Re: Craig Hall : Sat Jan 24, 2009 10:56 am  

Gordon Gekko wrote:

He is easy pickings coz he's young. Just ask Washy the real reason he lost the 13 jersey. Agar is weak beleive me.

In a dance off

Re: Craig Hall : Sat Jan 24, 2009 10:58 am  

Mrs Barista wrote:

He's clearly a very gifted player in attack with plenty of pace. However, you didn't show his placing in the errors table, where he was 6th in the comp and 3rd on a per match basis. This is the issue for me, as well as his weak defence. Having re-watched all Hull's games televised 2008 games recently his decision-making is very poor at times. Yes, he's still young, and yes we could compensate for his defensive frailties by shoring up that side with Horne and Crocker, but for me Briscoe is the better all-round prospect at this stage.

Thats what I meant when I said about giving him the patience.

Much gets said about his negatives far more than his positives. We're a club that year on year fails to match the attacking power of the bigger clubs we aim to match so when a natural attacker comes along we shouldn't ignore it.

He has his negatives but as ive said before so did Yeaman and Cooke and they were given the chance to work through them. I honestly feel a lot of Halls problems are to do with confidence and tending to panic when playing against the big boys. Experience will sort that.

Briscoe is nowhere near ready for the Centre spot yet. What we saw last season was a player with great strength and a fantastic sense of balance, all individual play. He'd cover well as a winger this season but start throwing him in at Centre where he will need more than individual skill and we would seriously risk damagin his confidence.

Re: Craig Hall : Sat Jan 24, 2009 10:58 am  

Gordon Gekko wrote:

People should know better than to listen to anything standee say, he's jusy a moaning out of towner.

ooh, how very clever, using the fact that I live out of Hull as a reason not to listen to me.

Gordon Gekko wrote:

Nothing wrong with Hall's 'ego' as you put it

people I know, and respect, say otherwise (and people who don't hide behind an internet login too)

Gordon Gekko wrote:

and if you think that everything Agar says or does is right

probably the most laughable comment of yours so far, my opinion on Agar is well documented, I remain to be convinced that he will succeed, but I do accept that we are now his team to coach, he will stand or fall by his decisions, he obviously had reason not to pick Craig in a regular spot last season, maybe that will have changed with a full closed season, nobody knows as yet.

Gordon Gekko wrote:

you are indeed a bigger fool than even i thought you were.

your opinion counts for little.

Re: Craig Hall : Sat Jan 24, 2009 10:58 am  

Gordon Gekko wrote:

He is easy pickings coz he's young. Just ask Washy the real reason he lost the 13 jersey. Agar is weak beleive me.

i cant ask washy he wont be my friend on facebook, but as you know i'll ask you.

Re: Craig Hall : Sat Jan 24, 2009 11:00 am  

Sheldon wrote:

i cant ask washy he wont be my friend on facebook, but as you know i'll ask you.

Because Washy would kick up the stink that Tickle would.

Re: Craig Hall : Sat Jan 24, 2009 11:00 am  

KNOCK OFF NIGEL wrote:

Thats what I meant when I said about giving him the patience.

Much gets said about his negatives far more than his positives. We're a club that year on year fails to match the attacking power of the bigger clubs we aim to match so when a natural attacker comes along we shouldn't ignore it.

He has his negatives but as ive said before so did Yeaman and Cooke and they were given the chance to work through them. I honestly feel a lot of Halls problems are to do with confidence and tending to panic when playing against the big boys. Experience will sort that.

Briscoe is nowhere near ready for the Centre spot yet. What we saw last season was a player with great strength and a fantastic sense of balance, all individual play. He'd cover well as a winger this season but start throwing him in at Centre where he will need more than individual skill and we would seriously risk damagin his confidence.

what both Hall and Briscoe need is a top class centre to learn from, if you look at the positions where we have been weak there has, to varying extents. been a lack of a role model in that position (there is no surprise that we are well furnished with hookers for example, having had Triester,Swain and Berrigan in recent times)

Re: Craig Hall : Sat Jan 24, 2009 11:00 am  

Gordon Gekko wrote:

He is easy pickings coz he's young. Just ask Washy the real reason he lost the 13 jersey. Agar is weak beleive me.

Although not as weak as someone who claims to be a fan of RL in Hull, when in fact he really is a KR fan but hasn't got the bottle to admit it

Re: Craig Hall : Sat Jan 24, 2009 11:01 am  

Standee wrote:

your opinion counts for little.

Likewise.

Now toddle off and let us enjoy our Friday night rugby in peace.

Re: Craig Hall : Sat Jan 24, 2009 11:02 am  

Smiggs wrote:

Although not as weak as someone who claims to be a fan of RL in Hull, when in fact he really is a KR fan but hasn't got the bottle to admit it

You seriously think i'm a KR fan.???

You're more laughable than standee

Re: Craig Hall : Sat Jan 24, 2009 11:02 am  

Gordon Gekko wrote:

Likewise.

Now toddle off and let us enjoy our Friday night rugby in peace.

you claim not to be a fan of either side, can you even lie straight in bed?