Re: Contract Talks & FCs Future : Sun Sep 27, 2020 11:36 am  

Irregular Hoops wrote:

Nice one . Just shows we’re looking all over for players,
Noticed the email address mentions mark jones. I presume that’s just because it’s a common welsh name, and it’s not our former player?

I thought exactly the same - no idea if it's coincidence!

Re: Contract Talks & FCs Future : Sun Sep 27, 2020 11:47 am  

Irregular Hoops wrote:

Nice one . Just shows we’re looking all over for players,
Noticed the email address mentions mark jones. I presume that’s just because it’s a common welsh name, and it’s not our former player?

Mark Jones, if he’s the same, I remember his debut at the Boulevard in the A team, He was a giant compared to the other lads, then he got the ball and made a sensational long break, wow I thought.

Sadly through injuries and form he never seemed to hit the expectations promised, believe he was around the same era when we had another good lad Brian Carney

It’s great Hull are looking in the valleys again, and considering the power of Union a very good bit of business, hopefully another good Welsh lad.

Re: Contract Talks & FCs Future : Sun Sep 27, 2020 11:50 am  

Irregular Hoops wrote: Nice one . Just shows we’re looking all over for players, Noticed the email address mentions mark jones. I presume that’s just because it’s a common welsh name, and it’s not our former player? According to this article the ex Hull player Mark Jones relocated to the Middle East a few years back. https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/whats-become-welsh-rugbys-most-14052003 Jones made a bit of RL history by becoming the first player to come on as a blood bin substitution, replacing Steve McNamara in the Charity Shield against Wigan at Gateshead in August 1991 - his Hull debut.

Irregular Hoops wrote: Nice one . Just shows we’re looking all over for players, Noticed the email address mentions mark jones. I presume that’s just because it’s a common welsh name, and it’s not our former player? According to this article the ex Hull player Mark Jones relocated to the Middle East a few years back. https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/whats-become-welsh-rugbys-most-14052003 Jones made a bit of RL history by becoming the first player to come on as a blood bin substitution, replacing Steve McNamara in the Charity Shield against Wigan at Gateshead in August 1991 - his Hull debut.

Re: Contract Talks & FCs Future : Sun Sep 27, 2020 11:59 am  

ComeOnYouUll wrote: According to this article the ex Hull player Mark Jones relocated to the Middle East a few years back. https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/whats-become-welsh-rugbys-most-14052003 Jones made a bit of RL history by becoming the first player to come on as a blood bin substitution, replacing Steve McNamara in the Charity Shield against Wigan at Gateshead in August 1991 - his Hull debut. Probably his biggest rugby league claim to fame!

ComeOnYouUll wrote: According to this article the ex Hull player Mark Jones relocated to the Middle East a few years back. https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/whats-become-welsh-rugbys-most-14052003 Jones made a bit of RL history by becoming the first player to come on as a blood bin substitution, replacing Steve McNamara in the Charity Shield against Wigan at Gateshead in August 1991 - his Hull debut. Probably his biggest rugby league claim to fame!

Re: Contract Talks & FCs Future : Sun Sep 27, 2020 3:40 pm  

Riderofthepalehorse wrote:

Mark Jones, if he’s the same, I remember his debut at the Boulevard in the A team, He was a giant compared to the other lads, then he got the ball and made a sensational long break, wow I thought.

Sadly through injuries and form he never seemed to hit the expectations promised, believe he was around the same era when we had another good lad Brian Carney

It’s great Hull are looking in the valleys again, and considering the power of Union a very good bit of business, hopefully another good Welsh lad.

About 5 years between Jones leaving and Carney arriving with Gateshead

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Re: Contract Talks & FCs Future : Sun Sep 27, 2020 4:04 pm  

Lee Crooks will have coached this lad in the Welsh youth set up. Danny Wilson was the coach of the England team that the Welsh under 16s played against.
Theres your link I guess.

Re: Contract Talks & FCs Future : Sun Sep 27, 2020 4:47 pm  

The Dentist Wilf wrote:

About 5 years between Jones leaving and Carney arriving with Gateshead

My memory playing tricks Wilf,

Re: Contract Talks & FCs Future : Sun Sep 27, 2020 6:28 pm  

Riderofthepalehorse wrote:

My memory playing tricks Wilf,

At least you've got one!!!

Re: Contract Talks & FCs Future : Sun Sep 27, 2020 6:33 pm  

The Dentist Wilf wrote:

At least you've got one!!!

Lol I do remember that break he made on the Boulevard in the A team, happy days, we lived in harmony, then social media came

Re: Contract Talks & FCs Future : Mon Sep 28, 2020 7:56 pm  

all this talk of half backs - i think our problems start in the forwards. Throughout history successful FC teams have always had a big tough pack with plenty of go forward and hitting hard in defence. i don't remotely see that with our current team

halves need a platform and a screen to play behind, they don't get that with the current team, we are on the back foot too much