Is nobody else embarrassed by this thread?

Indeed. We'll need to cut back on youth development expenditure otherwise, by offloading Lee Radford, for example.

In the over 30's category, Ellis.

In the under 30's category, Burns.

Who said anything about categories?

Ben Galea first picked up his knee injury in 2008 and each time it has reoccured, he's spent slightly more time out until last season when he was out for 12 weeks with it and it wasn't even a heavy tackle, more like a stray boot that caught his knee.

When he returned it took him longer to get to full-fitness and in some performances such as the Good Friday derby and Catalans at home in the cup he was utterly pedestrian but he obviously had enough runs on the board from the previous 4 seasons for most of the fans to even bat an eye lid.

Ben Galea is my favourite Rovers player of the SL era but we got half a dozen games worth of 20+ you should expect when paying a player a 100k+ salary and I'm glad the club have put a stop to wasting money and sought out a replacement in Cory Paterson who should provide far more value for money.


Ellis's stats over the last few seasons have already shown a decline in output of games and regardless of how good he is or isn't, he's 32 so time is against him.


This is where you are deluded and caught up in a wave of emotion about what signings you've actually made.

I'm pretty sure Rovers looked into signing Ellis on a 2 year deal but certainly not 3 and not on the type of money you are paying him.

I've covered Ben Galea but suffice to say, you're deluded if you think even if we were spending the full cap, we'd be spending 100K plus on retaining a 34 year old with half a dozen decent games last season - we'll leave that to another club.

As for Scott Prince, to suggest we'd sign a 32 year old on mega bucks when we have a proven 26 year old SL scrum-half in Dobson suggests that you are not only deluded, but stupid.

Pearson talks with a lot of passion but you can tell when he talks that he doesn't really understand the game; referring to Holdsworth to "get the team in the right places to attack" when he is not an organisational type of player at all - more of an individual with good creativity approaching the line.

I've have enough of my club signing players for "experience" - experience of what? - giving the club's physio plenty of practice? fetching cups of tea for the coach cos he's at a loose end in the stand?

No players go out to get injured, but I'm glad my club have stopped wasting money on such players and even when the investment comes in, I still want the club to be careful who they spend money on.

Me. Because signing 28 year old NRL first graders is practically impossible in today's market - hence why as far as I'm aware, we are the only club to have managed this.

Despite being chased by NZ Warriors and being offered more money from another SL club, he has chosen Hull KR primarily because of his relationship with our coach and a reference from Clint Newton.

Ellis is coming to Hull FC because you offered more money than Leeds and as a knock-on consequence, have failed to retain the more threatening player in Willie Manu.

Good job he's a back up player then. We won't need many games out of him with Ellis, Tickle, Westerman and Whiting. He won't be relied on like he was at Rovers, so hopefully all these niggly injuries won't be an issue.


Decline in which stats?


Another Rovers fan who seems to know our accounts.
Apparently Hull are paying all our signings a huge wedge, and yet still had enough money left to put in an offer for Prince! (You know, that scrum half who only was signing for us because he was over the hill and wanted one last pay check, yet has gone to one of the biggest clubs in the world instead on a huge contract for two years).


Again, how much are we paying him? Seems a lot for a bench player. A 16th of the cap? How could we afford the other 16 players in the starting lineup and the rest of the squad and still have room for Prince? Hmmmm...


Well there are rumours if Dobson being unhappy...
Of course, when he leaves he'll just be an injury prone Aussie crock...


You don't need to be an organisational player to get teams in the right place in attack. If he make a break and pass it to someone, that's gotten us in the right place. Support play. Kicking. You're looking so desperately to find fault it's becoming pathetic, especially as you're trying to cover it with the odd compliment to hide it.


Until the club change their tune, and you come following behind like a rat to the Pied Piper.

But that wasn't the question.
Who's the bigger signing?


Maybe he's just not as good as you think he is then?


Is the mention of the money offered common knowledge? Or just is it just rumours and hear say to add "credibility" to your argument?...


So your now saying Manu is a more threatening player, yet you think Ellis is the better overseas signing? How does that work?

And I'm deluded?!

So Ellis picked us because we offered more money but Burns turned down more money to join sandercock at kr ? Haha you really are a rum one

Ellis I suppose, just like Willie Mason was a "big signing" for us.


Or maybe he is but you're that caught up in Pearson's propaganda machine that you've lost touch with the reality of what's going on elsewhere with Super League signings.


Craig Sandercock said so on Hull KR TV - I certainly don't think he's a liar.


You asked who was the "bigger" signing - not the "better" signing. Manu is the better signing because he is more of a constant threat but Ellis is the "bigger" signing because his name aids Pearson's propaganda machine to sell passes.

General Zod: providing opportunities for amusing quotes on RLFans for almost seven years.

I like pearsons propaganda machine green with envy is mr zod