: Sun Sep 14, 2008 11:52 pm  

Are we going for some sort of record or something?

Trying to the get the majority of our salary money off the field rather than on it.

: Mon Sep 15, 2008 8:05 am  

from todays league - weekly

Carvell ‘Signs Wolves Deal

Carvell Is reported to be on his way to warrington wolves for the next season.

The Hull FC and g.b player prop is said to agreed a 4 year deal with the wolves who will pay hull £50.000 transfer fee

Carvell pledged his future to hull less the 3 months ago, lnking a lucrative new 3 year deal only to make a stunning u-turn the next day and tell the club he wants out.

He had seemed destined for st Helens until he signed the new deal and attracted the attention of both wigan and south Sydney rabbitohs too.

But it appears wolves have been the keenest to stump up the cash for the 28 year old, wloves are likely to have to release some players to fit carvell’s earning’s under the salary cap, which opens up the possibility of players going the other way down the M62 as part of the deal

also from same paper

Dave ‘NOSEY’ Parker

While there was plenty of red hot speculation along the M62 on Friday and Saturday that Hull’s prop carvell had definitely signed for the wolves, I still told by an excellent source close to knowsley rd that he will ending up at st helenes

: Mon Sep 15, 2008 8:39 am  

Carvell is one of the best go forward props around in SL and when fit will do a superb job for you. His problem is he is a big bloke and does pick up a lot of injuries and is not a quick healer. £50k is good business but a 4 year deal seems a bit much tbh. His offer at Hull was estimated to be around the £105k a year mark.

: Mon Sep 15, 2008 8:49 am  

lummy wrote:

You've got a top deal if true. 50k to your lot is nothing whereas we cant do much with it. Without doubt, in the top 3 props in SL and at 28, my opinion is he's just hitting his peak. I'm gutted as a Hull fan, would have loved Briers to come the other way.

Me too.

Re: CARVELL : Mon Sep 15, 2008 8:51 am  

CockneyWire wrote:

Thanks for that, while you're here, could you send me a copy of our wage bill details please.

Many thanks in advance

Legder in the Yorkshire Post refers to him being on £135K. That is very close to the mark. Which, as I said, will mean a few players having to leave.

[Fantastic Mr Catpiss]

Re: CARVELL : Mon Sep 15, 2008 8:56 am  

Jammerman wrote:

Legder in the Yorkshire Post refers to him being on £135K. That is very close to the mark. Which, as I said, will mean a few players having to leave.

no wonder you lot have to encourage your youngsters, 135k on a prop who isn't even an international regular.

good grief.

: Mon Sep 15, 2008 9:27 am  

Lefty wrote:

How would you know.

He says 'fact' why would you question it?

Re: CARVELL : Mon Sep 15, 2008 9:28 am  

Bloody Stupid Catpiss wrote:

no wonder you lot have to encourage your youngsters, 135k on a prop who isn't even an international regular.

good grief.

Are you not worried about paying this much for a player who played 9 Sl games this season?

Re: CARVELL : Mon Sep 15, 2008 9:31 am  

Dave K. wrote:

Are you not worried about paying this much for a player who played 9 Sl games this season?

Terribly worried. But you know, we're the wire and we don't care. That'll be 50% of our salary cap going to 2 players. how do we do it. All facts.

: Mon Sep 15, 2008 9:35 am  

A lot of our fans complain about injuries so if we do sign Gareth Carvell then the following players in our squad would all have poor injury records over the years, that would be almost a 3rd of the squad which is frightening really when your trying to keep a healthy squad in tact.

1. Stuart Reardon
2. Paul Johnson
3. Chris Bridge
4. Vinnie Anderson
5. Paul Wood
6. Lee Briers
7. Simon Grix
8. Paul Rauhihi
9. Gareth Carvell ?

If your signing players with a track record of injuries then its no suprise is it that we have quite a few injuries each season.