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Isn’t the Hull K R Frenchman called Franck Thibault ?.

It is strange the wall of silence surrounding Ed Smith. Just over a season ago our ex captain and local poster boy was starring in the Knights revival and attracting attention from Premier Division side Salford. Unfortunately he then receives a serious knee injury which rules him out for the rest of the season. No treatment is forthcoming for months and after a few weeks of seeing him hobbling around on crutches at Bootham Crescent, he disappears from the scene never to be heard of again. Has his injury forced him into retirement ? and if so it would have been nice for the club to have announced this and recognised his service to the Knights. Can someone in the know within the Club please respond to the repeated requests for information.

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Thanks for the response Gav. In that case have they been released by the Club and are now free agents ?.

Gav, as previously asked by george, can you shed any light on the position with Nev Morrison and Ed Smith. The Total RL web site which shows all the comings and goings and new squads for each club, makes no mention of either player. Ed Smith was badly injured around the time he was linked with Salford and then had a long period before being scheduled for an operation. Is he still on York’s books and likely to return when fit and how about Morrison?.

Forget the technicalities of DR, it would have been more informative for the HKR fans if the Hull Daily Mail had identified JBF as a York player and despite his strong performance, not available for further appearances for HKR this season.

I read this report in the Hull Daily Mail and was surprised to see Jake Butler- Fleming described as a dual registered player!. Surely the Mail have got this wrong, he is a York Knights player.

Seeing Sheen was willing to let Harris go I would have liked him to come to York rather than Doncaster.

Whoever Hull KR supply to us at half back they will have to go some to perform better than Liam Harris.

A number have expressed concern regarding an imbalance in the squad between backs and forwards. My concern lies with keeping the forward squad settled with limited game time for a number of these players. Also we have yet to see the DR players coming into the mix which will further worsen the situation if this includes even more forwards.

When do we get the announcement Gav?.

None of the 3 players mentioned were given the option of staying with the Knights. They were released by the Club !.

I was surprised to read in the Press last week that Ed Smith was still awaiting an operation on his ruptured cruciate ligament. I had assumed he would have had an operation shortly after sustaining his injury and would be available to start training for the 2018 season. Instead we learn he will miss the bulk of the season. I would have thought that the Club would have had him insured for medical treatment enabling rapid attention.

Don't understand the Coach's comment that he didn't want to bid behind Liam Harris's parent club's back. How can this be achieved?.

Why no comments in the Press regarding those players moving on from the Knights..