When he signed the paperwork he was measured as 6'5''.

Mind you, he is a lot bigger when he stands up.

I will be more polite in future.

Life on Zog is quiet at the moment and our carrier pigeon is yet to return with the broadband connection, like Fev's. Anyway, it was always classed as a rumour even though the lad had been training with Wire for some time so I didn' t want to tempt fate. Glad he's on board so he can concentrate on bulking up (

) Sounds like he'll give 'House a run for his money...COYW!

I've never known you to be anything else to me

Most Fev fans use either the Facebook fans' page or the TotalRL board, nobody posts on the Fev RLfans board. Don't think you'd find a Rovers fan with a bad word to say about England in any way. Very popular player, charges in both in attack and defence. Shame the shoulder charge is outlawed as he had one of the best in the game.

also it's been no secret for several months that he's been coming to you so not likely to be a massive topic of conversation on Fev boards now it's been officially confirmed.

If you do as good of a job job like you have done with Chris Hill, you will have two prop forwards who have been probably two real bargains

Wont take a backwards step, did not make 27 appearances this year as media has quoted - barely made half that due to his shoulder injury, rumours hes been fit for a few weeks and Wire didnt want him to play to protect him but we hardly struggled without him in the pack although wouldve probably been a name straight on the first team sheet if fit

Will be missed

I'd like to see us make one more signing, another prop or a half back, but I'm actually really looking forward to seeing how some of the younger players make the step up, and indeed if they are capable of doing so.

Ben Currie for me is a cert, he's future captain material similarly Rhys Evans, injury free another cert for me, very classy.

What will be interesting is how Brad Dwyer, Glen Riley, Laithwaite etc. etc. go - they all have the potential but personally I'm not fully convinced as yet.

Gareth O'Brien represents perhaps the biggest enigma of all. I've no doubt of his ability, but that in itself isn't always enough. He needs an extended run in competitive games in a wires (not Swinton) shirt to finally show what he can do, or whether he's going to fall slightly short. Make or break season for GOB for me.

He may just be ready for the start of next season. A full shoulder reconstruction with rehab.

On paper he sounds like a monster, although we have been tricked in the past (just look at the 'worst wires team' thread)

Didn't realise he was so big at 6ft 5" and 17st 9lbs.

On the other hand though at 26 he is rather older than Hilly.

Chris Hill is 26 next month.