Now Chase isnt coming, what is a shame I dont think we will hit the 10k season pass target unless they have another big name lined up for us, just my opinion.
was hoping that Dobson,Dureau or a brough may have been the 2nd option all proven in supereague instead of a young lad or reserve player from oz.

Ever though gentle was assistant at wests?? Surely he will no if the kid at wests is any good..

Gentle will also have contacts in Aus aswel. Keep the heads up and comment after we have made the signings. No Need to moan about everything now.

Is the Chase deal officially dead then?

Houghtons.It seems you find the truth difficult to deal with even when it comes from one of your posters.!

Why are you so pedantic??,I'll go and stand in the corner of the classroom.or write 'Burrow,'100 times' on the blackboard.if it makes you feel better.

This is an extract, Listen to the full interview is on the Hull FC website.,and then draw your own conclusion.

"[iSlamming the club's past recruitment, which has forced coach Peter Gentle to release three of last year's off-season signings, Pearson says Hull must break their cycle of "mediocrity."

"The recruitment has been frustrating. When I bought the club I was told there would be players coming in who would once and for all get the team successfully around the pitch and have some key influence at six and seven. That just clearly hasn't happened," Pearson told the Mail.

"The one thing I can assure supporters for next season is we will be bringing in quality half-backs. The six and seven positions are crucial and they need addressing.

"We tried all week to get Rangi Chase, but couldn't because of visa issues. He is obviously still on the radar and there are others in there as well and they are top-quality, proven sixes and sevens. That is what we need."

Pearson's comments appear to place huge doubt over the future of scrum-half Brett Seymour, who has another two years remaining on his deal.

"All the best half-backs are under contract and if we have to pay a transfer fee then that's fine, we aren't scared of that. We won't be going for middle-of-the-road players just because they are out of contract," added Pearson."We have made six signings who we know are quality. They are in the bag and we will announce them in September when we can.We are really happy with what we have got. They are quality players. We need three more, we know who they are, and we will get them[/i."

One of the main problems is we as FC fans are used to mediocricy, and AP's comments came as a breath of fresh air and had got the forums and fans buzzing with excitment of what we can expect... but as it stands (if the rumours are to be believed) we are not getting Chase and we are either keeping Seymour or getting youngster in.

I am sure that AP wants on field success as much, if not more than most all the FC fans. I believe he will bring it, despite who puts pen to paper.

Because it pi$$es me off when people make this mistake all the time. It's not exactly rocket science, is it?


I know exactly what he said. What part of those comments led you to believe that we'd be after the players you named?

I personally think that our play-off run could have a bigger effect on our pass sales than any more signing tbh. Winning against Hudds has installed believe that we can actually compete for the first time in 5 yrs, if we win on Saturday this will install even more belief in Gentle and the team.
Plus I am sure the club will bide their time and rightly get the PR machine in full flow regarding Gareth Ellis which in all honesty is one of the biggest coups for any SL team.

I think anyone expecting any more big name signings is going to be disappointed.

The point here though is that we don't know because our recruitment is not finished yet.

What we do know, since AP bought our club is:
We have a better coach who gets more out of a squad he by and large inherited.
We've had our first play-off win since 2007
There's been investment in youth facilities
We have had Lineham, Crooks, Bowden and Green step up this year and look good, vs zero debuts last year
We've brought in Gareth Ellis, a player every single SL club wanted
We've already strengthened in the halves with Holdsworth
It sounds like AP has overstated the quality overall we're bringing in, but I don't believe this was deliberate deception, more like over-confidence in a market he's still learning about. We tried to get Chase. A lot. That's a good thing, surely?
Look what Gentle's achieved in the short term market. Binned off O'Carroll and Ellis to get in Watts, Pitts, McGoldrick, Russell, Foster. In a competition where the top club are ushering in Green and Smith as the best SL half back pairing, not sure there's too much for us at FC to be mithering about.