OK - the last thread has been vaporised. Steer clear of dodgy subject matter or this one will follow it into oblivion.

Talk is some know the fixtures.

Will Poorhouse lane be extended in time for our trip there?

Possibly not quite as many as think they do. Apparently there are some dodgy lists circulating with the wrong fixtures on.

what happened on the last rumour thread

Are Penrith in trouble? Apparently Gould has said Coote, Jennings and a couple of others need to take a pay cut or they might be out? No idea whether there's anyone there we might look at?

There were no rumours, it was all #intheknow

Clint Newton

If deadlines are meant then the stand will open in time. Hudgell has apparently talked with the RFL and had our Home fixture against yourselves has been made later in the year. The stand is to open in June IIRC.

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This is what the stand will look like.

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The actual stand where the seats will be.

West wing of the stand. As you can see this picture was taken before the steel for the stand started been erected.

Is it just that he doesn't think they're value for money? Jennings supposedly one of their highest earners & got iffy off-field discipline, and Coote's one of the weaker fullbacks in the NRL IMO.

Maybe, I've no idea. Just saying if they are making cuts, might be someone available.

Not so sure they've anyone worth having. There's good reason they finished 2nd bottom from what I've seen. A handful of very good players who would probably pick up another NRL job easy enough and a fair bit of tripe.

spot on that description from the times i have seen them

Yer but most Aussie tripe would walk it in S/L

Yeah Dobson is a prime example

Bit of a myth. There are a lot of good players in Aus which makes their 'average' higher than ours, so the middle-ground players there do well over here. Tripe is tripe though, and they've still got players like that just as we have.

I think Gould is just sabre rattling to some ego's at the Panthers . Jennings would be a hit in SL if he sorted himself out , Sika manu would be a good addition to the pack but other than that ,maybe Daniella in the centre's , theres not much really to improve on what we already have.

It's to do with their contracts not having any 3rd party payments.

Been told a very good chance Hock could be with us next season, all dependant on Tickle leaving now though.

And yet I wouldn`t mind him crossing the great divide.

We shouldn't be entertaining him at all IMO. He is a liability on and off the field, I'd sooner have Danny Tickle in a Hull shirt for the full season than GH for part of it.
What message does it send out to the younger players if we sign a waster like Hock?

I'm torn on him myself mate, for every moment of brilliance he has a moment of stupidity!! I know he's had his off field issues but he's done his time on that.

I was talking to someone close to the club yesterday and they said that Tickle is certain to leave at the end of next season, and with the opportunity to sign Hock cropping up, the club are pushing hard to get him.

They also said the squad as it is now, will not be the squad at the start of the season, thankfully there's only 2 months to go and we know where we are!!

I'd say the message it would send is "Here is a guy that made a mistake and copped two years for it. Ask him if he thinks it was worth it."

The guy has paid his dues. He is an England international. I'd sign him as a prop personally and keep Tickle. Lynch, Watts, Hock and O'Meley would be a beast of a pack!

For me its not just the off the field for Hock

Hes a horrible toad who want to fight anyone, he'll be good for 2 reds (and bans) a year, like Mathers

Hock is a bad lad yes. He may have his off field problems. But didn't some of the players we signed last season have problems.

End of the day in my eyes, is if a player of hocks ability comes available. You have to throw your name in the hat for him.

I agree with previous posts regarding his ban. He served his 2 years and now looks to be more hungry then ever to play. Yes he may like to throw punches everynow and then that's down to gentle to sort out.

I'm torn on this tbh.

Hock is a good player, who would give us options similar to Manu on the left, and with Ellis would make for a seriously good, powerful, ball handling second row pairing.

But he has rocks for brains and we'd need a season ticket for the Red Hall car park. His discipline could cost us big games too, as well as the possibility of missing a lot of games.

PG could work wonders though.

If its a possibility, its a tough one to call for me