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The mighty HKR cannot or will not produce their own acadamy players. So it's either the fact that they haven't got the ability to do so, or they find it cheaper and easier to watch other club's young talent and then try to tempt it away.

Whichever way you dress it up, there is a well establish word which best describes such activity within many walks of life.

PARASITE - An animal or plant that lives on or in another animal or plant of a different type and feeds from it.

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He played at Right centre for Leeds when we beat them at the JJB earlier on in the season.

I thought he was Leeds best player that night tbh and was a threat all night with the ball.

He looks a big lad with decent pace and should be a good squad player for you guys.

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Quote: Gordon Gekko "So why all the silly comments about Rovers signing Ratu then???'"


Find a silly comment I wrote and I will give you answer

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Quote: thehullwhitestar "The mighty HKR cannot or will not produce their own acadamy players. So it's either the fact that they haven't got the ability to do so, or they find it cheaper and easier to watch other club's young talent and then try to tempt it away.

Whichever way you dress it up, there is a well establish word which best describes such activity within many walks of life.

PARASITE - An animal or plant that lives on or in another animal or plant of a different type and feeds from it.'"


How FC can claim they are a conveyor belt of young players is beyond me, correct me if i'm wrong but wont they be have a full quota of o/seas or non fed players next year including a starting pack that wont contain any uk born players.

They may produce young players but how many go on to produce there potential in a Hull shirt the majority of these players seem to have to leave to give their careers a kick start.

The Briscoes and Houghton may be ones to come through (and for england purposes I hope they do) but if the past is anything to go by hey'll just and up vilified by there own crowd and shipped off like the Tommy Lees and Graham Hornes of this world.

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Quote: barham red "How FC can claim they are a conveyor belt of young players is beyond me, correct me if i'm wrong but wont they be have a full quota of o/seas or non fed players next year including a starting pack that wont contain any uk born players.

They may produce young players but how many go on to produce there potential in a Hull shirt the majority of these players seem to have to leave to give their careers a kick start.

The Briscoes and Houghton may be ones to come through (and for england purposes I hope they do) but if the past is anything to go by hey'll just and up vilified by there own crowd and shipped off like the Tommy Lees and Graham Hornes of this world.'"



Exactly my point !!!!! icon_lol.gif That's where the second tier of life forms come in and feed. PARASITES !!!!

An animal or plant that lives on or in another animal or plant of a different type and feeds from it.

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Quote: berrigans bitch "Find a silly comment I wrote and I will give you answer'"


Didn't particularly mean you in all honesty even though thats how it sounded.

TBF Rovers have done pretty well out of Leeds since getting into SL (Murrell,Walker,Netherton) and so did Hull when they were trying to establish themselves in SL (Dowes,Raynor,Carvell). Ratu has a decent pedigree and will get the chance to establish himself as a SL player, a chance he may well not have got at Leeds.

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Hull haven't been averse to signing players from Leeds either on permanent contracts or as ashort term fixwhen their own junior players are not deemed by the coaching staff to be good enough at the time.

Leeds and wigan have an enviable record of producing young players , which other clubs must try to aspire to.
With the numbers concerned it is of course the way , that some players will seek new clubs to further their careers and prospects.

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Quote: j_hunter_hkr "He has just been awarded Leeds Reserves Player of the Year. I think that's ground enough to say he's an excellent prospect given the quality players Leeds produce.

You shouldn't worry your little head so much Willa.'"


There's a big difference between reserves and SL. Hodgson got our reserves player of the year but wasn't good enough to take the place of someone we released for not being good enough (Lee)

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Quote: Willa "There's a big difference between reserves and SL. Hodgson got our reserves player of the year but wasn't good enough to take the place of someone we released for not being good enough (Lee)'"


The same Hull FC that let Shaun Briscoe go in favour of keeping Motu Tony. Let's be honest, you don't have a good track record when it comes to that sort of thing!

I can't believe we're being criticised for signing young british players! icon_lol.gif

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Quote: j_hunter_hkr "The same Hull FC that let Shaun Briscoe go in favour of keeping Motu Tony. Let's be honest, you don't have a good track record when it comes to that sort of thing!

I can't believe we're being criticised for signing young british players!
I can.

They've had the pick of the city for a decade. We've had a share for 3 years in theory, arguably only two in practice. Where is our Tommy Lee or Paul King?

Parasites. icon_lol.gif I hope your carrion makes you fart Thunderously. icon_wink.gif

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Quote: thehullwhitestar "Exactly my point !!!!!
Slowly sucking the life blood out of the host, the host becomes weaker and eventually fades and dies...

ok I'll go with that..

Seriously tho', your clubs inability to take players (or hang onto them) from potential to proven article is hardly the fault of other clubs.

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Quote: Willa "that just shows there producing too many
more likely, they are not good enough.

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Quote: barham red "How FC can claim they are a conveyor belt of young players is beyond me, correct me if i'm wrong but wont they be have a full quota of o/seas or non fed players next year including a starting pack that wont contain any uk born players.'"

Dowes? Radford? Tickle?

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Quote: Kosh "Dowes? Radford? Tickle?'"


Radford at loose infront of fitzgibbon? Tickle in place of lauiki, Manu or O'Meley?

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