I think you have stated the obvious there. But that probelm doesn't just occur at Hull does it? If a team is on the back foot and have no momentum then I think most half backs struggle for a kicking game. Where was Sean Long's kicking game when we played saints? I'll tell you, he didn't have one because his forwards were getting bossed, the same applies to all. Deacon as been very lucky during his career to play behind a massive pack who the majority of the time have come out on top.

Have you actually read anything I've been posting about Horne?


The kicking game is one of the issues, and an important one. I don't happen to think you can carry a player for their kicking game alone nowadays, and I don't feel Deacon brings much else to the table.


He is not the long term answer. At all. I'd love to see a quality kicking game at Hull, but not at the expense of everything else. What I'd like to see is us signing a top-notch halfback to take us forward. That rules Deacon out IMO.

Feel free to differ.

I quite agree. Deacon for Horne would strengthen one area whilst weakening others. A backward step, IMO.

I do think we need a half back bringing in for next season, but I'd like to see a top quality one. No point replacing one average halfback with another.

Backwards step indeed, all we would have would be a kicking game

Thanks for a good thread everyone, CONCLUSION : WE DON'T NEED a new half back at the expense of anyone in the squad this year - let's now see how we do - Until then - lets park the half back and Horne debate.

Great Thread Neighbour

been told today,that we are trying to off load domic off the quota to bring in kimmorley.anybody else heard the same.

havent heard it, but would be a gamble worth taking. Domic tries hard and is a good player, but is retiring at the end of the year anyway...

and whilst Kimmorley has had a couple of poor seasons, if Hull could even get him to 75% of his best, he'd be deadly in superleague.

a lot of if buts and maybes about that rumour though, it'd require Domic to be released (and paid off) and obviously Kimmorley would need releasing early, then theres the salary cap etc

A poor, and late, April Fools attempt.

That is what we are really missing, a player who can lead the team around the park, kick into space, maybe even kick a 40/20. R Horne will never be a scrum half as long as he wears rugby boots, oh how Peter Sharp must be regretting sending Danny Brough down the M62.

Been discussed many times on here previously but yeah how good would it be if we could pluck a Dobson or similar out of the NRL. I know we havent got any quota places left but the way i see it we've got three hookers and we only need two so one of them could be sacrifised, maybe not a bad idea on this seasons form.

Danny Brough is just a boot and a decent defender. He is not what we need.