Cna someone please clarify for me, how are Warrington allowed to approach Hodgson whilst he he still under contract at the point in the season ??

what tv did was freakish in that league, he also went to play for the best sl side of the era, Fitzgerald went to York.

So what? Paul Sterling went to Hunslet after us but went on to play for Leeds. Fitz could have advanced beyond York if it wasn't for a career ending injury.

but he didn't! Just because played fb in a certain way doesn't mean he could have handled the step up.

If tansey was playing nl1 he'd be the star performer, fitz wasn't.

Tbh I find the fact fans can't get behind the players quite annoying clubs have to make decissions with recruitment and retention some they get right some wrong.

many sides now play with a more prop like 13 and a more half back 1, like everybodys favorite smith.

I'm not so sure about that, maybe a very few but not many.

Your assertion that Tansey would be the star performer in NL1 is based on nothing. The fullbacks I mentioned all played exceptionally well for Hull FC on a consistent basis.

I find that fact that some people can blind themselves to a players shortcomings really annoying, some coaches get team selections right and some get it wrong. It's not up to the paying customer to swallow their opinion when they've spotted an obvious weakness.

That many teams play with a prop at 13 is irrelevant. The vast majority of SL sides have a fullback that sprints to take the ball on the full, and evades the first tackler on return. The vast majority of these are fullbacks, not halfbacks.

You're mistaken if you think I don't rate Tansey. At Leeds, Tansey struggled with Fullback, Centre and Halfback but seemed to excel at hooker. I've enjoyed watching him at hooker on many occasion, but enjoy watching him at fullback as much as I enjoyed Motu there, or would enjoy Houghton there.