Is Liam Hood signed for next season yet?

Not yet, but he wasn't on the list of 9 being released

Spot on. We have players I have no doubts about in Super League (Jowitt, Pratt, Hall, Johnstone, Trueman, Uele, Atoni, Doyle, Rodwell, McMeeken, Vagana, Storton, Rourke), players I'm not sure about at top level (yet) but want to see kill it (Lino, Walmsley, O Russell, Smith, Niketemo, Bain, Booth) and solid players who are there to help us make that transition (Hood, Pitts, Kay, Croft, Cozza, Griffin). And I see Matty Russell as probably in the last group, but there's a possibility he could shock us, too.

A Hull KR fan keeps coming on the FC forum saying that Matty Ashurst and Iain Thornley are signing for Hull. Does anyone here have any insider knowledge that can hopefully disprove that?

Sounds like they've got you rattled! No insider knowledge as such but plenty of talk about them both going to Oldham.

Played 13 times for Scotland

Tier 1 internationally

Why would someone born in Scotland want to play for England?

Was told this morning that Mills and Powell had identified a couple of Championship players who they feel could make the step up to SL and that talks had been held. Don't know which players or clubs are involved

Same reasons Tom Johnstone wants to play for England over Germany: to test yourself at the highest level, go head to head with the likes of Brian To'o in a series, more exposure, bigger crowds, raise your personal price tag, represent the country you've lived most of your life in, play in a World Cup final. All the reasons lads born in Tonga and Samoa often represent Australia. Same reason George Fairbairn played for England.

Only hitch is that some of the Wigan lads wouldn't be able to understand his thick Ayrshire tones