Just seen Leicester city's squad for Sunday and the pub landlord was true to his word and mainly kids with a sprinkling of older heads.Kelly will get 30 minutes on the pitch apparently. Whilst not advocating injury to any player I would hope someone gives him a good belt early on.fwiw I think fc have actually been smart here.win and we couldn't even beat their fringe larkers, lose and it was just a 2nd string all the while getting yards into the back up players then build up to their league campaign.radford may be learning it seems? I suspect a couple of year ago he would have played first team and tried to batter kr maybe picking up few injury etc.

Just wondering if any of the Hull "fringe" players will be coming back to CP with us ?

Tim Sheens said on the radio last night that we could possibly be about to sign 2 props, one a "local lad" the other an Aussie.

He also said Shillington is about to retire so would not be one of them.

I'm not sure we would be willing to let any of our props leave as a transfer. But Ross Osbourne on loan perhaps?

I've not actually heard Radfords comments, I've just been told about them, so I could be wrong, but I get the feeling you might be taking him out of context there.



The way I heard it was that he said Kelly doesn't really like training and is never going to set records in the gym, but put a rugby ball in his hands and he transforms. From pics I've seen of him he's actually looking in great shape.

More hard nosed experience needed up front. We were a prop light before Tilse left anyway. Where's Scott Wheeldon these days?

Jesus wept, I hope not. That's well beyond justification even with a patronising 'beggars can't be choosers' argument.



First and most importantly we need better and more battle hardened players. Wheeldon, for example, would be a much better option, IMO.



Second and possibly incorrectly, I've a vague recollection that he's the nomark who used his man of steel vote 'humourously'. If it was him him, I'd much prefer to see him 'progress' in your under-23 set-up.

Well if you're going to be signing a "local lad" to play prop, it's not going to be Watts, Taylor, Green or Bowden. So from Hull's ranks that pretty much leaves Osbourne and Matongo. I'd suggest Wheeldon is a good shout, or maybe someone else from Hull who isn't currently plying there trade here. Although I'm struggling to think of names that fit that criteria just now.

since when has watts been a local lad

has mariano signed for anyone yet?

think hes at featherstone

Fair point.



He's played pretty much all his pro rugby in Hull though. An adopted local lad.

It could be that Radford had his tongue firmly planted in his cheek when making these comments, and was just making soundbites for the radio.

But Kelly's lack of enthusiasm for fitness and conditioning must have come to his attention for him to even give it a passing mention.



For what it's worth, Albert's likely to come on for 30 minutes today, put the game out of reach, go back to the bench and put his slippers on.

Come 4 o'clock we will all be the wiser.