We will want to keep Paea, for certain, and as long as our offer is competitive he will stay. Whether Sa gets another offer or not will depend on if he stays healthy.

Rankin might get an offer, but I think he wants to be back in Aus.

Feka will end up somewhere like Bradford or Fev, I don't think he'll retire, but he won't be kept.

Michaels will go home at the end of the season and won't play for us again. Guilty or not, the trail is set to take a long time.

Sa has another year I think signed a 2 1/2 year contract, must improve his injury record though.

50/50 on Rankin, Shaul is our long term option at FB, no good having a stop gap player.

I'd release Feka if Paea stays.

Michaels has to really improve to earn another deal.

I'd go all out for two overseas centres, then Sa or Talanoa could be used off the bench in the backrow

Micky P to Leeds has been done I've heard today.
Also, could we be in the market for another hooker if one of ours decides to chance his arm abroad?

2 on the radar. One courtesy of Fitz.

Can imagine many NRL teams trying to sign Howarth.

I'm not saying Paea to Leeds won't happen, but it definitely isn't "done."

We should sign another hooker regardless, but I don't think we will. Houghton going to the NRL could be great news for us if we replace him properly, although that's the first time I've heard anything about it.

I think Houghton (if used properly) is a massive asset for us and we would miss him massively if he left.

There is no way he will leave Hull as long as he is wanted.

Houghton as bench hooker is fine, but we need a starting hooker who can control things for us.

Howarth has been roundly mocked by everyone since we signed him, and I agree he is bang average. But look at the highlights from the Saints game. Howarth's pass for our first try is an absolute bullet which gives us a load of width and allows Westerman the time to do whatever he likes. When was the like time you saw Houghton throw a pass as good as that?

I was taking the **** after our recent recruitment drive. Ellis being the only player I would consider to be a top signing or marquee in the last few seasons. You would then have to go back to Berrigan, O'Meeley or Fitzgibbon unless you would want to consider players like Sneyd and Price as top class players

Like a few have said I would like Cunningham to be given a chance.he could turn into another hodgson for all we know

i heard from a very good source,paea and his family want to go home.

He's not good enough to be our starting hooker, simple as. If he's happy to drop to interchange hooker then fair enough.