Fair play to them. Unearthed a gem of a player in a place nobody else was looking.

A contract, errr, like the one just announced?

Didnt Charlie call you to give to the inside track?

I don’t understand why someone called Charlie would inform me of the signings and squad retainment of Hull FC .
I believe James Clark would have more insight into the business side of signings at the club , along with Lee Radford and Adam Pearson .

To make it easier for you to understand ..Ratu has only signed until the end of the 2020 season .

I posted that he was a good player for Hull FC and they should tie him down to a contract ...... A longer one ... Hence the “ tie him down “ quote .

Manu Ma'u signed for Hull FC from 2020.

Adds to the signings of Adam Swift, Josh Jones and Mahe Fonua for next year.

Astute signings by Hull . Will have a very strong squad next year .

Ma’u is a quality signing. Best footwork I’ve seen on a second row in years. He can step like a three quarter

Hackson Jastings to Wigan confirmed. Bet he will be on some coin there.

Sarginson & Williams both confirmed as leaving Wigan at the end of the season also.

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As opposed to every other clubs signings who will be playing purely for honour

Radlinski trying to make out as if f Hastings turned down bigger money elsewhere to join them, who exactly? If an NRL team put in an offer he’d have been straight back to Australia and the only other team strongly into him here in Leeds didn’t have a marquee spot left so unlikely we were offering him more as ALL his wage would’ve counted on the cap whereas it’s just £150k at Wigan with him becoming marquee. Plus Leeds had no interest in agreeing to an NRL release clause which made any potential wages irrelevant. Still, makes them/him sound better if they stay he turned down more to go to them even if it isn’t true.

Thing is you don't know it isn't true but it obviously suits your argument. FWIW I was told Leeds offered more but wanted three years and no get out clause, and as for Marquee spots it's not like Leeds haven't been known to move players on at the drop of a hat is it ? maybe thats why Sinners went for Lui after the Hastings deal was dead in the water.

By the way Sinners would have got shut of Merrin or Hurrell at the drop of a hat if he could have got Hastings .