Hope the new servers are stable, it got potential to crash the board!

hope am sat on the toilet when there announced,in case i get to exited lol

See the RFL have changed to anti-tampering deadline to May from next year, certainly seems a good call to me, stupid having it set to September imo.

Moa to Roosters has been confirmed by the club now.

If Tickle goes as expected am I right in saying Tom Briscoe would be the only major distraction ? Hopefully that can get sorted out early but I have a feeling it might not,especially if Tom wants to go to the NRL, would he get a contract sorted that early ?

I think they'll announce a big named player with a smaller named player that way all the talk will be about the bigger named signing

So we announce Chase, then 10 minutes later announce Platt?

I heard he went down under with his missus (pardon the pun) after the four nations last year for a holiday so I would be very surprised if he didn't already have a shortlist of clubs keen to offer him a deal on the back of that.

I'd say the other way around personally and at the same time.

If they announce them at the same time who are you more likely to talk about ??

Fnnar, fnnar. Hopefully its something that can be resolved quickly, he gets an NRL contract and good luck to him and not the uncertainty of is he going to Leeds, NRL or staying with us for most of the season.

If they want to crank up the excitement and maximise sales they will probably release two a day for the first four days! I think I would because that way they can issue individual pen pictures and have quotes from all the players signing and indeed build up the tension! should be interesting they have at least 7 to announce already and maybe more by then. We'll wait and see, but a list on that first day will not have the impact or at least dissipate it too quickly.

Also they could make us wait to know if we have signed Chase or not

Not sure it will happen like that as some players may still have playoff commitments and not want their signing released till after their season is finished. Its happend before.

That's a strange intepretation of employment law if ever I heard one. Draconian even.

The way AP has been about having to wait till the the 1st of september can't see him keeping any info on who we've signed quiet think all the players we have signed will be announced the 1st week in september

Not so sure myself for the reasons I've stated. Which wouldn't bother me as I think a drip feed of signings would be better anyway.

Why, if his criminal conviction prevents him getting a visa to work for Hull why should he be allowed to stay and work for anyone else ? He can either be here or he can't.

I lived in the US for 10 years and if I committed a felony my green card would be revoked, its part of what you sign up for moving to another country.

I wouldn't expect any signings to be announced until their current clubs season is over - unless its the player is happy for it to be

Why?

Arundel and Ellis have been.

The Cas season was over long ago...

Well I hope all this waiting will be worth it !

Well I am on holiday until the 5th so hopefully all will be revealed by the time I return. As long as we have 2 decent h/backs I am not too bothered about the rest, Ellis & 2 h/backs will improve us massively, every-one else will be a bonus as far as I am concerned.

ok let me re-word it, dont expect all the new signings to be announced in the first week

his criminal conviction (of which he hasn't been "convicted" for anything yet) hasn't prevented him getting a visa - he has a visa to work in the UK with Castleford Tigers.

So, what you are suggesting is firstly Cas Tigers bring him over as a second grader, they develop him into a top player and current Man of Steel, Hull FC decide they want him (even though he his contracted for another 3 years with his parent club), cannot get a visa to change enployers and so should be deported ? That would be a great bit of business by Hull FC.

For me I hope they drag it out a little bit, will make it a bit more exciting and hopefully sell more Season Tickets.