Agree with most on here. Disappointing to see him go as it's been his best season at the club but he's not really shown himself to be indispensable and as for next season, any winger playing outside Keith Lulia automatically looks a better player, so it's hardly a critical loss.



Nil desperandum

Agreed, Ainscough is the type of player i want to see playing for us. His defence may not be all that but he gives us alot in attack and doesnt shy away from putting a good shift in every game.

Definately replaceable. For all his so said blistering pace, I never saw him score from 50 yards out like good wingers do. Not enough size for the modern game and like has been said made to look good by Lulia.

Am I the only one who notices how the young guns us RAB types sponsor come on a bundle, and go on to greater things in the game? Crookes has become quite a player and has plenty of improvement in him, the Burgess lads good enough for NRL teams. We can sure pick 'em.

My mrs has a thing about getting autographs, and even before this year, she's said "I'll have to stop getting coaches autographs, they always leave just after I do"



But she still went ahead and got Mick Potter's in Canet, before the Catalans match....

Hah! So if we need one, we've got an escape goat!

Well, she got Macca's as well, so some might say it works out for the best sometimes.....though I was mainly thinking about the strange connection between the players sponsored by RA&B and her autograph hunted coaches - as you say an 'escape goat' but not the only one

Not a massive loss tbh, I think Crookes has been robbing a wage for a while now.

Crookes will have to fight for his place at Hull, the emergence of Tom Lineham for us this year is s major plus , he is bigger and some say faster than Briscoe. Don't forget we have signed Arundle for next year making our back line more than a match for anyone, plus it will be a full English player backline with predominantly apart from Yeaman in there early 20's.

Does he? I'd go for the amateur then after seeing Ainscough run from the opposite wing to stop McGoldrick from scoring a cetain try when Crookes had given up way back with a shorter distance to travel!

Another plodder gone. Great news.

Agree