Your getting boring now bud.

dont be surprised to see him leave.

I would much rather see Obst stay rather than Washbrook.

maybe both of them will be going.

You didn`t hear that today did you?

Are you going to tell us what you've heard? or just keep talking in riddles?

O'Carroll...jesus christ no...bugger is never fit and has never impressed me either.No better than Aldous or bowden,who both outplayed him in the u-20's the other week.

of course he has, why would anyone want to play NRL when you can come and join HullFC's exciting battle for 7th/8th spot!

cant you work riddles out

I won't keep telling you!

Don`t spoil it Paul,it saves me from buying [size=150viz[/size

Just had it confirmed,its billy graham whose signed for you.!

Nope, it's the self-named King of Hull re-linking with his favourite coach without the upheaval of moving. FACT.

Can you imagine the quantity of blond wigs the club shop would shift

Not without a little help sometimes.

I agree, 1 of each. That's why I said it depends on Dowes/Lauaki, as if we keep one it affects what sort of forward we need to bring in most. I still think Paul Johnson coming in initially as a 5th prop would be a good move too, if possible. If we can't get a genuinely class centre I'd sooner leave that for next season and not leave the pack short, as we've potentially got a right mess there for 2013.

Without meaning to sound nasty, I hope he does. I just don't see a use for him next year.

Wonder if they will try another approach for stuart fielden maybe although I would still like Andy Lynch myself

Really? Surprised you've not mentioned it.



Seriously, though, if we were to bring in one of those 2 for next season, we'd have a set of props with an average age of 30. When one of those props is only 25 that's some going. We need younger blood bringing in, our pack as a whole is getting old.

In fact, I've just totted up: Our pack of signed up forwards (excluding hookers) for next year has an average age of 28. By the end of May it will be nearer 29. And that's with Westerman at 22 dragging the average down.

My worry is that our pack is approaching it's sell-by date, and at roughly the same time as both Warrington's and Leeds'. I'm not confident that if we leave it to come down to a fight for players between us and those 2 teams that we'll even come off 2nd best.

Problem is - who? from where? How much?
That's been the age-old problem for us over the years (Discounting Westerman).
We can all have our 'wish list' but who has the b@lls to actually come out and sign some 'great players', not 'good players'?
Maybe with the previous board now gone, AP will back the signing of great players. Just thinking back, that's how it started in the late 70's with the signing of Vince Farrar and then Knocker, then the snowball effect became the norm. To be a 'Great Team' again, we must adopt something off the cuff in terms of signings,firstly with the importance of a top coach - the most important signing.

We need to have Bowden as our fifth choice prop next year imo. Think Aldous, unfortunately, is too small.
I would still sign Johnson, but have him in the rotation with Moa, Radford & O'Meley.

Where's Laurence Pearce been playing?

Anyone think we might be interested in Peter Gentle? According to the RL press today(reportedly, not seen it first hand), he's "withdrawn" from the Cas recruitment process, and Hudgell is categorical he's not going there, but he has been over here recently. Other suitors probably Wakey and possibly Bradford given their abysmal season? Just a thought.

It's all getting very interesting. He's been over here a few weeks, presumably not just to take in a few games and to see the sights of Northern England.

Could do with a few announcements from the likes of Wigan and Cas to make the situation a little clearer. Or preferably from Pearson of course.

I'd be astonished if Wakefield could snare the Australian assistant coach.

Not sure, with my growing apathy to watching Hull FC, I've stopped going this year.

The last few times I did go I agree that Bowden was the standout. Johnson's also capable of playing 2nd row, so he'd also offer that option if Bowden looks ready for a few games.

Agreed, it would be unusual if he's been over for so long to not end up coaching in SL next year, and as you say I just can't see him going to Wakey. If Lam is confirmed at Cas, that doesn't seem to leave many options.