Re: Transfers, rumours - version 701! : Thu Oct 14, 2010 3:05 pm  

VerbalKint wrote:

i have always liked him, think he has suffered from the added presure of filling in at 6, just dont see him as a 9.

I'd like to see him at either 13 or 9. It's plain to see he's not a 6.

If Washy starts at 9, Whiting starts at 13 and Houghton comes off the bench at 9 that'd do for me.

Re: Transfers, rumours - version 701! : Thu Oct 14, 2010 3:06 pm  

Panda92 wrote:

I'd prefer Whiting at fullback, with Tansey and Houghton as the hookers, tbh.

Agree, Tansey would be a far better option at 9 than Washy,

Re: Transfers, rumours - version 701! : Thu Oct 14, 2010 3:47 pm  

I'd prefer we brought in an actual 9 TBH. We've gone down the 'turn someone into a hooker' route a couple of times in recent years with less than impressive results. It's also amazing that we've gone from having 4 hookers to what now looks like 1 in 2 years. I suppose that's how you make your squad more balanced, then?

Re: Transfers, rumours - version 701! : Thu Oct 14, 2010 3:49 pm  

How long has Luke Robinson got on his contract at Hudds......?

Re: Transfers, rumours - version 701! : Thu Oct 14, 2010 4:16 pm  

People not getting it! Fitz has basically been playing as a prop, just the number 13 on his back rather then 8 or 10! Like you say Paul, he will play the same game where ever he plays.

I like the idea of Washy at hooker with Houghton, I am still a believer of what he can do and prefer him in the thick of it in the middle. No need in bringing in an actual hooker IMO, bringing in some HB/SO cover is priority IF indeed we get Westy or a similar player.

Re: Transfers, rumours - version 701! : Thu Oct 14, 2010 4:51 pm  

1 Tansey
2 Sharp
3 Berrigan
4 Yeaman
5 T Briscoe
6 ?
7 Long

8 Fitzgibbon
9 Houghton
10 O'Meley
11 Tickle
12 Manu
13 Whiting

14 Horne
15 Lauaki
16 Radford
17 Moa

Use the overseas spot to sign an Aussie half back, who's creative. Horne on the bench to spell Houghton for 20 minutes, can cover full back, centres and stand off.

Use Fitzgibbon as a prop, which is what he plays as now anyway and have Whiting at loose man as an extra playmaker.

Re: Transfers, rumours - version 701! : Thu Oct 14, 2010 5:36 pm  

FC Callum wrote:

1 Tansey
2 Sharp
3 Berrigan
4 Yeaman
5 T Briscoe
6 ?
7 Long

8 Fitzgibbon
9 Houghton
10 O'Meley
11 Tickle
12 Manu
13 Whiting

14 Washbrook
15 Lauaki
16 Radford
17 Moa

Use the overseas spot to sign an Aussie half back, who's creative. Horne on the bench to spell Houghton for 20 minutes, can cover full back, centres and stand off.

Use Fitzgibbon as a prop, which is what he plays as now anyway and have Whiting at loose man as an extra playmaker.

Don't disagree with that but we're not going to get an attacking half for 2011. Agar has said he's looking for back up presumably cos there are no front line guys out there. We're too late. That being the case and only because of that we'll have to make do and making do with Washbrook, who would not get into most other teams as a specialist anything, is probably our only option. He is at least generally consistent and certainly grafts. He isn't fast , he isn't creative and he won't be the best dummy half in the world but we're talking stop gap.......hopefully! If we can get a better stop gap solution from Oz for a year then fair enough but we don't want to be handing out two or three year deals to another ordinary player.

Re: Transfers, rumours - version 701! : Thu Oct 14, 2010 5:46 pm  

From our site

With speculation rife as ever as to potential ins and outs at the KC Stadium during the off-season, Hull FC’s Chief Executive has spoken out regarding the ongoing recruitment process.

Following the arrival of Will Sharp following the climax of the Super League season, there is potential for more activity off the field for Hull if the right players are available, particularly after Australian hooker Shaun Berrigan came off the quota.

However, CEO James Rule is keeping his cards close to his chest and maintained that the retention and recruitment process is as active as ever.

“We have a number of conversations on going and have hundreds of conversations on going throughout the year,” he said.

“The recruitment period is all year around, although some fans understandably think it all happens now.”

Although there has been wild speculation linking various players with the Black and Whites, there is understandably little chance of seeing the wholesale changes that 2010 brought.

With ten new faces in the squad last season, a host of players retained on new deals throughout the year and the club operating at salary cap maximum once again, there isn’t much more scope for further movement.

There’s been no official line on any further recruitment, but if there is, Rule says the fans will be the first to know as always.

“Sometimes speculation can simply be driven from speculation in the press here or down under, agents trying to drive a bigger deal and some deals that just don’t come off,” said Rule.

“The other side of that is that we have good relationships with most clubs and we wouldn’t want to have any information about certain deals and signings coming about before we secure a signature, as not to jeopardise losing out on a player.”

He added, “So our policy is to inform all of our supporters as soon as a deal is completed and this will always be communicated in the normal channels of the website, grapevine, The 18th Man, Airlie Night and live fans forums.”

Reading between the lines of that, they've implied that the only space really that's left on the cap will be whatever wage Dowes was on, as he's the only player to have not resigned from last season, and we were at full cap last year, apparently. (I'm assuming that Radford's lower wage and Tickle's increased wage will just about cancel each other out).

Re: Transfers, rumours - version 701! : Thu Oct 14, 2010 5:47 pm  

ChrisH wrote:

Don't disagree with that but we're not going to get an attacking half for 2011. Agar has said he's looking for back up presumably cos there are no front line guys out there. We're too late. That being the case and only because of that we'll have to make do and making do with Washbrook, who would not get into most other teams as a specialist anything, is probably our only option. He is at least generally consistent and certainly grafts. He isn't fast , he isn't creative and he won't be the best dummy half in the world but we're talking stop gap.......hopefully! If we can get a better stop gap solution from Oz for a year then fair enough but we don't want to be handing out two or three year deals to another ordinary player.

Absolutely right. Much as we need a HB, I'd rather go with what we've got for 2011 than compromise our options for 2012 by having to offer a 2 year deal for an ordinary quota filler-in.

Re: Transfers, rumours - version 701! : Thu Oct 14, 2010 5:51 pm  

Mrs Barista wrote: Absolutely right. Much as we need a HB, I'd rather go with what we've got for 2011 than compromise our options for 2012 by having to offer a 2 year deal for an ordinary quota filler-in. I'd rather we went for a season long loan deal with someone like this.... http://www.warriors.co.nz/our-team/play ... un-Johnson And if he liked it here we could sign him in the future. If not, any other Toyota cup boom youngster would be a great option.

Mrs Barista wrote: Absolutely right. Much as we need a HB, I'd rather go with what we've got for 2011 than compromise our options for 2012 by having to offer a 2 year deal for an ordinary quota filler-in. I'd rather we went for a season long loan deal with someone like this.... http://www.warriors.co.nz/our-team/play ... un-Johnson And if he liked it here we could sign him in the future. If not, any other Toyota cup boom youngster would be a great option.