Paul Aiton: "got the sponsorship number just have to apply for visa.."

Ryan Tongia: "Good stuff"

I am just relieved that after the last harrowing 18 months or so we still have a club and are in a position to sign players, improve the ground and generally look forward with optimism.
I have supported the club for over 50 years.
After the great era of the 60s its really been a time of consistant let downs.
I feel more confident than at any other time that we are on the way back.
Lets not moan about things which have not yet come to fruition and give all concerned at the club a chance.

I haven't been around quite as long as you ( ) but I totally agree with your sentiments.

Unfortunately, a couple of infrequent posters on here with what seems to be a personal agenda against RA, refuse to interpret the squad situation as anything other than a sign that he's abandoning the young players.

I can't help but wonder if they're Hull FC fans in disguise?

We must have started supporting round about the same time and I'm with you on this one, although with the last few years' history I'm not quite as confident but still feeling a lot better. Let's give both Agar and the team a chance to bed in and develop. We will be in a much better position to judge in (say) 6 months, though even then may be too soon. It looks like a team not just for this season, which in itself is a good thing.

All we want from the coming season is to be better, have a some more things to cheer about and not to have to worry so much (although that seems to go with the territory!).

Aiton could actually help Wildie and Daveys development just by training with them. I know a few aussies that have said he's a good NRL standard hooker thats strong in defence and if he can pass a few defensive tips to them, take them under his wing etc. not to mention the job he will do for us while he is here on the pitch.

All well and good but if Paul Aiton is to also take the captaincy then he is going to be on the pitch longer than most hookers. Giving Wildie and Davy less opportunities.

Andy Ellis will also need game time.

Don't know about everyone else but I am sick of hearing the same old posters whining on about the same tired old argument about denying our young players the chance to play in super league . For loves sake change the record, our youngsters got a chance last season and look where that got us. I want to see a trinity side compete week in week out and if that means signing oversees players than so be it. If you want to watch young and upcoming English players the championship is full of them. Let's become competitive first then integrate some youth a bit at a time. Change the record please.

Bit in the sun here....

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The man himself says he has now finally received his sponsorship documentation through and is applying for his visa tomorrow.

Hey, it's nice to see fans also moaning about signing NRL reserves rather than give youth a chance to be fair rather than just the other way around! Viva la franchise system

It's all about balance - something that is rare on these forums. Youth is fine but it has to be good, it has to be ready and above all the first team needs to be a good first team.

Lat year we had virtually no first team so you're being a bit unfair. However it was woefully short of experience and power. That said we were lucky and unearthed a fair few players who may go on to make it. They were IMO Johnson, Amor, Marriano, Wildie, Morton and Davey in that order so not a bad haul. However that's enough for now, we nned them to continue to improve and a few others youngsters get a few chances but above all we need a team of Pro's which bar perhaps another prop we now have.

Ellis, Aiton and Wildie give us some guile, John some excitement and if his head is screwed on Smith gives us a bit of class. That is what we were missing last year.

I really hope Anakin, Trout and Walshaw make it but you just can't rush it as none of them are exceptional IMHO.