Regarding annakin, hes the type of player every team needs. a squad player who is happy to be second choice and play 10 games a season, I imagine not for mega bucks. Wouldnt get into any other super league club but does the job for us.

Also, its worth noting you are required to have a certain number of 'home grown players' in your squad so he ticks that box too. As interestingly does Reece Lyne, even though he came through Hulls academy, because we signed him before he turned 19.

I really like Anakin and think he adds great value to the team when he plays,

Just worth noting that Batch is a back row and Crowther I assume will be a back row also, I know his last few games have being at LF

Chris isnt a back row, he is a prop so he isn't standing in either of them progressing

Anakin is not a prop, sorry he just isn't. He could be a LF if he had the football brain but he is far to small to be a prop in the modern game.

It's rare I miss a match
I'm not aware of chris playing any position on rotation this season other than prop

Last season he rotated very successfully with arona at loose so will agree there but other than that he always plays prop

Happy to be proved wrong but not by your self due to your odd obsession with near continually saying he's not good enough for us (which chris is)

Your Anakin bagging is nearly on a par with your odd obsession bagging of fan favourite Michael Korkidas nearly a decade after he last played for us

Well it’s open to interpretation but it’s news to me that Anakin has been playing prop this year - clearly I don’t share your expert knowledge but to me and certainly most people I know he’s been playing in the back row as indicated as his position on the club website.

I’m not ‘bagging’ him as you put it so no need to go all emotive. We are a small club with a small budget and every penny counts and I personally think it may be better spent - you disagree but it’s open to debate this is after all a forum.

I actually thought he was only on a one year deal as it seems I’m wrong then frankly it doesn’t matter anymore what I think as I certainly believe contracts should be honoured and thus as already stated he has my full support.

As for Korkidas, seriously! I think you need to learn to let go.

I too along with a lot more never miss many games vastman included, and I like him always thought Annekin was a back rower not a prop.