Someone asked what was the common factor, Richard Horne has been in our halves for so long now my grandson has grown up watching him and can tell me what he will do next. He is the most predictable player in SL by a country mile.
If you cant change how a player adapts to the game plan and just goes through the same old drop off pass and the most predictable short kick and dire long kick ever, he rarely pops up out of nowhere like all good half backs do, the last time he did was when he was running off the shoulder of Jason Smith.
Then change the player, because every coach in SL will hi-lite what he does and apply his structures accordingly.
Unfortunately our other halves are in dock and we have to stay with him, and I'm sure he will give 100% as he always has.
Has Nicklas blotted his copy book so bad with his tweets that he has been 'cast out' ??

Richard Horne has been a fantastic asset to this club, has provided so many good 'moments'.....he is not to blame for our team performance, but he is a factor of it...IMO

He blamed pitch and conditions and injuries as excuse.

They finished 6 th last year and did nothing in cup, not competitive!

It is a top 4 squad, would prefer our squad to saints for example.

Brian noble is a name. Proven at this level.

You genuinely think you have a better squad than Saints?
Crickey, believe indeed.

True, he was simply awful there last time round. Should have played Shaul. Other options, Horne and Whiting, were needed elsewhere.

Agree 100%

Horne was past his sell by date by 2007 but as he's from Hull and loves club, well hey let's sign him up for another year when he has 1 good game per year!

Problem is Horney is better now than Nicklas ever will be. Pity we can't bring a good young un through in that position but we can't.

We're slowly drifting up the creek............unfortunately he is the only paddle we have.

He's not the future but plays his role OK when next to Holdsworth. It's a different type of player we need more. Good on him for salvaging a point for us today though - it certainly pleased me at least that we came back and got a point notwithstanding the fact I would have preferred two.

Rubbish players, terrible recruitment..

How far down the food chain do we go to lay the blame for that? Out of all the kids playing the game at school/youth/amateur level we cant find 1 !!!!!!!!!! Is it a consequence of the coaching systems and the coaches at youth level drumming into the kids 'keep your structure' and stifling talent and flair?
Harry Tyson-Wilson is the next 'superkid' and RU is sniffing around him now (so I'm told), we need talent and we need to nurture it not stifle it at a young age.

No, he didn't. He said the conditions were atrocious to play in, but not the reason why we didn't win. He didn't give excuses, I don't think he ever really gives excuses apart from blaming his players' performances.