Just got a txt from a mate in Wigan who says we beat saints and widnes for his signature who all offered 3 yr deals and Bradford a 2. So some people rate him and as has been said what else is out there.

How many of them are there?

Don't think its a bad signing, a bit of a risk yes, but not a bad signing. However if i were looking for a young prop from Wigan. then the guy who has been on loan at Cas, Ben Davies would have been my target.

For the record MM (me) is only one person on this board!...nor do I have to explain any-thing...not impressed with 3 yrs due to injury record simple as!....More than happy to be proved wrong especially with my lack of knowledge and all that like

Most who know me on here will tell you 1 is more than enough

Pretty much my stance also. Maybe a tad more optimistic based on comments from the Wigan fans. I really haven't seen enough of him to form a more rounded opinion at this point. The injury record doesn't concern me as much as some, since it appears to be a single underlying problem that took a long time to diagnose and rectify.

I doubt they will release him, looks a great prospect.

We ?

as in the general population of RLFans

The royal "we"

Not a bad shout but seems to ball watch alot to me although wether thats because every time I've seen him play theyve been preety poor.

Think he's signed for Widnes hasn't he?

Not sure what to make of O'Carroll to be honest, the only game I ever remember seeing him play was the Bradford game, so nowhere near enough to decide.

As others have said hope his contract is weighted to include appearances so if he does get injuries then it won't hit us too hard in the pocket.

We've let him go to Widnes. Atrocious move.

And now we've let another young English prop go. Not a good move again IMO.

Eamon O'carroll has been back for a few weeks. He's gained some fitness in the U20's. He impressed enough to quickly make his return against Bradford and had a good game. rlhttp://www.superleague.co.uk/statistics_player?hs1

The injury he sustained that kept him out of the game for 18 months was something no-one had heard of at the club. We got advice from all over Europe and eventually something has worked out. I'm pleased we stood by him during this, but disappointed we haven't seen if it was all worth it. Prior to his injury when both him and Paul Prescott were coming through I would have labelled him the better prospect. Prescott though has had a more consistent run in the team and has done very well in fairness.

He's a tough lad. Stocky and hard to tackle. Will give his all and is a likeable character. He's at a young age and if he stays fit he could be a very shrewd signing with the lack of quality English prop forwards in the game and the ever decreasing overseas quota.

Hull FC (and Wigan had we kept him) have nothing to lose.