Good luck to him, enjoy the whole experience and come back to Hull a better player.

apologies to COYH, I miss-read the post completely (thank you for Dave K for pointing out my error)

Accepted with good grace. Perhaps check before posting in future to avoid more apologies.

You were right SIr Lancelot.
Got told a couple of months ago he was likely off to the Eels courtesy of a current first-teamer.
Gentle was a big fan of Ben but things change.
Horses for courses.

IMHO right centre is the hardest position on the pitch to defend and from I remember of seeing him at academy he always pkayed left.

So down to the mix of Yeamos dominance of the left side and Crooks partnership with Lineham and doing so well , then he's been kept on the right and whilst playing so well the issue didn't seem so prominent.

I don't know too much about his youth rugby but I would hazard a guess he played in a fairly decent team so for the majority of that he would not have needed to defend, you then get to the hard end of the career pathway and these decencies come to show, by that time it is very hard to fully correct things although they can be worked on and that goes for even being under the guidance of world class coaches.

Bens still a young lad, a lot of people forget that, yes he's lucky to be doing what's he done and thousands of kids would love to be were he is, but he has got other influences and ideas aswell.

Good luck to him in Oz, plenty of lads have been out there for the experience and lifestyle and many have returned

Not many players come back to "bite us on the aris" as people say. Probably about 1 in 20 of those who we bin off do that. In fact, I think it's only Danny Brough who has, and he was kicked out for far worse reasons than being a poor player.

Good luck to Crooks but its not as if he's going to play first grade. A sense of perspective please.

We told you months ago Travis was being sold.

Your chairman told you that you are not a selling club.

£300k of fees in the last year, wheres that gone?

Then we turn that club into Bratfut

Mark sneyd dropped for tonights play off.

Strange decision, let's see how that pans out for them

according to the Parramatta coach he has been brought in with the intention of increasing competition of the first choice backline not just to play second grade.
They are not going to waste money on a two year contract if it is not to benefit the club.

Interesting that you choose to believe what [isome[/i coaches say.

Dropped for jamie ellis,his form seems to have dropped away back end,saving himself for next season ?

Was excellent the few games after it was announced he had signed for us, but since wembley has been poor( although plenty of other Cas players also have), miles better player than Finn, big mistake by Powell IMO.