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cartoons/WB17.gif I've been on the internet and have already got a sense of the fans' passion for the club. They are very fanatical - Peter Gentle 12th September 2011.
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| Quote: DSJ1983 "Absolutely and still wouldn’t discount Pele making a top player somewhere and Ockunbor ending up a solid player for someone, it’s easier in hindsight to criticise but the club really does seem to have been a perfect storm for everyone to fail especially young lads moving across the world.
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Agree with this.
I've said this before (when Hoy and Brown left for example), but the club has to take some of the blame for this situation. It goes without saying that, in particular, the first three months of the season have been a nightmare of catastrophic proportions for everyone concerned. To fly half-way round the world and find yourself working for a club which appeared to have completely lost any sense of direction cannot have been easy for anyone, let alone a young rugby professional.
It easy to say he should have knuckled down and worked hard, but life doesn't always work out as easy as that. I suspect the atmosphere around the club (Feb - May) made it very easy for players to become disheartened fairly quickly, heaven knows we supporters were in despair at what was happening, why wouldn't a player feel the same way as us?
I too think Pele has potential to be a decent player for someone, and hope it works out well for him, be it at Bradford or wherever. Think it was simply wrong player - wrong club - wrong time in this instance. Think this is best for player and club. Let's hope it works out well all round in this case.
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| pele isn't ready for SL. Needs a couple more years in the lower grades and to build his fitness. I agree that the club has been a shambles. Smith has to shoulder most of the blame. grix has at least instilled a bit of discipline and we are starting to look like a team who trains during the week
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| Jack Walker on Instagram:
"Anyone got a 2-3 bed property in Leeds/Cas to rent for 6 months?"
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| The club not reacting better to the Trueman situation was a big factor in all the other dominoes falling IMO. It hampered us enough at the start of 23 even with someone of the quality Clifford in the half’s and senior performers like Swift and Satae on the field.
To sleep walk into the same situation again with Nu Brown more of a ball runner and replacing other experienced players with inexperienced players was a recipe for disaster.
I know it’s hindsight again but we did know from aug that our main playmaker was missing a huge chunk of the season if he returned at all. We’ve seen just how much someone like Reynolds has helped steady things with a bit of direction.
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| Quote: ComeOnYouUll "Jack Walker on Instagram
Pele can't drive. Maybe it's to be closer for lifts etc
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| I think a top side , with a squad good enough to carry a luxury type signing, could have seen Pele go onto be the impact player we all hoped he would be for us. A lack of playmakers and a shambolic environment that he came in to would have hampered his development, especially given that fitness wasn't an area Smith concentrated on. I think he'll go great with Bradford, hopefully improve his fitness and then maybe get another crack at SL. Okunbor, if used on the wing with his proven record in that position, may get another club, but I don't think it'll be anyone in the tope end of SLt hat signs him; he may get a permanent deal with Bradford, subject to this loan period.
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| He wouldn't get into a top side, in his current state.
zon another note, think Walker is gone, not even made the 21 man squad, think he will go out on loan and won't be seen again.
Too good to be playing reserves.
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| Quote: BP1 "Agree with this.
I've said this before (when Hoy and Brown left for example), but the club has to take some of the blame for this situation. It goes without saying that, in particular, the first three months of the season have been a nightmare of catastrophic proportions for everyone concerned. To fly half-way round the world and find yourself working for a club which appeared to have completely lost any sense of direction cannot have been easy for anyone, let alone a young rugby professional.
It easy to say he should have knuckled down and worked hard, but life doesn't always work out as easy as that. I suspect the atmosphere around the club (Feb - May) made it very easy for players to become disheartened fairly quickly, heaven knows we supporters were in despair at what was happening, why wouldn't a player feel the same way as us?
I too think Pele has potential to be a decent player for someone, and hope it works out well for him, be it at Bradford or wherever. Think it was simply wrong player - wrong club - wrong time in this instance. Think this is best for player and club. Let's hope it works out well all round in this case.'"
Sometimes signings just don’t work and that was probably always going to be the case with Pele. He probably would have gone okay under a top set up where fitness and conditioning were of high importance and , as has been said, in a squad where he could develop into a good player . We just weren’t the right club for him and if anything , his fitness may have actually deteriorated under Tony itsnotmyfault Smith because as Clifford publicly stated preseason was “a piece of pi$$” at Hull. Just glad we have now appointed a seasoned coach , who has already laid down a marker with his comments on fitness. I dread to think what level Smith night have taken us to had he still been in charge .
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| There is an Advert on Linkedin by
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| Bit odd - a second filing of the annual return for 2012 (1st one after AP took over) is being submitted. Maybe an indication things are moving ownership/due diligence wise idk?
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| Internal appointment to replace Pete Riding as head of youth, Richard Tate
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| Highly rated and thought of Richard Tate was wanted by 3/4 clubs that's why Hull promoted him
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| Quote: Mrs Barista "Bit odd - a second filing of the annual return for 2012 (1st one after AP took over) is being submitted. Maybe an indication things are moving ownership/due diligence wise idk?'"
Bit strange to do this 12 years after isn't it?
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| Bourouh announced. Happy with this signing, although I'm surprised at the length of the deal
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| Happy enough with the Borough signing, but apparently Rimbu is a done deal too.
Going by Grix’s backhanded compliments for Balmforth, I’d say this is the writing on the wall for him. Hope I’m wrong and we sign him, he could be a very, very good SL player.
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