I gave in and looked, I was wrong with Lupton.

Completely forgot about said player as an obvious choice to win it

Shaun Briscoe?

It's funny, when I suggested on a seperate DH thread from 2 weeks ago that he would only seriously be considered for MoS if we were at top side I was lambasted despite all the evidence.
Can't see any of the usual suspects back on to slay your logic/stats.

Of course not, they respond to the poster, not the content. The same few have pretty much killed these boards in recent years. So many good honest posters have gone by the wayside.

No, Standee, that's because of posters like you and Bumpy who resort to abuse when you've lost the argument. It's why you were banned and why he should've been.

Westy? Or is that too recent?

Tom Briscoe?

You've been given the answer - Shaun Briscoe, year before Whiting I think. 2004?

Just to bring the topic back to the initial post, I think Houghton has a great opportunity to be up there as a main contender for Man of Steel. A top 4 place plus a good run in the cup, and hopefully a strong showing in the Super 8s, will only strengthen his case. The fact that Sky Sports presenters/commentators/pundits are noticing, and lauding, his efforts more and more in recent weeks is testament to the way he, and the club as a whole, is playing right now.

ding ding ding. we have a winner. you win a ticket to a home hull kr game. once i work out who the runner up is they will receive 2 tickets to a hull kr game

Danny Houghton is the best hooker within the Super League and he has been for a number of years now.

Roby has been getting by on his name and what he once was, and Clark had that one great year, but Houghton has been consistently the best hooker within Super League for a number of years now ........He is better than Roby, Clark and Hodgson, but Roby has his past credentials and Hodgson is playing in the NRL, so, once again, the best English hooker in our game today will probably be overlooked again regarding international honours .......So sad!

And, you black and whites aren't innocent in the reason why Houghton isn't our first choice international hooker today ......When things weren't going as right for you before as they are now, many of you claimed that Houghton wasn't the right man for the job ......Every fan from every other club were dumbfounded at these claims because whenever we saw you play, Houghton was always your best player on the park and was instrumental whenever you went forward.

Danny Houghton should be England's first choice hooker!

So it's partly the fans fault that Houghton hasn't played for England, are you right in the head? How do you work that out, does the England coach read this website? Do you think he will take notice of the likes of Jake and Knockers? What a silly statement.

Silly is being polite!

No coach is going to think "x is a really good player but a few people on a messageboard don't rate him, so I best stay clear of picking him"

Well I know the previous incumbant of the England coaching position but doubt he'd listen to me on team selection issues

Ok .....I admit that my last comment regarding how you black and white's have contributed to why the best hooker in the Super League hasn't received international honours is somewhat ridiculous .......But, you black and whites have scapegoated Houghton over the previous years because of your incessant belief that you should be a top 4 team, and when you weren't a top 4 team the majority of you turned on the best hooker in the Super League and picked apart his game to find a reason why you weren't a top 4 team ........And now that you are a top 4 team, suddenly you all acknowledge that that the rest of the rugby league community have known for ages .......That is that Danny is the best hooker in our game today and is our national number one .......Fans are so fickle!