I would respectively suggest that in answer to your points selling the club to Gareth Ellis with a team that had just finished 6th in the League, had an average attendance of well over 11,000 and had Yeaman Tickle Westerman O'Meley, Willie Manu Tom Briscoe Richard Horne Heramaia and Rich Whiting all signed up was a lot easier than selling the rag bag we had representing us last season to anyone!! The same goes for Motu who benefitted greatly by the number of NRL players who were clambering to get to Super league because the difference between the two leagues was so much closer and he had the contacts in abundance. And as for Arthur Bunting, he oversaw an era in which I only missed 7 games home and away. Well he inherited two big signings from DDD and then attracted the best players in the British game to the club simply by offering them '3 times more than any one else could afford' if we wanted a player we just got him, as we were at the time the richest club in the game. With no salary cap issues we had all the money. I once asked Knocker exactly why he signed for us and he replied very honestly for the money. I still maintain that selling the current HullFC to players in a buyers market such as exists in Super League at present was a tough one. We have actually got a couple of players I would never have thought we would have. Give Myler and Cartwright and indeed our new owners a chance for once.

I was told without the operation so if true and with the season six weeks away then it's looking like the first 4 or 5 rounds he could miss.

Would that be the third season on the bounce that one of our marquee half backs has missed the start of the year?

And in 2022 we had Gale and Reynolds in the halves

I do think all fans miss the biggest point in relation to recruitment. No matter how much money an owner is worth it's very unusual for them to part with cash with potential return unless they are fans of the club ie Huddersfield and Rovers. Players have two priorities, money and winning. If winning is a priority, money no matter the amount will not attract quality players. The pools you fish in are not governed by money but by potential success.

Having halves on the field is not our strong point in the past few seasons.

Even in 2022, Gale got sent off after 30 mins in the second match v Saints and got banned for 5 weeks. Think he also picked up another ban later in the season? Can’t remember how many games Reynolds played that season?

He got done for sticking a leg out against Wire at home. Think it was Easter Monday.

We binned Reynolds off after a Catalans away game june/July time if I remember right.

Only Sneyd who we signed after Cooke left that could string a few games together

Dykes, Head, Long, Seymour, Holdsworth, Trueman. I'm sure I'm missing plenty of others

he said one, not both

Quote Rugby Raider="Rugby Raider"Having halves on the field is not our strong point in the past few seasons. Even in 2022, Gale got sent off after 30 mins in the second match v Saints and got banned for 5 weeks. Think he also picked up another ban later in the season? Can’t remember how many games Reynolds played that season?'" https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seas ... mmary.html Reynolds managed 10 games that season before being binned off...with Will Smith in as his replacement, another forgettable half

Quote Rugby Raider="Rugby Raider"Having halves on the field is not our strong point in the past few seasons. Even in 2022, Gale got sent off after 30 mins in the second match v Saints and got banned for 5 weeks. Think he also picked up another ban later in the season? Can’t remember how many games Reynolds played that season?'" https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seas ... mmary.html Reynolds managed 10 games that season before being binned off...with Will Smith in as his replacement, another forgettable half

Sneyd in Lam in the halves for Leigh will be a decent partnership

Just seen micks tweet. Probably means it's a non starter

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0kh6 ... are-mobile Interview with Asiata on Humberside. Mike White says the captaincy to be announced this week

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0kh6 ... are-mobile Interview with Asiata on Humberside. Mike White says the captaincy to be announced this week