Re: More rumours... : Wed Sep 12, 2012 6:46 am  

PAUL M wrote:

AP originally said 6 to come in. Galea, Holdsworth, Crookes, Johnson, McDonnell and Chase? Plus Ogre and Tickle staying.

Will that be it?

galea can't have been one of them at the time of his announcement.

My view is that at the time we were looking at losing tickle, ogre and moa and bringing in johnson, paea, bateman and whitehead. Paea turned us down forcing us to look at taylor and now amor, and the bradford situation means we can't let tickle go and have had to move for galea.

paea, whitehaed and bateman would have been outstanding. amor (if he doesn't choose wakey or saints), tickle and galea isn't as good IMO in the longer term

Re: More rumours... : Wed Sep 12, 2012 6:49 am  

AP also said in July -

"We have made six signings who we know are quality. They are in the bag and we will announce them in September when we can.We are really happy with what we have got. They are quality players. We need three more, we know who they are, and we will get them."

Re: More rumours... : Wed Sep 12, 2012 6:51 am  

Maybe we really do have a few more signings that we don't know about that ... I guess we will have to wait and see.

Re: More rumours... : Wed Sep 12, 2012 7:09 am  

BIGARR wrote:

http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/Adam-Pearson-2013-year-remember-Hull-FC/story-16751378-detail/story.html

On 23rd August AP Said -

"We've got seven players in the bag already and we are pushing for a couple more".

Were they in the bag? Now Tickle and Ogre staying?

Re: More rumours... : Wed Sep 12, 2012 7:10 am  

PAUL M wrote:

AP originally said 6 to come in. Galea, Holdsworth, Crookes, Johnson, McDonnell and Chase? Plus Ogre and Tickle staying.

Will that be it?

That's going miles away from the 'young and British' though, there are only 2 out of 6 there. I think there will be a couple of names who haven't been mentioned as much in there as well, to make 8 coming in.

Re: More rumours... : Wed Sep 12, 2012 7:13 am  

PAUL M wrote:

Were they in the bag? Now Tickle and Ogre staying?

If they weren't in the bag he shouldn't have said so.

It might have included Ellis and Arundel,

so that would be

Ellis
Arundel
Crookes
Johnson
Mcdonnell
Holdsworth
?

Re: More rumours... : Wed Sep 12, 2012 7:48 am  

Looking at potential squad, not too many gaps now.

McDonnell ??
Crookes ??
Arundel
Yeaman
Briscoe
Holdsworth
Chase??
Lynch
Houghton
Watts
Ellis
Tickle
Westerman

Ogre??
Johnson??
Heremaia
Whiting

Horne
Lyneham
Crooks
Green
Kent
Bowden
Galea
Pitts

That's 25 and assuming we lose Goldie, Aspinwall and Seymour.

Re: More rumours... : Wed Sep 12, 2012 7:50 am  

With the non announcement of Crookes yet, and instead choosing to announce Galea which must have only been a recent thing, I wonder if we are looking at Jodie Broughton and trying to take advantage of Salfords financial situation?

Re: More rumours... : Wed Sep 12, 2012 7:51 am  

Jake the Peg wrote:

galea can't have been one of them at the time of his announcement.

My view is that at the time we were looking at losing tickle, ogre and moa and bringing in johnson, paea, bateman and whitehead. Paea turned us down forcing us to look at taylor and now amor, and the bradford situation means we can't let tickle go and have had to move for galea.

paea, whitehaed and bateman would have been outstanding. amor (if he doesn't choose wakey or saints), tickle and galea isn't as good IMO in the longer term

Chase is the key man for me now. Our pack is experienced and has leaders in Lynch, Ogre, Tickle, Ellis and Galea. The back have pace so it's about the right partner for Holdsworth now. Chase would be fantastic.

Re: More rumours... : Wed Sep 12, 2012 8:04 am  

PAUL M wrote:

Chase is the key man for me now. Our pack is experienced and has leaders in Lynch, Ogre, Tickle, Ellis and Galea. The back have pace so it's about the right partner for Holdsworth now. Chase would be fantastic.

Agree, as long as O Meley signs, just need another prop.

Backs are fine, halfback and FB are key.

If Chase doesn't come, woudl it be that bad to have Seymour playing six, looked good early in the season and with a better halfback and another year in SL, he might get better?