He probably would if he had made neary 100 SL appearances and scored 40 odd tries.

Now?

Don't buy in to this view at all. I reckon we are going to be a really difficult team to beat and play very direct and physical rugby. I think Miller will be given more freedom and the rest of the team will be given a very structured game plan.

I like to be more positive, we aren't going to see exciting rugby, but the difference between best and worst performances will be massively reduced. I can live with that.

Here we have it in a nutshell. You have absolutely NO idea how the season is going to be next year. No-one does, so why you insist on slating the coaches, backroom staff and players off with pure speculation is beyond belief.

By your statement, you have clear vision and have "seen the light". So, I'm dying to know, who do we play in the first 8 games of the season and what are the scores? You must know this, right?

Get a grip. If you don't like the signings or coaching staff, go find another club to "support". I prefer to deal with realism and give people a chance to prove themselves.

Danny Brough was languishing in York playing part-time sport before we signed him, gave him a shot and put him in a Challenge Cup final and now he's probably the best player in the comp.

Good luck to the guy,hope he comes here and proves all the doubters wrong.As long as he wears our shirt he'll have my backing.

Well said pal.

Totally agree.

Really want him to be a success now because of the whole negativity surrounding this thread. Welcome to Hull Talanoa

Aaron Heremaia was a chef a couple of years ago and has turned out to be one of our most consistent and better players.. Give the guy a chance, as has been said we can't do any worse than Jason Crookes!!

Any saying we wont finish in the top 8 are being silly, we have at least a good as squad as last year, younger players more experienced and hopefully a coach who will play a better style and get more out of our players.

I'm not confident we will finish in the top 4, but we will make the top 8.

Looking at our signings their are a few gambles and if they work out we might surprise a few people.

He's cheap as chips. If he fails it's probably worth the punt.
Aaron H was same at one point. Came good didn't he!
He's coming to make his name again, could be a roaring success. Give him a chance.
Regarding Miller,20year old, no off season straight in to a struggling team and living and settling on the other side of the world?! Again give him a chance for Christ's sake!
reading back across these pages is embarrassing! Our 'fans' are becoming easily the biggest set of bellends in rugby!
Wanted young kids to have a chance for years, now we have loads and have to pay for them they're now kicking off because we ain't signing massive names, even though no one else is. Get your heads out of your backsides idiots. Wigan signed clubb and Sargison from London. Says it all about the market.

Aye - bit of a shot to nothing, isn't it? If he can recapture his early career form, it's a win. If not you've got Lineham, Biggs, Crookes, Crooks, Yeaman and Arundel. McGoldrick might be a slightly safer bet, but the potential medium-term returns would be capped pretty low.

The halfback you're bringing in will be a more telling indication of intent.

I am a bit concerned that we are becoming a home for waifs and strays; players looking to resurrect their careers who can't get a berth elsewhere.

This lad is not an unknown quantity; like Feka we know he can perform at the top level because he's done it before. The question is whether he can do it again.

I don't know the length of his deal but doubt he'll be costing much.

Let's give him a chance and see how he goes.

We're fooked then! haha

Heard the names Chisholm, Rankin and Soward today alone - surprised they haven't announced the signing if all they are waiting for is the VISA as thats all we are waiting on for Talanoa

Soward would be great, showed his class in a really poor team, would be great for us.

Signed a big deal with an NRL club though hasn't he?

We're trying to find Miller a new club before we can sign the 7, he's a first grader.








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We're waiting until we see Talanoa before we form an opinion. Sheldon has already seen him play and already has that opinion formed, don't think that's hard to understand really. I'm sure Sheldon would change that opinion if he proved to be a success?

Maybe we're more concerned that revealing the halfback's name could tip others off than we are with Talanoa?

I guess they wanted to put a brake on the negativity ASAP, and for those that like to accentuate the positive, once it is announced any qualms will put to the back of minds in favour of giving him a chance.

I reckon you'll want to make a bit more of a splash with the half - final push ahead of the pass renewal deadline perhaps.

It's all because we ordered too many 'a's from ISC

Welcome to Hull, Fetuli

I'm sceptical about us signing a big name or even first grade half back but if its going to have any impact on pass sales it needs to happen soon.

Is it really any worse then Wire signing Kevin Penny? To be fair he's been playing at a higher level of rugby then Talanoa recently but still a lot of comparisons between the two. Players with raw ability or talent always get numerous chances, you can be the smartest, hardest trainer, fittest most focused player in the world but get binned never to return because you don't have that x-factor. Personally I'd sooner take a gamble on kids like this and quite excited, although looking at it without black and white specs it looks like things are stacked against him can't deny that, but he must have something there that Hull are wiling to take a risk with.

Not the best of signings but will get full support now he is a Hull player. Just hope he is more of a Moa than a Maiva in how he performs for us.

You actually believe that??

Unless i've been turning up to watch Souths play with my eyes closed.