If Blease / BA, proven deal maker and 10+ years at the very top of the world game, can't identify what we need and get them then we really are in the brown stuff. I expect us to be a completely different - better - proposition in 2025.

Completely agreed. I also think this means we don't need big names necessarily. It's the right players at the right price that will slot into the positions we need, rather than just signing a big name. Blease has been pretty shrewd at Salford at getting some quality signings out of relative obscurity. That will be supplemented by Arthur's ability to improve our current crop and some players returning from long term injury.

I'm still quality confident we might sneak into the top 6 though, so plenty to play for this season too.

I slightly disagree in that at least one of the signings is going to have to bring the top level experience and leadership that our forwards are crying out for. That won't come cheap, and it shouldn't come cheap either. It will need to be a marquee signing. Like you, I think Arthur and Blease are the men for the job. Fascinated to see how it pans out.

Hull FC after Aiden Sezer

How many Ex Rhinos would they have?

Why would anyone want yo sign Sezar after his spell in Super league, he simply doesn’t want to know just steals a wage.

He`s playing pretty well in the NRL and his kicking isn`t too bad either.

would love us to go for welch at Melbourne, he's down the pecking order now but would be a really solid starting prop

Aussies reporting rapana off to hull FC for 2 years. Article also states he had a two year deal offer from Leeds on the table as well.

Someone must be leaving. My guess Momorovski. Miller has said many times in his interview how much his family has settled and that he loves Leeds, but why else would we spend big on an outside back from the NRL. Doesn't make much sense, unless there's more movement.

Thank God we missed out.

Never made the remotest bit of sense to me. Unless Mom is leaving, which seems unlikely, I would suggest it"s simply not true. Will be interesting to see if the press raise with Arthur today. Hull are going to have a pretty formidable "seniors" team. How long before Richie texts his old mate Blake Austin?

Marquee for a 35 year old winger glad we dodged that one

We really don't need backs. Got a few academy lads who can cover next year / need increased game time.

So I was a bit intrigued after our link with Rapana and hearing we missed out on him (personally I'm glad as I don't think he's the right use of a quota spot as a 35 year old winger)

So my source did some digging and Brad Arthur wants to re jig our backlike and forward pack and we could be in for a few shocks for next season.

Apparently Brad Arthur sees Ash Handley as a left centre !! We've obviously tried Handley at Centre before and personally he's isn't one for me he's a out and out winger but Brad Arthur wants him inside Ryan Hall for 2025. Arthur apparently isn't keen on Momirovski and could be looking to move him on, hence why he could move Handley to centre next year. Arthur wants to bring in a Oversea's winger and that's why we was in for Jordan Rapana, we've made Contact with Maika Sivo and again another surprise we've contacted Semi Radradra who is currently playing RU in France for Lyon he played under Brad Arthur at Parramatta between 2013-2017. If we offer Radradra a deal it will be very interesting as we would get salary cap dispensation like we did when we signed Kyle Eastmond because he has been out of the game of RL for more than 5 years now so could be very interesting off season under Brad Arthur coming up.

Aren't both over 30?.

Seems silly to change the team to get Hall and Handley on one wing when Hall will retire next year and Rapana was 35 / not sure on Sivo.

No idea if BA has a Semi xD