: Thu May 14, 2009 1:30 pm  

1.
2.Briscoe
3.Atkins
4.Shenton
5.
6.McGuire
7.Burrow

8.Graham
9. Roby
10.Morley
11.Peacock
12.Burgess
13.O’Loughlin

14.Myler
15.Westerman
16.Scarsbrook
17.Fa’asavalu

Ben Westwood
Jon Wilkin

: Thu May 14, 2009 1:30 pm  

1865 wrote:

:lol:

Sorry couldnt resist...

eh what?

: Thu May 14, 2009 1:32 pm  

reddan wrote:

eh what?

some of the tripe your supporters came out with about Briscoe (tom ) being the only Hull player in the squad and they got owned by numerous posters

[Roland_R]

: Thu May 14, 2009 1:34 pm  

reddan wrote:

eh what?

The far best winger in the superleague (Fox) not like you didnt know didnt get announced after many of your fans creaming there pants of the though of him and S.Briscoe in the squad.

Bit concerned from the 19 dont get me wrong.. were is the full back??

: Thu May 14, 2009 1:37 pm  

1865 wrote:

The far best winger in the superleague (Fox) not like you didnt know didnt get announced after many of your fans creaming there pants of the though of him and S.Briscoe in the squad.

Bit concerned from the 19 dont get me wrong.. were is the full back??

Look at the full squad...11 forwards

Although it is to be increased to a 25/30 man squad over the next few months.

: Thu May 14, 2009 1:40 pm  

1865 wrote:

The far best winger in the superleague (Fox) not like you didnt know didnt get announced after many of your fans creaming there pants of the though of him and S.Briscoe in the squad.

Bit concerned from the 19 dont get me wrong.. were is the full back??

Wake up son, it's not the final squad. It's an initial 17 Smith wants to work with first and none of them are guaranteed a place against France. Apart from the fact he's actually said as much, it's not difficult to work out is it?

: Thu May 14, 2009 1:41 pm  

reddan wrote:

eh what?

He is laughing as we have no players in the England squad
But lets be fair theres not a lot else they can throw at us is there

: Thu May 14, 2009 1:42 pm  

reddan wrote:

Wake up son, it's not the final squad. It's an initial 17 Smith wants to work with first and none of them are guaranteed a place against France. Apart from the fact he's actually said as much, it's not difficult to work out is it?

It's the 17 players who he see's at the moment as the best 17 players to play for England now and in the near future, hence the name 'Elite'.

[Mild Rover]

: Thu May 14, 2009 1:43 pm  

EAST HULL RED wrote:

Look at the full squad...11 forwards

Although it is to be increased to a 25/30 man squad over the next few months.

It isn't a squad, that is clear now - it is a (first) group of elite players. They will form a core, from which teams are selected, with Lee Smith, Ade Gardener and a few more no-mark Wire players drafted in to make up the numbers when nobody is looking.

: Thu May 14, 2009 1:45 pm  

Matty_HullFC wrote:

It's the 17 players who he see's at the moment as the best 17 players to play for England now and in the near future, hence the name 'Elite'.

No it's the initial 17 of the elite training squad. There's no wingers or fullbacks, so I'm sure there'll be more other than that 17 who will regularly play for england 'now and in the near future'.