He could always get the train down here.

Tell him I said hi.

your right he could.

he'll be closer to you soon enough.

You saw him in Melbourne. sheldon?

Thats your opinion for what it's worth, which is no more or less valid than mine. I actually think Cooke is one of the most natural footballers in the game and a fantastic player when he wants to be, that is my opinion. The fact that he can't be bothered to reach his true potential is not relevent However as I clearly stated his attitude stinks, which is why he has all the failings you mention and is not the player he should or could be.

Finally to rectify your massive contradiction - with the attitude Cooke has then clearly he must be a very talented if he can stray into being a good player - even occasionally. There are players in RL who have the perfect attitude and fitness levels who never even manage to be be as good as Cooke is on his good days.

I hope you manage to get my point without this ending up in one of your tedious quotathons - I really don't have enough heartbeats left for that.

thats complete rubbish, you do know that dont you? you are aware that what you have written here is idiotic?



If my Auntie had balls she would be my uncle.

There are players who dont come close to having the natural abilty of Paul Cooke who go on to be much better players than Paul Cooke simply because they are fitter and have a better attitude.

Could Paul Cooke have been a fantastic player maybe, not in my opinion but maybe, i still think he naturally very slow, and in this day and age an intelligent defence can nullify his threat safe in the knowledge he is never going to be able to run at them or take them on, however fit he is

is he a fantastic player? no, he isnt close, imo he doesnt have the natural attributes for it, doesnt have the heart for it, isnt professional enough, probably isnt intelligent enough, and hasnt built on his game from the last decent run of form he had which was nigh on 3 years ago now. Had it not been for his controversys he would barely merit a mention



i put an extra quote in there, just in case you were having a stopped clock moment

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Yeah, it is rather long for somebody from Wakefield to read, its probably got some long words as well,

Ah well, worth a try, nothing ventured and all that

Good point well made Barbara, let's move on whilst I'm still young

Lets have less of this Wakefield/Leeds fans bickering, eh?

The comment was intended to highlight the fact that Hull KR probably overachieved last season. It wasn't meant to be taken literally. But I am happy to agree that it may have been [islightly[/i off the mark if it will keep you from hyperventilating any further.

In reality there are probably 9 from 25 or so that have played at least a reasonable part in teams that have had a better season than Hull KR did last. That does not, however, detract from the point that Hull will likely improve past Hull KR this season other things being equal.

Happy?

That's in [iyour[/i opinion, Wellsy. It's no more valid than mine. Did Crossman, as an individual, have a better season as a fringe player at Melbourne than as a regular with Hull KR? Did Gene, as a fringe player at Bradford? What about Menzies and Gommersall who make your list but played the only SL games of their career last season. It's arguable that David Mills has [iever[/i had a good season at this level.

In addition, the fact that a player played in a better [iteam[/i does not necessarily imply that they as an individual had a better season. Did Craig Bellamy have a better season as a non-key player in a strong Liverpool team in 2006/7 or as a key player in a fairly average West Ham team in 2008/9?

You are over simpifying. It may be true for Vella and Cooke (and possibly for Newton and Galea) but many of Rovers key players last season were not key players at their previous clubs. Don't be so certain that your opinion is the right opinion.



Is that an order or just a recommendation? I personally don't have the time or the inclination to research in detail every single point I make for fear of criticism from the likes of you or anyone else. I honestly couldn't give a monkey's. I am a little surprised that you think I might...

Just to clarify, the [ipoint[/i I was trying to make was that Hull KR probably overachieved last season. That is my opinion. I have agreed that the comment that followed was probably [islightly[/i over the top but it wasn't intended to be taken quite so literally.

I actually feel bad that I might have ruined GJB's evening. Not so with Zod since he will more than likely have been sedated by 8pm.



Well that is very generous of you, Wellsy. I am happy [ithat[/i comment received your blessing.

P.S. I really don't want to fall out with a fellow Hull FC fan so please PM if you want to discuss further.

I don't know if your talking from personal experiance regards message board comments ruining your evening, but I'd imagine most of take the ramblings on these boards with pinch of salt, me included!