Funny this brand new state of the art moneyball recruitment software led them to Cade Cust

I think it was Bower that broke the stories (still unconfirmed of course) of Hardaker and Holmes. He also linked us to Lafai recently.

I wouldn't have have touched Hardaker with a bargepole. He'll be 33 on the decline for the last few seasons and all the off field rubbish he is likely to bring. I'd have sooner keep Sutcliffe despite how poor he has been this season.

All about value for money, Hardraker plays more games, Sutcliffe will be on top money, he didn't leave Leeds and give up on a testimonial to sign for pennies.

Both similar in attack but Hardraker better in defence.

Probably spoke to him 2/3 weeks ago before the form of Balmforth.

Read quite a few articles recently stating that Hardaker is still available so be interesting to see if he has indeed signed for us or whether there has been a rethink with Cartwright now being the Head Coach.
Surprised no one has picked up Leutele yet, think he’d be a very good option for us.

Things do seem to have changed a little in terms of recruitment since Cartwright signed on as Coach.

I’m looking forward to seeing how it all pans out and how we are up come the start of preseason.

I hope you are right about Hardaker. I'd rather keep Carlos if he is off quota.

Despite his age he would be a great signing.

Cust is done, so I’ve heard. Bit of a pointless singing for me not that good and had his injuries.

Not sure about the use of a quota spot but there's a few clubs with more than just the two starting halfbacks of a similar quality. Something we've rarely had at Hull. Takes us all our time to find two in the first place! If he does come to Hull he could probably cover or start as hooker, with Bourouh off the bench and Barmforth as backup.

If he's been signed as a hooker he's hardly played there. According to RL project in SL he's only started one game at 9 with a few games off the bench. Strange signing if true. I wouldn't be surprised though.

Yeah a strange signing if true, not a bad one, but seems a bit of a pointless one.

Although we have had a few rumoured signings like Laifa, Whitehead, Sullivan, Rimba etc.

Hope Pearson is telling the truth and the other two are decent NRL players.

Think he will be more likely to play 6, think we need one. I was hoping that we’d bring in someone a bit quicker to play either 1 or 6 with the quota place, but he’s a handy player. Can’t see him being a ‘money ball system’ stats based signing like Pearson alluded to so maybe he’s just someone Cartwright trusts.

Surely Trueman will be 6?

If fit and needs to show a bit more than this season, which i think he will, of he can have a pre season.

Having Abdul will help too, big season for him next season, with him bring OOC, got to justify that new contract.

It's deja vu all over again........