Just an observation on danny's efforts of the last few years. he has nearly always been behind a very average pack. not bad but not that good. nevertheless he has always delivered top performances.I wonder how Roby would have played if the situations had been reversed,also for the last couple of seasons he's had a top class replacement on the bench.

I think Houghton set a new bench mark for himself with that performance yesterday , Truly outstanding contribution and probably his best in a Hull Jersey.

And people weren't bothered if we sold him to Leeds. Bet they wouldn't be bottom if they had signed him.

Don't recall anyone "not being bothered"?

Completely agree, been best hooker in sl for some time now, just been playing in a poor team. Plus hes made of titanium , wouldnt swap him for anyone

roby is a still a quality player and would have shone himself if he'd been playing behind our pack. I'd love to see Houghton picked for England but can;t see him getting in ahead of roby and clark. Would be great to see 2 lads from Hull interchanging at hooker though.

As for peacock, he's a rovers employee so would probably have got a p45 if he'd said we were any good. Interesting to hear him say he is involved in the coaching side though when he said it wasn't something he was interested in previously

Well you be wrong (again) there were a few who thought he was good enough for a top 4 team and we should cash in, plenty including me argued his case and value.

To be honest I don't remember you on these forums last year or did you post under another username.

Roby should have gone to the NRL when he had the chance, stills great player.

Martin would have been banned at the time.

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Seems like Dave K has called it on that thread. I was critical of him at times for distribution quality but playing with better players has obviously helped. I also believe he has improved his technique. What I liked on Sunday was his darting out of dummy half and his switches of direction. Clearly something that has been worked on as he had proper running options on both sides making his distribution more effective. All power to him - if anyone in this team deserves a bit of success it's Danny.

To be fair, I never said Houghton was perfect, just a bit of scapegoat at the time for our disappointing performances, he had work to do in his game and at times his decision making still isn't perfect, but always has been one our most important players and easily a top SL hooker. Just has better players around him, so he looks a better player.

This, basically.

I've been really impressed with the improvement in Houghton's distribution and decision making this season. Better players getting him faster PTB and offering more options has allowed him to really develop those sides of his game. He is now looking like the complete package.

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Should our season continue in the same way it is going right now, Danny Houghton will be a front runner for Man of Steel. If we make the cup final and, whisper it, a Grand Final too, Houghton will be a shoe in. Any final appearance for us this season will, if we win, involve a Houghton MOTM performance.