Correct about the squad, although I'd be happy enough with the halves if both were ever presents -it's the injuries that are the key factor there. Backline is one of the weakest in the comp IMO, but not surprising given the choice to go a season with one specialist winger - lunacy.

This is Agar's squad, and that's the point, it's a reflection of his choices. Thinking about the players we've got signed up for next season, I can only think of the following that a top club would be interested in having:
Briscoe
O'Meley
Berrigan

I would add Manu and Tickle if they were to sign up. Many of the rest are either younger players not developing as they should (eg Tansey, Turner) or players living on past reputation (Long, Horne) but either way that's pretty unimpressive but entirely down to Agar.

thats odd, at the start of the season Agar was tellin us he'd rectified the balance of the squad for this year.

To be fair, he was talking about where the cap was spent rather than the balance of players.

I know this is your personal bugbear, and far be it from me to defend Agar, but there really wasn't much of a choice.

I said Long was not the answer not Agar. Some on here told me, i was talking rubbish, will just be another Adam Dykes decent player WHEN on the field

Mind you don't damage your shoulder patting yourself on the back like that.

Everyone knew his fitness was a risk - it was hardly a secret.

Where the neighbours chanting.... "We can see you sneaking out!"....

Totally agree about Long and Horne, Washbrooke and Turner are not half backs. With different half backs Yeaman and Briscoe would be far better than they look now.

Mind you dont cut yourself with the sharpness of your wit. Everyone knew except 80% of people on here, Oh and the Hull board and coaching staff. Why would pay for a player for 2 years who was a high fitness risk IF they knew he would be a crock.

This has to be worse then watching a peter walsh side! I for one am glad i didnt purchase a season pass on the basis i believed performances wouldn,t drastically improve from last season hindsights a wonderful thing!! I for one will pick n choose my games from now on , i,ve had enough of being sold short by the club. The club doesn,t deserve the supporters it has and for me they are leading em on a wild goose chase with false promises. Have we seen a improved side under the squad that richard agar has assembled? I think not, agar has a good record of turning a good players into a bad ones, this is his squad that he assembled so he should be accountable for this mess, how he warrented a 2 year extension is beyond me. obviously the cheap option once again delivered by the club.
We are once again becoming the laughing stock and most overrated team in superleague.

We are certainly the most bpring team to watch in SL.

One of many.





IMO given our track record on dealing with this sort of thing and the fact that the offence took place in 2008, we could probably have done better and handled things more pro-actively. Also Raynor was still on our books until late December 2009 when the whole squad was in place. Seeing that he signed pretty much straightaway for Crusaders, I would think that most of his chunk of the salary cap is available. In which case why not go in for Ainscough or Penny (as examples)?