Tickle wont be at Hull for 2013, just waiting for Hull to finish the season before anything is announced.

I've not actually named them in the team though

Tickle may go that's true. Whiting won't play 6 if we have new halves though.

£100,000+ coming our way then

Dont think so, they did make them off quota and non fed though for the length of their next contract, increasing their value (and potential contract length). Thats why Rovers could sign Withers and O Hara and have 9 overseas players.

Again I feel the tickle deal is possible on once we sign a replacement. Could be a great bit of business by Hull.
Just need a reliable kicker in the team. (Holdsworth?)

I'm still not convinced that Tickle is leaving. That has been posted on these boards every year for atleast the past 3 seasons and he's still with us. The only posters that ever mention it are Widnes fans so it seems as though it's more hope on their part than anything else.
I'd like him to stay - good backrower and one of the best kickers.

If he did leave then it wouldn't be the end of the world. We would still be able to lineup something like

Ellis
Westerman
Whiting

Aspinwall/Pitts/New Signing




On the subject of Wingers, I would be disappointed if we were to sign Crookes. We have Lineham and Briscoe signed up for next season, and Crookes is not a player who would improve on either of these (unless we were to sign him as cover).

I'm also sceptical of Arundel as he has only played 4 games this year because of a bad shoulder injury. We would have to be certain of his fitness before we would sign him. I also think that Ben Crooks will become our centre for years to come if he is able to bulk up a bit and improves his defence.

Arundel has already signed.

I am aware of that fact. I am saying that I am sceptical of whether it will be a good signing due to his injury that has caused him to miss 20 out of 24 games this season.

Is that still why he's out though, or is it because they don't see much point in playing him? There doesn't seem to be much information on his injury status.

According to the Widnes forum Tickle has definatly already signed for them.
I wouldn`t be surprised t.b.h.

I remember reading something about a couple of months or so ago that said that his recovery wasn't going as well as anticipated and that he would be out for longer. I am presuming that this is why he is still out but I don't know for certain. I would have expected Cas to play him if he was fit as they have been poor so far this season and so would want to play their best players.

I don't really see the point in signing Amor or Johnson.

That should read, according to then rumours thread in the widnes forum.........

I have to agree with you. We need to sign props that will be straight into our 4 first-choice props and that will improve us.
We already have Watts and Lynch who will be in the starting 17.
We already have Green and Bowden who will be the young props in the squad, pushing for a place in the 17 and covering injuries.