Many years ago I played the 11 a side game for the Civil Service. We used to have our indoor training sessions at the old Hull Boys Club in Ropery Street and on many occasions Albert Tripp would come and run our sessions for us. Although he had retired from playing he was still super fit and really put us through it. I'm still aching now and I'm turned 70.

A non-playing example, but Steve Portz used to run our Youth Club. Top Bloke!

Read your PM mate.

Didn't Portzy teach at Cott high as well ?

Don't think he was a teacher at the school, just Head of the Youth Centre. Great Bloke, who was generous with his time. Came from a good Rugby League family who served the club well in the 1970's/early 80's. Steve, Karl and Jimmy.

Oh yeah, i played against that lot too.

I also played with and against some legends of the game in the last game at the Boulevard! Kemble, Whiteley, Topliss etc.

I win!

Played RU against a Barton team containing ex-Rover, Paul Vannett (sp?). He was a loving idiot. Most enjoyable moment was him losing his rag after being marmalised in an excellent tackle by our smallest player. The moral of the story is that technique beats ego every time !

Bob Burrow ran in 5 against our school.

No one could get anywhere near him.....

craig hall, danny washbrook, tommy lee. others not super league...anth and ash thackeray, chaz i'anson

Never played against anyone but I did knock around with Gary Schoefield at Leeds College of Building.

Also visited his parents and been fed and watered. He also took me training with his old team Hunslet Parkside.

Oh hell, i forgot about Tony..add me to the list of yes's now

K Tindall He turned me inside out I hung my boots up after that .He was a great lad I work with him at Preistmans
on Hedon Road. We were out numbered by red and whites .Salford offered him a good deal to sign for them
But he always wanted to play for Hull FC and thank god he did

At various times I played with lee jackson, lee richardson, tony sullivan, richard gay, rob nolan, craig o'brien (played for rovers), and probably a couple more I've forgotten. Also had chico (although anyone who knows him will know his nickname was actually Jeeko) on the wing when I was at greatfield but he was playing a year or 2 over his age at the time

Played against Jay Pitts in a "coaches and parents" TnP tournament at Shaw Cross in 2011

Jeezus he was FAST !!