dont u think its time we put a bid in for him or even try and get the fans to pay his wages the rfl go on about local talent and he is a east hull lad coming from ryhill we would benifit allot for having him in our team and it would be good to see another local in our expanding team

I think he'll resign with Rovers one day but were talking 3-5 years down the line.

Exactly.

I'm sure I remember reading similar quotes on here a few years back when it was mentioned Paul Cooke could 1 day play for Rovers and look what happened

Wilkin will retire when his current contract is up

Forget it, he's Saints through and through and will be even when he retires which is fair enough considering what moving to Saints has done for his life and career.

Besides, according to him we only signed "4 good players" at the start of 2008.

We need to look to the future and follow the example set by FC cos we've got some great young kids coming through and I think they'll benefit by learning off stable quality professionals such as Galea & Newton rather than inane ramblers like Wilkin.

wilkin was brought through the rovers rank we only sold him because he wanted to go to manchester uni he is rover through and through why do you think he never celebrates when he scores against us he loves hkr and is still a young lad it wouldnt suprise me if he was hear next year or the year after his family is in hull

they were when he left Rovers

He signed a 5 year deal last year I think (or the year before).

He's an adopted Saint now mate. Gotta remember in St Helens they ain't got nowt in the town apart for their Rugby League team and a glass factory so it's insular environment means the players are treated like super-star royalty and I think that's something Wilkin has been accustomed to and wouldn't want to leave.

In Hull, we've got 2 SL teams, a Premier League football team and even an Elite league Ice Hockey so it's a completely different environment to the above.

Would have been good if Wilkin would have stayed along with the likes of Wheeldon, Washbrook etc. but the players had to do what was best for their respective careers at the time and now we have to stop looking about what players have gone on to pastures new and bring through own own.

yea but he went for uni now he is a established rugby player id like to see him down at kr again as would any rovers fan he is one of gb best and sts look for him allot

Dont think he would improve us anyway TBH

One of the most overrated players in the League imo

Still think he would a okay signing for a couple of years when his contract is up mind, home grown player and all that.

Deary me

ur thinking the same as me if quality carnt improve us what can

If a current England International with a vast array of winners medals can't improve us then we shouldn't be losing a game

So you would have him in the side instead of Newton and Galea ?

good point but he would be a 13 or gelea would he is a top player

This is the major point.

Why on gods green earth would an England International with a vast array of winners medals ever want to join HKR?

Good call, I reckon he may just prefer the challenge of trying to qualify for the play offs year in, year out.

You chaps are hilarous.

Eh? Wilkin is a 2nd Rower

just like fozzy did and fozzy outplayed all your props the other week

Believe me, we ain't a patch on you when it comes to humour - see below for details!

Well fancy that, a player goes back to his old side and ups his performance....not exactly shocking is it?

Fozzard was knackered at Saints, he couldn't make the side anymore due to the quality of our starting props and young props coming through. One decent performance in which the result only came due to some ridiculously poor officiating isn't going to change this.

Why are you praising him on here yet slagging him off on your own board?

Oh dear

Either/or it doesn't really matter. He's a quality international player. His game is more suited to that of a loose forward like Galea only he is 5/6 years younger