For all our supposedly strong squad, even our 1st choice bench doesn't look particularly strong. Assuming we go with ellis at prop and manu at 13, it only leaves us with ellis/taylor/watts as the only real quality player on the bench. washbrook is OK but a poor interchange hooker IMO and then you're into the likes of green, feka, hadley, thompson, whiting, bowden etc. We have far too many average forwards in the squad who will get too much game time IMO. If those 6 were repalced by 2 quality players and then use the youngsters as back ups when required.

As for abdul, can we afford him on the bench? He doesn't cut it at 13 so do we sit him on the bench and bring off pryce? Waste of a bench spot for me.

As has been said, we'll flog pritchard and mini again and they'll both be knackered come the business end of the season

on paper our strongest pack in years,if all fit and firing one of the best in SL no question, The backs are shaping up nicely and one more good addition will be just fine,IMO Abdull can be a hull star for many years to come but where that will be who knows 6 or 13 ?

Bench isn't a worry, as strong as most other teams, just look at the benches of both Wigan and Leeds in the grand final, certainly nothing outstanding about either of those benches.

Tbf comparing a bench at the start of the season to one at the end, after injuries have taken their toll is not a like for like.

Hull actually have a good number of bench options. As with a few clubs, the concern looks more to be bench/squad players having to fill in for injured stars.

It'll be interesting to see how you use the antipodeans you've signed. A few options for Radford to play with.

Pretty much every game last season we went downhill as soon as the starting props went off and were replaced by the likes of feka, green and bowden. I don't see much different for 2016. We take off mini or pritchard and bring on whiting, hadley or washbrook. Massive difference in quality

Last season we had 2 good props, this season 3, all of who can play big minutes.

We have 3 class backrowers, again all can play big minutes, if we rotate right and not make them play 80 minutes it won't be a problem.

Bench and forwards aren't a problem, this area is top 4.

1. Tuimavave
2. Fonua
3. Micheals
4. Yeaman
5. Talanoa
6. Pryce
7. Sneyd
8. Ellis
9. Houghton
10. Watts
11. Pritchard
12. Minichiello
13. Manu

14. Taylor
15. Feka
16. Thompson
17. Washbrook

they must be the worst two centres in SL.

Michaels isn't big or strong enough for centre and Yeaman should our last option there.

Serious question Sheldon, did you see many hull games last year?

Fair enough, I personally don't think Radford will pick either at centre. Even Yeaman himself has said he doesn't see himself as a centre anymore.

He should be a squad player, along with Micheals, Radford knows this season his jobs on the line and he can't pick his mates or play safe, we have to kick on and this won't happen with these two in the starting 13.

Nowhere near top 4. The only significant improvement is pritchard. taylor won't be better than paea was and if manu continues his recent form he'll be a downgrade on westerman. Scrabbling about for 7th or 8th again

I think he'll bottle it if things don't go well in the pre season and pick an old experienced side.

Some of the posts I've read from Penrith fans about Manu are not very flattering. What's your opinion of him mate?

There's some players who can a very good job is its kept really basic, Manu and Adam Blair are two. Ask him to do anything "extra" and he can't deal with it.