Broughy's Wakey mate

Maybe the list should be someone who's played at least 10 games? Lineham was at York first I believe and as for using Moa well that's desperation and I'm pretty sure the Hornes, Cooke, Radford etc were playing slightly before we got in super league lol

What? Laughing at a player with a broken jaw?

Hornes and Cooke did not play pre SL
Poucher, Fletcher (2 reds there) and Radders played pre SL

Ah yes, Paul Cooke.

The red messiah.

Only played SL for Hull FC, we raised him, brought him to the world of SL, yes we didnt get a fee for him, but what did he cost you?

Thick end of £300k for 94 games was it?

Ended well too

Cooke was also the catylist and the probably the difference that kept us in Super League, so worth every penny.

Re: Horne, Cooke etc surely the question is how many you've produced since WE have been in super league otherwise it's an unfair question?!

Ha ha yes still funny to point out tho, also quite funny how they count Brough, Moa etc yet count Hodgson as there own? Surely he counts as one of ours under your rules!

Who's THEY ?

Your type.

Ha ha sorry shouldn't generalise

Hard working tax payers ?
Quality carp fishermen ?

I thought you was on about yourself for a minute until you said hard working and quality fisherman

The last few pages are a sad reflection on both clubs youth policies in the not too distant past. Fortunately, both clubs seem to be on a road to recovery.

Hull have suffered from years of under-investment in their youth and the board not really giving a damn. We only did 'well' prior to that due to Rovers not in direct competition, and us reaping the benefits of the city being a hot-bed without us having to do much.

The last real crop to come through was the Houghton, Washbrook, Wheeldon, Hall, Lee etc crop - who some, despite maybe coming through after 2007 when Rovers were promoted, were still a legacy of our monopoly in the city.

Rovers may as well write off pre-2007. It's pretty much irrelevant to this 'debate' as the funds simply wouldn;t have been there, and prmotion was the ultimate goal. Like Hull, in those years following promotion, youth wasn't at the top of the priorities list.

Things are changing though. Both sides seem to have a sprinkling of players that have come through their youth setups established in their first team, as well as a number of promising yougsters getting the odd game with a view to bringing them on slowly.