G Horne has signed a one year deal with a one year option, will be announced tonight or tomorrow. I was talking to him tonight an our open evening, good guy to chat too, positive about both clubs in particularly hulls recruitment and even the academy merger.

Don't worry. It only functions as an off shore tax haven at present.
He's cashing in his Volkswagen shares to have a submarine pen built on it. Then he's employing Heston Blumenthal especially to deal with you.

See it was announced about an hour again, ruined my inside information. And I was so pleased with myself.

One other thing he said would be that Rovers won't be running an under 23s side due to lack of players and cost.

Doesn't make much sense for us to run a big squad at this time. And the kids that aren't ready are better flying the nest - look at young Robinson, he's played pretty regularly at Fax.

The problem is that kids start at SL clubs then are seen to have failed by 'stepping down' a level.

A more sensible approach would be to progress from, say Skirlaugh or West Hull, to York or Doncaster, then to Rovers or Hull. Then to Leeds or Wigan

We spend whatever we do on our academy then George Lawler rocks up from West Hull. Shaul was at Skirlaugh iirc, and Lineham was picked up from York.

I don't think academies are a particularly efficient system. the RFL would be better off taking money off the SL clubs, and investing in the grass roots. SL clubs could then scout for mature talent rather than focusing their efforts on teens.

Any rumours from yesterdays 'party on the pitch'?

Wasn't a rumour I heard yesterday but if Sinfield doesn't like Union he's coming to us apparently

good player sinfield

Wonder what position he would play in union, one of the half back roles I'd suppose.

Big sponsorship from Siemans I was told by someone, hopefully true. Mind you it's been a rumour forever !!

Heard yesterday that we are looking to sign prop Luke Ambler from Halifax.

This info came from the same source that told us that Welham was leaving to sign for Bradford a week or so in advance of it becoming common knowledge.

Rumour only and don't know how true it is. Is Ambler any good?

i heard tough guy ronnie pickering on a three year deal

Where's seventies red with his harry Poole bar rumours

Who?

You don't know who he is? HE'S RONNIE PICKERING!