And off we go again

I expect a new rumour of a new signing to be announced soon.

I don't know why it's not just called the chat thread?

But how could we drift on the thread topic?!

Reading through the last few pages i don't think a rumour was posted.

Regarding Finch, i thought his deal to go back to Aus had fallen through. All i no is he is ooc and not got out planned as of yet. Would have him for year or 2 till we get a young gun

Bateman has signed a 3 year extension at Bradford so there's another one the ITK's got wrong.

Yes, another "nailed on" signing bites the dust. So much for the poster who said we'd signed Chase, Bateman, Taylor and Whitehead.

Who's to say he didn't agree a deal with us?

If you don't like the "ITK" put them on your foe list.

i was told this by my friend who lives in bradford earlier in the week...

bateman told him face to face he wasnt coming to hull...

bateman trains the kids rugby at dudley hill where my friends kids have played (1 has just signed up with bradford bulls infact on a 1 yr deal)

i hope we do get a few good signings announced soon tho....

dobson will do me

Damn was banking on you signing him so you could release Tickle. Need Unopposed to confirm that the other forward signing he mentioned a while back wasn't Bateman after all but someone else!

The majority of poster were saying Bateman had agreed a deal with us if Bradford went under.

I'm glad he's staying there in all honesty, a truely competitive competition is what's needed.

2013 = the season that nearly was


chase
paea
bateman
whitehead
taylor

All nailed on according to some on here

Any one or two of them would of improved the team.

TBH I'm surprised Bradford can afford to keep there Star players, not studied it but I believe there on a lot less money for the next two years plus on a probation to prove they can stay in SL.

bateman could have gone to any club in SL so he's either completely devoid of any ambition or they've convinced him they're going to put together a competitive squad. I hope they do

our transfers seem to be descending into farce......

If our new recruits (except Ellis and Holdsworth) were signed under Agar then they would of been slated by a lot more fans.... But in Gentle we trust.



Edited.

We've only failed to sign Chase according to who the club has said we have been after, the rest could be all made up by people who claim to be in the know, so I suggest we wait and see.

Because rumours from fans on the internet haven't happened?

Given how close we were to finishing in the top 4, and that we were competitive in the playoffs the squad doesn't need a radical overhaul to achieve the next step. Players like Watts and Pitts will be better for a full pre-season with us, the competition in the 3/4's that Arundal and Crookes give us in addition to the signings of Ellis & Holdsworth means we have improved.
We're probably going to sign McDonell (who's better than Horne at FB) and the club are obviously looking to sign another halfback. We're going to be a lot stronger next year.

Exactly.

People claiming to be in the know

well i never

oh and from the old thread, Morley is not 102kg, more like 105kg+

I actually think its nice to see some loyalty in the sport.

Agreed. He clearly wants to play for the club he supports what is wrong with that?

I have to say that with the exception of Ellis, I am underwhelmed by our recruitment so far. It’s not in line with the quality that AP consistently alluded to in all his interviews. All our signings have been from teams that finish lower than us in the competition with the exception of Pitts. He was surplus to requirement by the current champions so hardly a coup. My point being these are not players use to winning or being in a winning culture and I’m not convinced at all they are going to upgrade us to a top two super league side. When you couple this average recruitment drive with the loss of Manu and Moa and then you have to say we are on course for yet another season of mediocrity. When you hear us looking to resign McGoldrick and Aspinwall then you do have to ask yourself are they really going to take us to the next level? AP should be commended for the off field work and resources he has put into the club but whoever is in charge of recruitment has failed in the main imo. Why the club feel the need to keep saying things that don’t turn out to actually happen, I don’t know. What happened to the two signings a week as stated on the website or two of the best half backs in the league? False promises and another false dawn for Hull FC. The AP and PG can do no wrong club need to wake up and have a dose of reality.

Good post Andy.

Ellis is a massive signing, Holsworth is slightly better than what you had, but the rest are mediocre and won't really improve your first choice 17.

A successful 2013 will depend on whether you get another decent half in. Without one, you'll be floating around 5th/6th again next year.

Chase would have been perfect. Atleast you know that there's a chunk of cap space, that was put aside for Chase, going spare.