Re: It’s Tom Bris-Cro : Thu Feb 07, 2013 1:10 pm  

Andy Gilder wrote:

So that's another of Hull's marquee players following Manu out the door.

The owner supposedly looking to get back involved with professional football.

Yep, the Pearson era is off to a fine start.

Re Pearson, he never seems to hang a round too long where ever he's been, I get the impression he treets his sports clubs like toys, once he's bored of a certain toy, he chucks it in the bin and goes and buy a new one.

[Kosh]

Re: It’s Tom Bris-Cro : Thu Feb 07, 2013 1:11 pm  

Andy Gilder wrote:

So that's another of Hull's marquee players following Manu out the door.

The owner supposedly looking to get back involved with professional football.

Yep, the Pearson era is off to a fine start.

Briscoe was always likely to want to try himself in the NRL at the end of his contract - it was being discussed before Pearson even bought the club. Not sure he can be described as a marquee player in the way the word is usually applied either, albeit one of our best. Likewise Manu.

If he does go - and it hasn't been confirmed yet although I consider it likely - then he'll retain the support of the vast majority of Hull fans.

Oh - as for Pearson getting back into soccer, it might have escaped your notice but he was involved in soccer when he bought the club in the first place and didn't leave by choice.

Re: It’s Tom Bris-Cro : Thu Feb 07, 2013 1:13 pm  

NRL is full of avg wingers at the moment, he'll go alright from what I have seen of him.

Re: It’s Tom Bris-Cro : Thu Feb 07, 2013 2:15 pm  

JACK DETH wrote:

As a Hull supporter I am sad to see him go. I am first and foremost an Internationlist though and believe the more Brits we get into the NRL the better for the GB/Eng team. I wish a lot more young Brit players would go.

Are you willing to sacrifice the regular season to mediocrity, just to see a more competitive international showing at the end of the year? I can certainly understand that it's important to be competitive, but a mass exodus of all our brightest talent to the NRL leaves us watching games throughout the season without the magic that names like Tomkins, Briscoe, Roby etc. provide. I personally see it as a catch-22 situation.

Re: It’s Tom Bris-Cro : Thu Feb 07, 2013 4:34 pm  

Sad to see him go but we've known it was coming for a while. However we have a very capable replacement in Tom Lineham coming in on a fraction of the money of Briscoe. If we use his money wisely it could turn out to be a good move all round.

Re: It’s Tom Bris-Cro : Thu Feb 07, 2013 4:38 pm  

Mr. Zucchini Head wrote:

Sad to see him go but we've known it was coming for a while. However we have a very capable replacement in Tom Lineham coming in on a fraction of the money of Briscoe. If we use his money wisely it could turn out to be a good move all round.

This. I don't think Hull fans have anything to lose sleep over if he does go.

Re: It’s Tom Bris-Cro : Thu Feb 07, 2013 5:20 pm  

Arkham wrote:

Are you willing to sacrifice the regular season to mediocrity, just to see a more competitive international showing at the end of the year? I can certainly understand that it's important to be competitive, but a mass exodus of all our brightest talent to the NRL leaves us watching games throughout the season without the magic that names like Tomkins, Briscoe, Roby etc. provide. I personally see it as a catch-22 situation.

I don't know if I accept that argument personally. Quite a few people believe SL is the superior competition in terms of excitement because of the less structured, attacking play. That's in spite of the fact the NRL is obviously the superior competition with superior players, capable of superior magic.

Without Tomkins, Briscoe, Roby etc the type of play will remain the same and they'll always be new players to step up.

Tomkins is in a league of his own, but Roby and Briscoe are hardly irreplaceable! Exciting players have been replaced before and they'll be replaced again.

Re: It’s Tom Bris-Cro : Thu Feb 07, 2013 7:08 pm  

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21368608

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21368608

Re: It’s Tom Bris-Cro : Thu Feb 07, 2013 7:44 pm  

My first loyalty is to my country and not my club side. mediocrity at Hull?? we have been that for years. Him going will not make a jot of difference to that. If he and the other players become better playing in the NRL then my country will compete better and that would suit me. In fact I would take an International Final win for GB/Eng over the Kiwis/Roos over any cup win for Hull.

Re: It’s Tom Bris-Cro : Fri Feb 08, 2013 11:49 am  

JEAN CAPDOUZE wrote:

He will need to be consistent in attack and defence if he is to succeed in the NRL.

A fascinating insight there Jean