Come now Eddie I'm sure you've been into work when not feeling quite the ticket haven't you? Sometimes you have to do it because it's unfair on others to leave them in the lurch. I think the players who played when feeling ill deserve applauding for making the effort. Sure we could've brought in some untried kids but maybe that would've done more harm than good?

OK, fair point, well made.

That said though, I am not laughing at one of your quips again.

Plus we have likely done the rest of the clubs a favour and spread the virus all round Hull and scuppered their next couple of weeks.

Eddie, stop listening to reason. You're making me nervous.

OK FA, I will stick to listening to you then.

Makes Deacon's sacrifices over 10 years even the more remarkable when he was plainly physically not up to it.

Oh, like you ever did!

Let me just see if I can find anywhere . . . .




Nope . . .




No, I was right, you never did. It is your biggest failing, for you would learn so much.

I am sure they were factors but I still feel we're too light in the pack to compete with some clubs in conditions like last week. I hope that when the weather improves and the pitches firm up it may be more of an advantage to have a more mobile pack. However I still maintain we're lacking an impact Prop who can skittle a few defenders. Even if Sculthorpe ever pulls on a shirt, I'm not sure that is the type of player he will be for us.

I'm not looking forward to the Leeds game as much now. Bentham is the ref, and both times we've had him so far he's been terrible imo.

Sculthorpe's game is not scuttling defenders though. He's fat & lazy but with excellent ball handling & short kicking, & a penchant for head high shots.