Andy Lynch: All eyes will be on Hull FC in 2013
TAKING a phone call this week from one of the greatest players of the Super League era, Hull FC captain Andy Lynch put the phone down ready to pull his boots on straight away.
Only a week after the season officially ended, and already the prop is eager to get started again.
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Can't wait for 2013: Hull FC's Andy Lynch.
His enthusiasm driven by a belief a season to remember lies ahead, Lynch is eager to get back to work with a new-look Hull side.
Already convinced Peter Gentle had assembled a side capable of being genuine contenders, his conversation with England and Leeds Rhinos star Jamie Peacock brought an awareness his opinion is beginning to be shared across the game.
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"I spoke to Jamie this week and he said we should all be excited about next year and the players we have coming in," Lynch told the Mail.
"If he's thinking that about our team, that's a big thing coming from JP, and there will be a few other players at other teams thinking about the squad we have here too.
"But it's no good resting on your laurels, we need to go out next year and prove how good we are and how good we can be."
Still celebrating his eighth Grand Final victory, Peacock's endorsement of Hull's recruitment has only amplified Lynch's confidence.
Eager to link up again with England player Gareth Ellis, it is the experience added to the Black and Whites' line-up that Lynch believes is key.
"The more experienced players to have around the place the better and Gaz Ellis, Ben Galea and Daniel Holdsworth will give us that," adds Lynch.
"The signings have been a big plus for us for next year and now we need to get everybody in and get working together to make sure those partnerships are formed and we hit the ground running.
"If you ask a lot of the players, we are all ready to start again now. It is massively exciting times for the players at this club, and I hope the fans too."
Arriving from Bradford on a two-year deal that has now been extended by another year, the ex-Bulls man enjoyed a hugely-successful first year on a personal level.
Winning the Player of the Year accolade, Lynch featured in every game for Hull, often playing close to 80 minutes. And he did it all with a fractured wrist.
Colliding with a team-mate in pre-season, Lynch opted to postpone surgery despite a recovery period of less than a month.
He's still waiting on the operation, the year of playing with the problem leaving him with a lot of mess around the injury which first needs cleaning out.
"The surgeon has been in two minds whether to do the operation or not because it's such a mess in there," explains Lynch.
"He's given me an injection to try and clear the mess up inside there, we'll leave it two weeks and then it should be clearer inside because he doesn't want to go in there until it's clear. When they do it though it should be a two-week recovery, so it's no big deal."
And Lynch's reason for not having the simple operation done nine months ago?
"I was new to the club and I didn't want to miss any games. The physio said I could play on with it so I did.
"At one stage I couldn't touch it because it hurt so much. I had it injected before every game and sometimes I had to come off and get it done again during the game because it got that bad."
Comments
by bridrobin
Sunday, October 14 2012, 11:09AM
“Birdbox, you are right. Dixter does have earning difficulties, his posting history demonstrate the fact.
Apart from his blunders anout the old CP, his embarrassing posts with regards to MP's was the final nail in the coffin. William the Conqueror and William of Orange the same person? Oh how we laughed.
straight swop agar for noble
Dixter you are a Tool of the highest order.
lol”
by birdbox
Sunday, October 14 2012, 9:30AM
“Has the pass sales barometer on the Gateshull website broken down?
Only 3928 season passes sold after the extended direct debit deadline is now finished.
14,500 – 3928 = 10,572 off the amount needed to break even
Only 13 days left before the discount deadline. After that it's not worth buying a pass.
£300 for the reserved east stand after the 27th of October = £23 per match.
Daily average since going on sale = 95
Sales needed per day between now and the 27th October = 506
Even if they got 10,000 pass sales, they would need 4,000 to turn up
on the day and pay full whack. Assuming 500 away fans turn up.
Ouch
Not looking good is it?
lol”
by birdbox
Sunday, October 14 2012, 8:28AM
“by dextertexter
Saturday, October 13 2012, 10:57PM
.
"well stottlemeyer have you looked at all the minstergate garages around hull thought not lol
For a start I am not stootlemeyer
Can you post a link to all these other garages that you are talking about?
The only one I can find is some chop shop in Hessle
http://tinyurl.com/8bajwne
Have you noticed that none of the Gateshull posters are backing you up.
Why do you think that is?
What a tool you are
Agar for Noble straight swop”
by 03_05_80_HKR
Sunday, October 14 2012, 8:14AM
“by dextertexterSaturday, October 13 2012, 10:17PM
"stottleliar,making up posts in my name,small garage ?,you dont know what your talking about,ministergate motors are a large company,try looking on the computer bud at how many garages they have surrounding hull alone.........
Link please..........
Just a small garage in Hessle ......now that's the truth....bud lol...bud lol......
Straight swap.....Large multi-national company for small MOT testing station.......
Astute eh.....???.......BELI3VE........Lol....”
by dextertexter
Saturday, October 13 2012, 10:57PM
“well stottlemeyer have you looked at all the minstergate garages around hull thought not lol.”
by dextertexter
Saturday, October 13 2012, 10:33PM
“birdbrain are you saying his post is no different to ANY OF YOURS ?.”
by dextertexter
Saturday, October 13 2012, 10:30PM
“just looking at the article on the ministergate sponsorship,and they are described as major players in the automotive industry,not bad for a small garage eh lol.”
by birdbox
Saturday, October 13 2012, 10:19PM
“by Yorky1957Saturday, October 13 2012, 2:49AM
"Why is it most of the posts here have #uck all to do with the the above aticle ? Just saying"
Do you realise that your post has #uck all to do with the article
Lol”
by dextertexter
Saturday, October 13 2012, 10:17PM
“stottleliar,making up posts in my name,small garage ?,you dont know what your talking about,ministergate motors are a large company,try looking on the computer bud at how many garages they have surrounding hull alone,muppet,yet posting under another of your various identities eh,got news for you son, all of your posts,no matter what guise you hide behind,they are all just as stupid as the one before,your some sort of simpleton,obviously not very knowledgable,otherwise you would be posting something that makes sense,guess you havnt read todays HDM lol,sugget you try doing so on what pearson has to say lol,now perhaps ypu can tell us hullfc fans,whatever happened to the fastest growing company in the world,seem to remember the name (parasol) something or other,incidently i was told that by a rovers poster,probably you, under another of your guises lol,another rovers dumbell,jesus rovers are overun with em lol.”
by albaz
Saturday, October 13 2012, 9:39PM
“Yorky1957; I have yet to see an article that contains even 50% of related/relevant posts. It would seem some "fans" just want to re-hash old bickering. As a Rovers fan I think Hull have got more hope of success than we have and Ellis is a big coup. Obviously I hope I am wrong but realistically is anyone expecting Rovers to finish above Hull? If our coach does a much better job next season we could make 6th but the other lot must be hoping for 4th at least”