm  

berrigans bitch wrote:

Not sure about that, I doubt very much Wigan, Wire, Leeds are Saints underpay their local lads, hence the loyalty of the players and why most stay....Berro was at the time we had him the highest paid import yet he was far from the best performing import..Players should be paid what they are worth.

Leeds do, Sinfield said as much a year or so back.

Re: Houghton : Mon Jun 13, 2011 3:20 pm  

Robbo4 wrote:

Honestly not that fussed. Will need to improve a hell of a lot to make it in the NRL and perhaps with better coaching he could do just that. As it stands though he hasn't progressed enough in the last 18 months and is still well behind most of the other hookers in SL.

Fair comment. If he thinks he's worth more than he's currently getting paid ,then good luck to him . I'm struggling to see which NRL club he'd get a game with tbh.

Re: Houghton : Mon Jun 13, 2011 3:37 pm  

PAUL M wrote:

Leeds do, Sinfield said as much a year or so back.

On reflection you are probably right.....Kath & Gary probably share the same ideas!!

Re: Houghton : Mon Jun 13, 2011 4:06 pm  

Well if true about Houghton then its looking like

6 Horne
7 Ellis/Long
9 Obst/Heremaia

All seems to be making sense now

Re: Houghton : Mon Jun 13, 2011 4:08 pm  

I honestly don't think Danny is good enough yet for Australia but give him credit if he's going to take the chance

Re: Houghton : Mon Jun 13, 2011 4:14 pm  

Robbo4 wrote:

Honestly not that fussed. Will need to improve a hell of a lot to make it in the NRL and perhaps with better coaching he could do just that. As it stands though he hasn't progressed enough in the last 18 months and is still well behind most of the other hookers in SL.

You are kidding right ? I agree he is not in the same league as say Roby (but few are), but I would place him in the top 6 in SL and his stats will back this, plus in his favour he is British and still young with plenty more development in him.
I disagree that he has not progressed in the last 18 months I actually think he has, still work to do in area's though but that will come....Also it will be interesting to see if we flog our next hooker for the full 80mins nearly every game.

Re: Houghton : Mon Jun 13, 2011 5:36 pm  

Suzie wrote:

Said it many times on here before that I think he's still got so much to learn. He takes far too many wrong options for me and his distribution is average to say the least. You need craft and guile at dummy half and i just don't think Houghtons got it. He gives 100% effort every week and I'd have him coming off the bench as a scooter every week but I'm not enjoying watching him playing 80mins wk in wk out because i don't think it's benefiting anybody, certainly not Hull as a team.

If an NRL club is looking at him good luck to him but he'd need to improve an hell of a lot imo.

Good post Suzie, I agree with all of that.

If Danny wishes to leave then all the best to him but it wouldn't be a disaster for us.

Re: Houghton : Mon Jun 13, 2011 5:48 pm  

There is no point downplaying it. If true, this is a horrible and unexpected blow to the club!

It would however, explain the otherwise inexplicable signing of Heremaia.

The situation needs clarification over Houghton from James Rule ASAP in my opinion - the fans deserve to know what is happening either way.