I'm with you, some people seem to want to label him the new Peter Sterling after one game against a Doncaster team also in pre-season containing players who wouldn't stand out playing for East Hull.

What I would say is that if we have identified players with SL potential surely they should be full time? I don't understand the keep them part time mentality, go full time as early as possible (16,17,1icon_cool.gif and give them the best possible chance of making the grade.

I don't know about Williams but others go full time when they complete theIr education.

Thats it, as good as they are and as much as they can earn good money if they make it, the club have to ensure they allow them to finish studies and have a back up career if anything goes wrong.

IIRC Tom Briscoe did exactly this too

I think the Club, League, or whoever initiated this deserves some credit

He has played 6 for the 21's however the way they play with split halves means he would have no problem playing at 7.

Agar has stated when long plays he's first receiver, does that mean if he's missing or first team plays with split halfs?

So inafect changing our game plan.

I get what your saying however today with Turner playing at 6 and offfering a bigger running threat Nicklas and Williams in particular both stepped up and were taking control as 1st reciever which is different to how they were playing for the 21's. Think the playing with split halves is a good idea for younger players as it helps them both to develop their talk more and have equal responsibility on the play calling.

As I've said in another thread, Williams was playing behind a dominant pack against a fairly poor Doncaster side, which explains why he looked better than he has in the U20's side (not that I have seen him play, but that was the concensus of opinion around me), wether he could do a job in SL you can't really tell from that game.

I was told Niklas had injured his knee, but the match report suggets nobody is injured, any ideas?

And fnally, Washbrook at 9 is not going to work.

Tbh HF I prefer the 'Arsenal' approach.

All Hull age groups should play the same system and style, then when a player is missing another player can come in and fit in without any disruption.

So he's wrote off after one game, brilliant!

Fair comment. Did you miss his season with the illawarra steelers in 1989??

What not even for Leeds/Salford post 90s??? How old are you 15...

Came back on late in game strapped up