www.thisishullandeastriding.co.u ... story.html I still have a feeling a deal will be done and he will go to them. Especially since he wants to be closer to family etc.... whats your thoughts on this? will he or won't he?

www.thisishullandeastriding.co.u ... story.html I still have a feeling a deal will be done and he will go to them. Especially since he wants to be closer to family etc.... whats your thoughts on this? will he or won't he?

May be he will, but it sticks two fingers up to the Widnes fans who have claimed for a while that Tickle had already signed.

That is simply not the case.

If he does go, fair play to Danny. He has been brilliant for us. His kicking alone has won us a fair few games.

I think he will go.

He'd be leaving at the end of next season anyway for nothing so if the club can get a good deal on a transfer fee then we should take it.

Hopefully we have someone like Whitehead signed to replace him.

Didnt Cas reject our initial approaches for Chase and Rovers for Taylor.

Always happens in these things, sure its not all dead yet

When did rugby league suddenly become like football?! Very rarely do you see transfers in our sport. Suddenly we've had tons over the space of a year!

This could be a precursor for us to get ready for Danny being sold. We will have to replace his goalkicking but if we can get a decent fee it could be a good bit of business.

Can't help but think the timing of this is no accident. Possibly more talks after the game tonight?

Indicates the shortage of quality players around at the moment.

Maybe this is Hull forcing Widnes hand, pay up or he's not coming.

Yes seems hardly a coincidence, no doubt he will be in the stands this evening. My guess is the story has been rolled out very deliberately, since I reckon the issue of the fee is not new, as it has been mentioned by several posters in the past on our TIW Site and on here.

There were very high level nods and winks that he had signed for us from within the Club, but that may well have related to him being happy with the suggested terms of a contract, in the event of Hull being prepared to sell him etc etc as we go through this "Phoney War" period of not being able to say anything about signings until September, which you are suffering from more than most!

I would expect that It's a done deal and Hull are releasing this to the media so it looks like we're not letting one of our top players go without a fight.

Some Hull fans will not be happy that we are selling him.

If he does want to go to Lancs then fair enough, he's done a great job for us and hopefully we get want we want for him and a new young 2nd rower (Whitehead)

Hope so. If they're flashing the cash, no reason why we shouldn't get a fair price

As above could be a great deal for the club. He is replaceable its the kicking we will perhaps miss the most. Think this paper talk is to let fans know why we are selling him (family reasons) rather then being forced to sell him for cash etc.

What's stalled it is that widnes made an offer of £50,000 to buy out his contract, but Hull F.C want a fee of around £100,000 to release him a year early from his contract.

I knew about this almost 2 months ago, infact I private messaged a few of you.

I think he'll go, one thing we don't want is a player that does not want to be here, with the new philosophy at Hull, and next season will be another season where our new players/squad will come together, I doubt the hull board and coaching staff want any player unhappy causing an unsettled camp.

Fantastic player, if he goes he goes, and he will be missed.

If he stays, it has to be for the right reasons.

Lewis

yeah you did private message this info a few months ago

so why is it only now that you can make this info public?

maybe this article is talking about the 50K you mention

They obviously kept inside, I heard it from tickle himself - he told my family.

Hull should make sure they secure a fee in line with that for a contracted England international player. As long as Widnes offer that I'm sure he will be allowed to leave.

The rumour between Widnes fans was always that Tickle was happy to come but Hull were haggling on a fee, not many said it was a done deal.

We payed daft for Brown so we aren't going to pay daft for every decent player that comes along. How is a 100k fair for a player that has one season left on his contract, that figure was similar to Brown who was originally staying at hudds till 2015

Tickle is a far better player than Brown ever will be.

We payed daft for Brown because of the length of his contract,Tickle has one year left.

Your daft for signing Brown...he is $hit.As for Tickle,will still cost you in excess of £100,000 for him.You must have some money to spend on wages.

So wait a year.

If it's true they've offered £50,000 I'd bite their hands off! Not missed him since he's been out, and he's a good, if not outstanding 2nd rower. Only thing we'll miss is his goalkicking - not been impressed with Holdsworth's this season and I'm not sure Crooks will be playing every game. Also Westerman is pretty average at it. Am I missing anyone? Heremaia?

If Tickle isn't wanting to sign a contract extension then it would make more sense to sell him now and get some money for him than allow him to go for free at the end of next year.

He's a great player, been one of our better players over the last year and is one of the best kickers in the league. He is also a current England international. If we were to sell him then the fee must be relevant to all of these points.

We would also have to have a replacement signed up, too, hopefully someone along the lines of Whitehead or Bateman.

For me if £50K is the figure Widnes have offered I'd also tell them to do one as Tickle is one of our better and most consistent players. £50K in the grand scheme of things is not alot of money and honestly if it were my money I would rather see Tickle play here next season and go for free than accept a pittance fee and struggle to find a suitable replacement.

I think Widnes are trying it on a little with an offer like that, if they want him out of his contract then they have to pay a fair fee which £50K isn't.