I too am a touch puzzled by the Balmforth move. If it's so he can gain minutes on the pitch I would have thought there was ample opportunity for him to come off the bench here, given our current squad, so why does he need to go to France for it?


The continued impression around him is that successive Fc coaches seem to be unconvinced by him, not enough to let him go completely but not enough to give him an extended first-team run either. He's always never quite in or never quite out, as if coaches feel there is a player in there but are unable to get him functioning fully to warrant a continued spot.


I presume this is a JC decision and, as Hull 2524 says, Cartwright is the one who sees his players each day and will act accordingly. The kid shows promise but as fans we have to trust our head coaches instinct on what is best for player and club, it's why we brought him here in the first place. 

Yes hope fully Jed can get a run of games in make or break for him, Big John very close, Pryce close to, we won't bring anyone in now. 

Putting together a big pack is all well and done, but there is still a lack of quality to compliment it in the backs. Just hoping we can sign a good three-quarter and maybe another half back.
I don't mind Cust, but I think he's more suited as an interchange nine, but then I'd worry about Balmforth, who I rate highly. I'm sure the powers that be are doing all they can to move us forward recruitment wise.

First job in rugby get a good pack .. Without that you win nowt ....Am sure the powers to be will know we need some backs to ...But it is a rebuild ..... We are definitely going in the right direction..... All most of us asked this year was a team that gives it's all and didn't collapse...We have that... Yes we are struggling now but that was to be expected given the injuries to key players .....

Absolutely we're a re-build, I'm looking beyond next season before we hopefully start to reap any rewards. There's a new found fight in the side which is all we could have hoped for. In Cartwright and Co we trust..