"Lost him" "Missed him" Binned him" Who cares if, at the end of the day, we get to say "kept him". May be a blow to the BOD looking for a cash injection and saving but good news to fans convinced that little or none of any Chase money would be invested in a half decent replacement.

I'm not a troll and this is a serious question.

Do you think Cas can afford to keep and pay Chases wages next year??

I think you are recruiting quite well, and maybe expected Chases wages not to be on ya wage bill next year?!

In the current climate I would say no - we cannot afford him. If however we can get our fan base up to something like it was in 2011 I would say its achievable. It all depends if the stay-away fans can be tempted to come back with the new membership scheme. 2012 was about 1,000 down on 2011's attendances.

No, that's why I said it would be a blow to the board if the Hull deal fell through. As for our recruiting 'quite well' in expectation of Chase being off the books....so far about twice as many out than in and most of those arriving will be on less than say Ferres, Orr, McGoldrick and Hudson.

Yes, we can.

Recruitment has nothing to do with Chase. We have had 13 players leave us either out of contract or released including some of our higher earners.

I would imagine as fully says the players off rosta will make a huge difference.
Gilmour and walker i would imagine would be on decent contracts, Hauraki less so.
No idea on the aussie winger, probably on a good screw.

Hudson & McGoldrick were on ridiculous wages if you were to believe the forums though so losing them 2 alone freed up huge amounts to sign players with.

Walker?

Might have got Jake Webster and Chev Walker mixed up?

Soz meant Webster!!

You can almost certainly add Orr to that list too.

Shenton wont be on peanuts will he ?

Well I never - Hull have been reported by 2 clubs for tapping up players. Chase and Johnson (Wakey) ?

Is Johnson going to Hull?

Hull and Wakey fans seem to think so Towns.

in wakey express today.

Forgot about him, it might be tighter than i first thought!!

And Amor.

How about Arundel and his unlicensed agent too?

We have a bit of money at the minute and we seem to be pi##ing teams off and making other fans envious .... So this must be what rhinos fans feel like

Yes you are. Totally agree but the only difference is Rhino's fans get to attend finals so they are probably a bit more happier.

It's not the fact that you have a bit of cash that ticks people off - it's the premature arrogance that's come along with; you know, the type of arrogance that would, I don't know, make a person compare Hull FC to Leeds?

I'd be more envious if you had anything to show for your efforts.....but you've not, so I'm not.

Hull do have a massive cash injection at the moment but Pearson is annoying a lot of clubs as he thinks RL works like football and is trying everything in his nal to get the players he wants.

Ryan Hudson was on a ridiculous salary at Castleford but Richard Wright would sign Lee Crooks if he said he was able to play again.

Not only has my irony meter melted, the white hot heat has melted a Ken Davy shaped hole in the very fabric of time and space.
Read what you've posted, count to a zillion that should give you plenty of time to work it out, and then bang your head on something hard!!