Bowden hasn't shown as much promise as I'd hoped. I can't see us retaining him next year.

Tuson is an excellent signing though. Twice the player Mika will ever be.

We'll miss Tickle for his goal-kicking. He gives away too many penalties and I reckon his body will not stand up for 3 years at Widnes.

I would not signed Tuson move Johnson to back row sign a out n out prop.
I like Johnson I just don't see him as a prop think he is to slight. But runs hard good work rate good defender could be good back rower?

So you'd want us to sign 2 more props?

We still could get a prop.

He's only 21. A spell at Doncaster will do him the world of good.

Another big prop would not be a bad thing in hulls pack.
Feka
Pea
Whatts
Green
Bowden
Young Wilson ( who we won't see to much of next year)
And another big lad a proper prop.

We also have Westerman, Whiting, Pitts, Tuson, Thompson, Kent, Hadley, and Turgut.

So that's 8 options in each position not including Ellis. The back row options just look a bit better than the prop ones ATM, unless Paleaaesina really impresses.

There is that and when injuries kick in we could utilise him there to get our best 17 out but imo our strongest 17 has Eliis in the back row.

Good signing. Very good replacement and I'm quite happy with our backrow for next season. Ellis, Westerman, Whiting, Tuson, Pitts, with younger players like Hadley, looks decent on paper.

I do have a lot of concern for our front row, though. O'Meley was one of our toughest players who never took a backwards step and I don't think that we've yet found a replacement for that, nor have we for Lynch's big shift in defense.

So far I think our back row is stronger but our front row is weaker so a new prop signing is a must.

Depends on Green's form and how Paleaaesina does IMO. With both playing well, yes Ellis in the back row. But if Paleaaesina is rubbish, or if/when Green has a sloppy spell (which he does tend to have, as does Watts), I think we might need him to take over Lynch's mantle in the middle. Our prop options contain more gambles/unknown quantities and inconsistent players than the back row, so If Ellis was to move up it could address that a bit. Obviously unless we sign another good prop.

Ok, maybe much was too far, but I still think tickle offers more in attack than Tuson.

I just feel we need an attacking 2nd row and we haven't got one. For me you described Ellis, whiting and Westerman.

The best chance we have is to use Westerman out wide more.

You'll get no disagreement from me on that.

Paea is easily O'Meleys replacement. Feka is Lynch's.

To my mind, they are both improvements. Lynch suffered 'second-season syndrome'. O'Meley's body was hammered, so if we had got another season out of him, it wouldn't have been much.