Quote: Bomber's tash "The blokes got obvious talent, brings excitement & unpredictability. Whilst we had our best year for a long time last year the club have obviously identified that an 'off the cuff' type player would compliment the solid structure we already have. Players like Kelly, Chase etc are a dying breed. If we'd signed him this time last year Rovers fans would have been up in arms.
Playing for us behind our strong pack I think we'll see the very best of him. I'd be interested to see what odds you could get on him being MOS next year.
From the sounds of it the club are tailoring the contract in their favour. The much reduced wage then he was on at Rovers makes it sound like we could possibly be getting an absolute bargain. I aren't privvy to the wage he'll be on but from the sounds of it we'd be very hard pushed to get such a talented player for the same money we'll be paying him.
If your an FC fan and against us signing Kelly then you can have no complaints next season when we look lost of ideas once we get into the opponents 20m zone.
We need a halfback to keep progressing & keep challenging, he fits the bill. I can't see how we can lose with this signing to be honest. The culture at the club has now been established I very much doubt one player could disrupt that with any significance & if he doesn't tow the line i'm sure he'll be gone. I'm certain he is under no illusion to that fact too.
If someone can name another halfback in the world we can get the same value for money from as we'll potentially get from Kelly I'd be amazed. He's the type of player young kids love to watch & if he can make us a more enterprising team I couldn't care less if he's a loose cannon. Not all players can be super professional 100% of the time.
Some players love rugby & its their life, they train hard & continually look to improve. Some players aren't the most talented but their dedication allows them to reach the top.
On the other hand you get some players whom are just naturally gifted & even if they don't train the house down they can still change a game in a second.
We can't have a squad full of robots, every great team has characters & it also has players whom can just turn it on. These players quite often bring a sense of joviality to the training ground due to their sometimes lack-lustre approach. The key is to man-manage these players correctly & get the best out of them. If Kelly is to become a success at Hull it will be down to the coaching staff at Hull being able to ensure that they manage the person as much as the player.'"
Excellent post,wholeheartedly agree with this 100%
From what I have heard since last week Kelly turned down a better offer from another club to join us, again only rumour but its fits with the other things which where going around last week, regardless welcome to Fc Albert very pleased this deal came off top signing and quality player in a position which we where a little weak so great fit for both you and Fc
Quote: fc-eaststander "From what I have heard since last week Kelly turned down a better offer from another club to join us, again only rumour but its fits with the other things which where going around last week, regardless welcome to Fc Albert very pleased this deal came off top signing and quality player in a position which we where a little weak so great fit for both you and Fc'"
Let's just say more than one other SL club were interested. Time will tell whether it works out but the behavioural risk is mitigated financially so worth a punt given the lack of quality alternatives.
Quote: The Milky Bar Kid "only just signed and hes gone back to oz, back nxt week
He has been training under Hatto for the last month.
Wouldn't have thought he'll be missing too much the first week or so with the majority of the senior players not back in yet.
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