HULL KR: Joel and Galea will miss opener
HULL KR are expected to be without Joel Clinton and Ben Galea for their Super League opener at home to Salford on Sunday.
As first exclusively revealed by the Mail, the Australian prop has penned a three-year deal with the Robins but is still awaiting his visa before the club officially announce his signing.
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Joel Clinton
But KR chairman Neil Hudgell has given his first hint yet that former Brisbane prop Clinton is on his way to Craven Park.
"We are confident he will get a visa in the end," said Hudgell in the Guardian.
"But at the moment it's looking unlikely that it will be sorted in time for him to play on Sunday."
Galea is still recovering from the medial knee ligament injury he picked up in the early stages of last week's 18-16 friendly defeat to Bradford.
The loose forward, who is currently in talks about a new deal, limped off after just a couple of minutes to be replaced by Chaz I'Anson.
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by Man with dog, spare a copper sir?
Friday, February 05 2010, 7:50AM
“Just a quick repost to that idiot10-5 and Gazzer, one and the same person I feel. If rentinga stadium which is the envy of ALL other SL clubs and posting year on year profits,attracting a superb average attendance despite very poor seasons makes Hull a laughing stock, then laugh on guys. Lets put things in perspective, your own chairman has said that anything less than 10,000 minimum will constitute a loss for your debt ridden club has he not? Be interesting to see how many bandwaggon SL converts actually vote with their feet against Salford then will it not? 7500 at the very most and that is because of the expectation of replicating last seasons achievements which, I and most pundits agree, is not likely to happen.So applying Hudgells theory,25% attendance deficit on where you need to be to break even, not generate profit, spells only one thing to most of us, more debt which will compound the already dire situation your lot find themselves in by trying to run before you can walk.You may well boast a good recent derby record, that I suspect is the problem, all things are focussed on Hull FC and you miss the bigger picture which will ultimately jeopardise your whole standing as o Club, which is a shame for the TRUE fans who supported the club throughout the darker periods of the club's history.”
by Sometimes You Have To Fight, When Your a Man
Thursday, February 04 2010, 7:47AM
“Gazzer and 10,5 our club`s name has never officially been Hull FC. tHE fc suufix merely stands for football club and has been shortened from RLFC (Rugby Leaague Football Club), the suffix that all rugby league clubs have e.g. Hull Kingston Rovers RLFC etc. Our great club has always and always will be HULL. Long time HULL supporters never refer to the club/team as FC and never will. The FC addition / tag has been adopted over a number of years and is usually used by out of towners to seperate KR from "FC". In these times of marketing gimmicks, the club has adopted the use of the FC suffix more and more in order to compete, in marketing terms, with clubs that use silly suffixes such as Warriors, Rhinos, etc. Hull Kingston Rover are the Kingston Rovers because they needed to identify themselves as different from the existing and original Hull Riugby League Football Club.”
by 26, FROM 26
Thursday, February 04 2010, 7:35AM
“HKRCVA Est 1998 and still paying! FACT”
by terry, NSW OZ
Thursday, February 04 2010, 7:11AM
“Still bitter small are we ,bless you in your little cotton socks ,after all this time you are not any better.hope you get better soon .YOU are owned by all the HKR fans on this site ,stop telling porkie pies you never played footy in your life ex players never name call . Any how got to go now going to PANTHERS LEAGUE club for dinner TEZZA of OZ”
by 10-5 an embaressment to fellow, supporters.
Wednesday, February 03 2010, 11:07PM
“10-5 stay of these pages with your vile poisoned hatred, no likes to read your posts. you are a sick little puppy.
if pigs could fly you would definately be a squadron leader.”
by hfc, hull
Wednesday, February 03 2010, 11:02PM
“please someone explain to 10-5 what established means. hull fc were established in 1865 like it or not
Also hull kr did merge with a football team, therefore of the two clubs i would suggest the only mongrel club would be hkr because they merged with a team from another sport therefore proving that hull kr have not been and never will be a true rugby team because off there history.”
by 10 5, wembley
Wednesday, February 03 2010, 10:50PM
“the dulls running for the hills again,well said gazzerkeep exposing the truth about the dulls cos the hdm will have removed the post by morning.anyway silly boy steve smallck amalgamating resourses is not a merger you plank they probably shared a ground you fool its not a buisness merger like your boys had and besides that happened in 1897 and rovers first set of accounts was 1905 so admit it silly boy with mergers its GAME OVER,brand hull fc est 1998 FACT”
by Blind Dull Fans still stirring at my, shirt with that 1886 badge....lol
Wednesday, February 03 2010, 10:46PM
“How many times ...Yes Fact your right ..1865
BUT HOW MANY TIMES .?????
YOU AINT CALLED - HULL FC
ANYMORE ....!!!!
Such a shame..But soooo True”
by 10 5 Go to bed, you loser
Wednesday, February 03 2010, 10:39PM
“Dobbins are a mongrel Club, merged with Albany Football Club FACT
Hull FC Est 1865
FACT”
by Gazzer, When will thing finally hit home with the Dulls
Wednesday, February 03 2010, 10:36PM
“Small Club ... Yeah your write Hull FC where established in 1865... BUT YOU AINT -HULL FC anymore.
Your now HULL SUPERLEAGUE LTD
Renting the Hull Office in the KC Stadium ..You have no real identitiy anymore , Nor any assets apart from the furniture in your rented office
..FACT .!!!!!”