www.thisishullandeastriding.co.u ... ticle.html Agar said he was defianately back against Hudds and now its a maybe. Hope Horney is back we need him.

www.thisishullandeastriding.co.u ... ticle.html Agar said he was defianately back against Hudds and now its a maybe. Hope Horney is back we need him.

Well Agar is a plank

Doubt very much he will be back, still not in contact training as far as I am aware.

He missed the first two games and I wouldn't mind him missing a few more if it means that he comes back fully fit.

Anyone with a SHORT memory would have difficulty recalling Horney playing at all.I have seen Horney right from the day he made his debut at Leeds as a 16 year old and folding a rampaging Darrel Fleary with a textbook tackle as a 16 year old.Also seen him play some fantastic games for us when his partnership with Judas was at it's prime.
The argument for me is his recent unfortunate history with injuries and illness ,where does sentiment stop and reality kick in.He will be on a VERY VERY good salary at Hull and to be honest if it was anyone else other than OUR Horney,would people still be saying give him a chance.A lot of people complained about Berro not being worth the money while he was here.Ask yourselves this,has Horney been good Value for his last contract ? The answer has got to be NO.I do respect the kid and hope he comes back to reclaim some of his past form,however recent history suggests to me that he won't.
Hope I'm Wrong.

Good post, makes you wonder what Morgan would do with him, as we know Morgan has no sentiment at all

Agree wholeheartly.

Horne's been a terrific servant for this club for well over 10 years,both on and off the pitch...

But the reality is he's now persistantly injury-prone,and has invariably lost his pace.

Sentiment is one thing,but it doesn't win you football matches.

How many of those games Turner actually played 6? He's hardly an experienced player even after 3 or 4 seasons in SL. Passing the ball along the line as you put it is more than we usually do!

Dave, he executed the play well for Yeamos try but lets be honest about it, he's simply not a half back, not at SL level anyway.

There's no flair, no buzz, it looks unnatural to him - that's not me having a go at the kid, it's a fact. Most hf backs are naturals and even with good coaching (so he's no chance with our current regime) he won't make it.

Looking at the SL site, Horne played 3 times in 2008, 24 in 2009 and 13 last year.

By comparison Dykes played 12 in his one year here and had been slated for it ever since, along with the people that signed him.

Those facts are extremely disrespectful.

If you make the (IMO very conservative) estimate that Rich Horne is on a £100,000 per year contract, that means that over the last 3 seasons he has cost us £7,500 per appearance.

Indeed, but people prefer to live in the past when it comes to "local lads", Horne hasn't been worth his money for a few years, it's a shame, but it's true.

Bargain, Jimmy Bullard cost City £210k per appearance

And though playing on one leg was extremely influential in everything he did even as a "journeyman" with no particular affinity to the club. He wasn't really a 7 and even those that may argue he was would agree that there are better 7's out in Oz. It just highlights what a difference a proper scrum half could make to this team.