Last season we were a team/squad bereft of any ideas in attack, up pops Tongia with some flair and pace and he was like a shining beacon of light in a very dark place.

This season coming we will have creativity all over the park and we don't need Tongias defensive frailties, Dean Collis, Isaac John, Tim Smith, Andy Ellis and Lauitiiti off the bench will provide lots of attacking flair.

If he's under contract we should be duty bound to honour it but if he's got very little chance of making the 1st team then whats the point for both him and us in him being here. Better for all if we can find a way for him to move on and play regularly for someone else and perhaps showcase his tallent while learning to improve his weaknesses.

Stop talking sense, you know it has no place on here.

If we dont retain Tongia who other than Cockayne will be able to play full back? Its a specialised position and for me we need to have another option in case injury strikes.

Tony can play full back and apparently Wildie can play there also.

On that interview Agar did on the Trinity website he said that he was after bringing another full back in, along with a prop so maybe he has his sights set on someone.

I'd forgot about Tony.

Ah, THE voice of the Hull FC fans. Thats ok then!

Will Richie Mathers be the full back, a little snippet of info(i.e. his own twitter account) is that he is not doing pre-season training with the rest of the Cas squad, instead he has been runnning round the park and doing chin ups on the climbing frame, rumours suggest he has been told he is surplus to requirements after R.A. enquired about him.

With some uplifting music in the background and a load of kids running after him?

Mathers = Rocky Balboa.

Mathers was told around six weeks ago he wasn't wanted. He was offered to us rather than us enquiring. Will be paid off by Cas and be available on the cheap for a year. Personally I wouldn't want him think he lacks bottle, he's ok when things are going your way but when it gets tough he's nowhere to be seen. Not prepared to put his body on the line when the boots are flying on for the low balls. Would much rather play Cockayne there or develop some one like Morton and let him have a crack there.

The locals have been concerned about the sighting of some sort of ostrich type creature in the park, coincidence ?