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| Ive been thinking more about the recruitment we have completed to date over recent days and came to the following conclusions:
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One of the biggest has to be with Asiata, we have effectively gone from arguably the weakest 13 in the league arguably the best. It is a great signing and one that could have positive impacts off the pitch with his professionalism.
His signing has split opinions, but i do believe that Abdul is the 7 we have missed desperately this season. His fitness will be the talking point however I do feel that with a pre season under Cartwright he could be the player that guides us round the park in 2025.
There is much more experience within the squad as opposed to what we had at the start of this season, the likes of Hardaker, Holmes etc may have their best years behind them but i do believe they will improve us as a squad.
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I think the biggest concern for me is that we still look rather light in a host of positions, Centre, SR and prop are all areas we could do with bolstering. Should Lam not join (which i sadly don't expect him to) we will be either on the look-out for another Half or a Hooker. Thats an awful lot of work to do even after such a busy few months.
The second point, which follows the previous, is that Asiata and perhaps Abdul on his day aside, there is no real outstanding quality in the squad. As it stands, its a pretty average squad, which may be an improvement on the current crop, but how much longer can the faithful be patient to accept average (at best)? It would be naïve to expect our problems to vanish overnight, however i do think two top marquee signings (a SR and half back ideally) would help massively in taking the step from been average to being genuine top six contenders.
Overall i think its clear to see that hard work is going in by those behind the scenes. A lot of departures of the likes of Sutcliffe, Cator, Scott indicate there is still plenty of recruits to come, however i do think its vital that these are quality additions which will capture the attention and excitement of fans again.
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| Quote: Irregs#16 "Obviously only rumours, but I have heard that the takeover is in final stages, embargo's on statements from the club etc. Also, Andy Last wouldn't be coming back if AP was here, he can't stand the guy. So putting 2+2 together, and hopefully getting 4!'"
Yep that's the recurring story I'm getting. (but not the Andy Last bit, I don't think he's capable of hating anyone)
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| Quote: DSJ1983 "I think the Last thing is a complete red herring as all the rumours I’ve heard going round say that AP stays on as CEO or whatever for X amount of years, if there was a problem between them that would be even worse.
My guess is it that it will be AP as owner with the Myler family connection with some kind of stake. I don’t think we’ll be buying top domestic players out of their contracts either way it’s very rare even for clubs with rich owners. If there is another first 17 signing I’d be more inclined to think we’ll try and free a quota spot. You’d hope they have someone lined up before going down that route.'"
I don't see why Thirkhill would want just a minority stake in Hull. Also if it was just an investment I doubt it would take this long to happen.
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| Quote: hull2524 "So you keep telling us over and over and over again'"
Keep ironing the shirt and tell yourself everything will be alright next season because of the quality players Myler is bringing in.
It seems it may take some time for the reality to kick in
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| Quote: ComeOnYouUll "I don't see why Thirkhill would want just a minority stake in Hull. Also if it was just an investment I doubt it would take this long to happen.'"
I have no idea of his motives or thinking, but I just can’t see a sale, I’ll happily be wrong on that though. Also if people are ‘hearing from reliable sources’ in Hull that it’s a takeover that’s enough alone to suggest it isn’t. It was only 5 months ago the exact same people were convinced AP had sold out to a Saudi Royal family bid fronted by Scotty Taylor.
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| Quote: Tarquin Fuego "Had a poker night beer with an ex NRL player who played for Crusaders whilst in SL.
He had a lot of insights - he’s aged 44.
He said JC is an aggressive coach and well respected and we will be very fit and play aggressive in your face rugby.
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Can't see it being Josh Hannay mate?
But then again, you do roll with the big dogs.
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