I thought that when I saw him. Looks like a completely different player to the one who made his debut at Magic

Am hoping Severs or Jebson or Staverly can take the next step up. Be great if all three did.

But whenever I watched Newcastle last season on Premier Staveley didn't really stand out much

Balmforth did and should of got more of a run for us

Definitely like to see Balmforth get a run out

One of the friendlies is against Doncaster. Heard Bradford could be the other.

Taylors testimonial is against Wigan

Now confirmed as Sunday 4th Feb at 2pm at the MKM.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0gqb ... are-mobile 10/15 min interview with Smith on Humberside, about 5 minutes in. Okunbor should be here next week, Ese'ese the week after.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0gqb ... are-mobile 10/15 min interview with Smith on Humberside, about 5 minutes in. Okunbor should be here next week, Ese'ese the week after.

Thanks for the above link Mwindass.
It was a good listen.
My main concern next season will be leadership and who’s going to take charge on field when it get tough.
TS sort of touched on that.
it’s going to be interesting to see who will emerge as leaders.

https://twitter.com/hullfcofficial/stat ... 9kgsA&s=19 The Ock is here. Just Herman and Nu left

https://twitter.com/hullfcofficial/stat ... 9kgsA&s=19 The Ock is here. Just Herman and Nu left

Think he is one of the most unpredictable new signings, not often you get a winger that has become a 2nd row. He's also going to have to brace himself for a hostile reaction from the Rovers fans.

I'm not convinced he'll work out. I'm pretty fickle though so come back to me in March

He played most weeks though

Likes of Carlos couldn't get a game in nrl

Good point.

Carlos couldn't get a game in the NRL but was one of our best and most consistent players until injuries took their toll.

45 games in 5 years isn't most games

i think he'll go well. Certainly sounds like he's coming with a big point to prove and hopefully he'll prove the doubters wrong.

He was in the Canterbury team alot last season

19 times he was on their team sheet

For me out of the new incoming quota players, Ese ese and Brown are the 2 that you would pick as the ones you'd expect to go well in SL, however hopefully Pele and Okunbor will also prove to be very good signings, think Okunbor may surprise quite a few. Looking forward to seeing Ese ese and Pele take to the field.

If, and it doesn't always work this way, they all click, then I do genuinely think we can spring a few surprises, maybe not against the very top teams, if they are also on it, but certainly the mid table teams that we may have struggled against previously, because that must be thereabouts the biggest pack in the league and with Brown in international form, then good things could happen. We will need a good bit of luck in the halves and hopefully the new spine will be good off the back of some real go forward. After feeling quite despondent I've had another look at some of the Bulldog games and Okunbor, while not catching the eye, does do some good things and covers line breaks well, at times, so maybe he'll find his form and surprise us all. Glass half full today.

Pele is a very big man

If he runs anywhere near his weight he's gonna be the line breaker we need.

Carrying a bit of puppy fat round the mid section. Doesn't mean too much but I just think his fitness could be a worry

Plenty of time to get some good conditioning in to him and have him ready for round one.

Just read the article on Hull's website about Balmforth doing extra training abroad during the off season, hopefully he'll really kick on and be in the 17 by the end of the season, seems a natural successor for Houghton.

And where they will be at the start of this season, there must be a bit of concern about the club, the ground etc. from within although they do have an excellent coach and a core of very good players including Sneydy but you know my feelings on letting him leave anyway.