Re: Players next year : Sun Oct 09, 2016 10:07 am  

Mild Rover wrote:

Not setting the bar massively high, tbh.

Pre-season, if I'd been told Hull would win the cup and finish third, I'd have assumed Pritchard must be about to have great season personally. Hull's success had a different flavour as it turned out, and Lee Radford, in particular taught British RL a lesson.

Fair post MR

Re: Players next year : Sun Oct 09, 2016 10:08 am  

easthull4 wrote:

Latest rumour on the street is FC are paying Pritchard off or Lazy Boy as he is known and signing Kelly and Mantellato anyone else heard same?

Can't see any of this been true the last thing Hull need is a another quota or non fed winger and I can't see Radford putting up with Kelly's antics as for Walker I certainly wouldn't call him greedy he's given us good service people have short memories he carried us last season as our only prop at times

Re: Players next year : Sun Oct 09, 2016 10:14 am  

Legends and Icons wrote:

Only 2 of your full squad made more meters than Frank , not bad for a lazy boy

I think Hulls success masked the fact that Pritchard has been a bit of a disappointment by his own standards I think he's been played in the wrong way down the middle instead of out on the flanks but how many overseas players have kicked on in the second season to be become stars

Re: Players next year : Sun Oct 09, 2016 10:49 am  

Rural Robin wrote:

If Huby and Crabtree are on their way out, it would make perfect sense

Rick Stone stated in the press this week Huby is going nowhere and the club are waiting to see Crabtree's injury situation. Got a long standing elbow problem and several broken ribs at the moment so nothing decided there yet. But that could change in a flash I suspect?

Re: Players next year : Sun Oct 09, 2016 12:51 pm  

easthull4 wrote:

Latest rumour on the street is FC are paying Pritchard off or Lazy Boy as he is known and signing Kelly and Mantellato anyone else heard same?

The situation with Pritchard is nothing new, he's never been a player who looks for work, but running out wide can be unstoppable. I wonder how many shirts or bums on seats he sold last season just by been there ?
We know only to we'll that if a player isn't used to his strength's can look totally useless i. e. Kevin Larroyer. Running the channels a real player, working down the middle he becomes a passenger.

Re: Players next year : Sun Oct 09, 2016 2:26 pm  

easthull4 wrote:

Latest rumour on the street is FC are paying Pritchard off or Lazy Boy as he is known and signing Kelly and Mantellato anyone else heard same?

Yeah. He's that lazy that he made more meters than any of our other back rowers in 2016:
Pritchard: 2,162
Ellis: 1,819
Manu: 1,804
Mini: 1,759
Thompson: 1,304

Highest Average Gain:
Pritchard: 8.01
Mini: 7.15
Ellis: 7.13
Manu: 6.49
Hadley: 6.02
Thompson: 5.83

2nd in Carries:
Manu: 278
Pritchard: 270
Ellis: 255
Mini: 246
Thompson: 230
Hadley: 122

What a lazy boy he is, sticking is hand up like that to carry the ball in & make meters.

Re: Players next year : Sun Oct 09, 2016 3:00 pm  

Legends and Icons wrote:

Only 2 of your full squad made more meters than Frank , not bad for a lazy boy

Based on the OPTA stats (idiots goldmine) I presume?

Hardly a like for like comparison, you played 7 more games than we did.

Re: Players next year : Sun Oct 09, 2016 3:04 pm  

Its a crazy one really when it comes to Frank , people only see what they want to ateod . we haven't used him in a way people are use to seeing him but we've used him the way Radders saw best for the team . next year may be a different approach with him

Re: Players next year : Sun Oct 09, 2016 3:40 pm  

rover49 wrote:

Why!

Depends on who is available, they have some excellent fringe players. If he has a good relationship with Pearson he should keep some cash back until the middle 8's and if FC are out of the top 4 borrow Taylor, Watts, Big Frank, Ellis for 7 games !!!

what planet do you live on . taking a chance n our top players n chance

Re: Players next year : Sun Oct 09, 2016 4:40 pm  

Razor wrote:

what planet do you live on . taking a chance n our top players n chance

Dunno, but looking at your post and the word combination within it, I would suggest you aren't from this one!