Firstly, could we maybe have a seperate thread for petty sniping about what he has/hasn't done in his personal life and how he should/shouldn't be treated for it?

Secondly, looking at him from a playing perspective: I've never particularly rated him (how he's made national squads is beyond me), and his injury record is spotted with niggles. It's a questionable signing but does add numbers we need in the back row is only on a 1-year deal, so may work out ok.

Putting this signing together with Martin, it does look like the club are struggling with recruitment due to what's already signed up, hence the 1-year deals for uninspiring names. Looks to me like next year is the target for big moves. That said, I am still a bit disappointed and personally hope for a situation where Whiting/Turner/young backrower play sufficiently well enough for neither of them to be in the team, which is not indiciative of good signings.

I really hope there is still one more to come in.

So PG didn't have a say in any of those signings??

cant say im impressed with the last 2 signings but then again think there hands are tied to a certain extent, according to sum on here next season already a right off, for goodness sake lets give them all a chance,why oh why are sum soooooooooooooooo negative all the time, right rant over comeeeeeeeeee onnnnnnnnnnnnn uuuuuuuuuuu uuuuuuuuuullllllllllllllllaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

And to think the club have all over Obst in order to sign Aspinwall. Bet Obst feels great about it.

Way too many "glass half full" Hull fans about, all last year all we wanted was Agar to go, well he has and we have a new coach. We havn't even seen the new team play yet and already half the people are writing off the season.

Give the new coaching setup a chance, the team we have are way capable of challanging. We have a good spine to the team and now we sign someone that means we will give the youth a chance and people moan. Again all last year all we heard was why dont we give the youth a chance and we will this year.

My glass is full right now and I think we will give it a real go next year and until I have a watched a few matches next season I am not going to start saying we wont do well right now before a ball as even been kicked.

Come on you 'ullllla

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Cannot wait to wear my new shirt.

Aspinwall a good player, puts his body on the line everytime he takes the ball up and runs very strongly like briscoe. would of kept him at the giants but he was a naughty lad

I agree with Punos! I'm gonna give everyone,players/coaches/owners a fair chance, God knows we gave Agar plenty!

I don't think that is in question, everyone posting on this thread wants FC to do well and will be happy to say they were wrong if it turns out that Aspinwall and Martin et al prove them to be so, it's just a bloody big IF to some people.

Aspinwall isnt a flashy player but he does the hard graft. Tackles well and makes some good yards when he has the ball. Played well last year for us and i would have kept him on for another year at least.

Aspinwall is not the marque signing expected, he is however a good signing and one I welcome. The changes required are not going to happen over night Pete has inherited a squad and he has to work with it, not easy. He has a cap that also has for a greater extent been spent for them by the previous regime. They have to work within these restrictions and I do not expect miracles next season or even the season after. What I expect is progress I can see on the field, a team playing for each other with commitment and I know with Bomber around it will be there.

In 2005/6 we had got there we where the real deal and very shortly after the management sacked the coach and the decline really kicked in. I know fans have high expectations after the spin years we are running short of patience, but its going to take time. I want to see open attacking rugby with the ball moved around when the conditions permit, I do not mind losing if I enjoy what I see with a team giving more then 100%.

I am looking forward to a new season for the first time in three years with hope another year of the last regime would have killed this club.

nice to see supporters from hudds and cas giving aspinwall a good rap, maybe a good signing for us after all, time will tell,

Not necessarily true, what if two of the youngsters come on really well this season? If O'Meley and Moa leave and the youngsters are ready why sign anyone? We would already have replacements!