Happy with Cusack signing if Dowes goes...

... but we all know that wont happen. Apart from the obvious scrum half 'issues' which have been sorted (and well I might add) for next year, our pack HAS to be sorted too. Cusack, Dowes and bloody Radford isnt good enough.

See I dont really understand that comment. Cusack has got a 1 year contract extension so will need replacing in a year. If we got rid of Dowes now it just means we will have to go looking for something that we already have now. I'd much rather we got rid of Radford than Dowes.

Cant believe we've signed Cusack up for another year (well actually I can) he is just an australian Ewan Dowes. Yeah he may be 'solid' and a 'workhorse' but like I've said before, these arent the type of qualities that make a good prop. I don't care if a prop plays 30 minutes in the whole game as long as he busts tackles, offloads and offers some impact, but I'm afraid Cusack is the total opposite. He is a prime example of the term 'deadwood' - he is 32/33, very average player, starting to have injury problems etc. Not to mention the fact that he takes up a quota spot, I'm sure we could have used that luxury to a much greater effect. It was pretty obvious as soon as we signed Fitzgibbon (his best mate in oz) that Cusack would be getting a new deal, but it's choices like this that make us an average team instead of being the dominant force we all know we could potentially be - poor decision Hull.FC, AGAIN.

If rumours are right and it's a big IF but lets say Kite and Atkins signed. Would you be happy with this side for next season:-

Tansey
Raynor
Yeaman
Atkins
Calderwood/Briscoe
Horne
Long
Dowes
Berrigan
Kite
Fitzgibbon
Tickle
Washbrook

Cusack
Luauki
Manu
Houghton

Swap Washbrook for Whiting and it doesnt look too bad tbh.

Summed it right up for me. Think its a terrible decision to give him another season!

A good team but Kite would immensely improve our forwards and atkins would transform our backline, without those 2 were in the same predicament as this year! Same team with the same problems.

No team plays with exclusively impact props. On either side of the planet.

so basically, everybody is saying its "shocking" that he has resigned for another year, but when we have posted potential teams with Cusack in "it looks competitive", or "looks good"

Make your minds up!!

Recruitment isnt over - for example if we sign o'meley then we have a balanced front row imo - but the next couple of signings will decide whether or not this re-signing is the right one or not

just because no one does it, doesnt mean it was a bad idea




No one ever played a pivotal full back till a few years ago

Shoite decision, shoite coach, shoite club.

next

Spot on, the 2/3 remaining signings will decide on how competitive we can hope to be, get them right and we could be looking like a good side, providing Agar gets the tactics right.

I think who we release is more defining than who we bring in. No point shouting about revamping the squad then re-signing the donkeys and not paying off the others when the money is there to do it

To be honest I was a bit miffed with Cusack signing another deal... having thought about it if (and its a big if) we can get someone of the caliber of Kite, offer Thacks another deal (Im going from what I see on the field here) and keep Maloney on Id be happy with the pack. Rid of Kingy and Moa (bit harsh on Moa may be, dont think he's been given a proper chance as yet).

Hes a good workhorse and gets through a lot of time on the pitch but he cant break a tackle, cant offload. For the wage he will command and he takes up a quota place we should be looking at better props than Cusack.

We have far to many "Grafters" in the team like Radford, Dowes, Cusack, Tickle and Whiting. Dont get me wrong they all work hard and put 100% in but they need to offer more with Ball in hand IMO

I agree with everthing you have just said,i think the pack can match anybody in SL.It's the play maker's that arn't doing the job.

cusack, he reminds me of that game from yonks ago, donkey kong

Totally agree with you we have enough workhorses in our team, we need to be adding people who can do something with ball in hand a waste of a quota spot for me.

From what ive seen most of them are lazy basstardss

Yes they have been for a while now thats why we need a complete overall of the club from the coaches to the players there is to many to mention who need to leave our club but it has to happen and soon imo.

Agree with the 2nd and 3rd part but in two minds on the 1st. IMO Luaki is an unknown quantity and im hoping he'll be fantastic but reckon he'll be another Manu which means he'll be awesome 10% of the time, completely average 50% of the time and injured the rest. The next forward we sign will be massively important and we now have to release Dowes and Radford or it'll be just the same as this year.

Has someone hacked your account?

Go back and look at my posts and you'll see that i feel like everyone else only i dont sit on the fence for ages as i can see whats going on early doors (Sharp, Radford, The Club, Berrigan etc etc).

Like that bird on the apprentice i have a hidden talent

Just wondering why you're suddenly making sense. And I was a founder member of the sharp out club, which then became the agar out club (actually that one was founded before he was appointed)

I cant see why its been done.He's a good pro and was possibly instrument in getting his mate across.I remember watching that channel 4 docu on Souths and Russel Crowe and it showed Cus in a very good light.

Fitzys quote
“I’ve also had some big raps about the place from Yak (Peter Cusack) who is a close family friend of mine and our wives are also big friends.[/url