Happy with Cusack signing if Dowes goes...

... but we all know that wont happen. Apart from the obvious scrum half 'issues' which have been sorted (and well I might add) for next year, our pack HAS to be sorted too. Cusack, Dowes and bloody Radford isnt good enough.

See I dont really understand that comment. Cusack has got a 1 year contract extension so will need replacing in a year. If we got rid of Dowes now it just means we will have to go looking for something that we already have now. I'd much rather we got rid of Radford than Dowes.

Cant believe we've signed Cusack up for another year (well actually I can) he is just an australian Ewan Dowes. Yeah he may be 'solid' and a 'workhorse' but like I've said before, these arent the type of qualities that make a good prop. I don't care if a prop plays 30 minutes in the whole game as long as he busts tackles, offloads and offers some impact, but I'm afraid Cusack is the total opposite. He is a prime example of the term 'deadwood' - he is 32/33, very average player, starting to have injury problems etc. Not to mention the fact that he takes up a quota spot, I'm sure we could have used that luxury to a much greater effect. It was pretty obvious as soon as we signed Fitzgibbon (his best mate in oz) that Cusack would be getting a new deal, but it's choices like this that make us an average team instead of being the dominant force we all know we could potentially be - poor decision Hull.FC, AGAIN.

If rumours are right and it's a big IF but lets say Kite and Atkins signed. Would you be happy with this side for next season:-

Tansey
Raynor
Yeaman
Atkins
Calderwood/Briscoe
Horne
Long
Dowes
Berrigan
Kite
Fitzgibbon
Tickle
Washbrook

Cusack
Luauki
Manu
Houghton

Swap Washbrook for Whiting and it doesnt look too bad tbh.

Summed it right up for me. Think its a terrible decision to give him another season!

A good team but Kite would immensely improve our forwards and atkins would transform our backline, without those 2 were in the same predicament as this year! Same team with the same problems.

No team plays with exclusively impact props. On either side of the planet.

so basically, everybody is saying its "shocking" that he has resigned for another year, but when we have posted potential teams with Cusack in "it looks competitive", or "looks good"

Make your minds up!!

Recruitment isnt over - for example if we sign o'meley then we have a balanced front row imo - but the next couple of signings will decide whether or not this re-signing is the right one or not

just because no one does it, doesnt mean it was a bad idea




No one ever played a pivotal full back till a few years ago

Shoite decision, shoite coach, shoite club.

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