Re: New Signings : Fri Apr 25, 2014 3:17 pm  

Ferocious Aardvark wrote:

" Maybe if they issue Kearney with a Gatling gun it could even be -40

It would be just added to the tackle list of all the things he misses !!!

Re: New Signings : Fri Apr 25, 2014 3:32 pm  

Both good players. Pitts has been better than Tuson IMO when he's played this season and Arundel looked good and was close to hitting top form last season, only to get injured. Be interesting to see how they go.

Re: New Signings : Fri Apr 25, 2014 4:02 pm  

RockNRolla wrote:

Both good players. Pitts has been better than Tuson IMO when he's played this season and Arundel looked good and was close to hitting top form last season, only to get injured. Be interesting to see how they go.

thanks rocknrolla, clear why Franny wants both of them, Pitts all forward positions except hooker and Arundel his tackles made to tackles missed ratio is 100:8, Adam Henry is 100:30, so he will improve our defence

Re: New Signings : Fri Apr 25, 2014 4:32 pm  

Gerrum on side ref wrote:

With you for rest of season but subject to recall according to FC website. Expect both will be with you for full period as we have sufficient cover, with another player arival imminent.

But the recall option only kicks in after first 4 week period has elapsed.

Re: New Signings : Fri Apr 25, 2014 4:44 pm  

Pitts has been unlucky at Hull this season in my opinion.
Always works hard,good tackler and can offload.if he was a bit bigger I think he would make a top class second row.people forget he is still only young 24 and will get better.needs to keep playing though.
Arundel needs to learn how to tackle.bit of a shirt puller.not SL quality yet but again only young.If he can learn how to tackle hard then he will make a good centre.

Re: New Signings : Fri Apr 25, 2014 4:51 pm  

Agree with most of what all other Hull fans have said, Pitts is a good solid player, excellent defender and has a good bit of skill about him at times (watch his pass he gives Horne is our SL game against Salford), for me he doesn't quite do enough in attack and maybe lacks size to become a top class forward. Hull are very strong in the backrow this year.

My thoughts are well documented on Arundel as I am not convinced he is good enough to play for a team who wants to finish in the top 6, though I do agree he has been a bit unlucky with injuries and that hasn't helped him, be interesting to see how he goes for you with a run of games, I hope he proves me wrong.

Not sure if it has been mentioned but Pitts hasn't played in the cup for us, so he will be able to play for you this weekend, Arundel played for us against Salford.

Re: New Signings : Fri Apr 25, 2014 11:58 pm  

Wonder what John McEnroe would make of us signing the Pitts of the earth?

Re: New Signings : Sat Apr 26, 2014 8:42 am  

Pitts will do a good job for you - would be top class if just slightly bigger but doesn't want for effort, determination and skill. Arundel has shown little at Hull and has failed to nail down a spot in a position where we've not exactly been bristling with form players. Maybe he'll go better for you than anything we've seen of him at Hull.

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Re: New Signings : Sat Apr 26, 2014 8:56 am  

We're not really totally desperate for centres to be fair, more desperate for forwards but generally 'thin' everywhere, so both will be welcomed with open arms.

Sometimes a player can be a better 'fit' in one team than another, so hoping this is the case with Arundel at the Bulls. He looked a decent prospect when he was at Cas, though I guess that is why FC were interested in him in the first place.

Re: New Signings : Sat Apr 26, 2014 9:34 am  

Was starting to emerge at Wakey, then Leeds put in an offer of £30,000 and off he went.
But like a lot of players that go to Leeds, had to compete with a lot of other good juniors.
There was talk of him coming back to Wakey before the season started but we had or have plenty of 2nd rowers.
Think he could be a really good signing for you.