he will be a good option as a replacement for steel. Can cover wing just as well as him but as you say can also cover other positions. Bit srprised at the mills deal, this means one of either scruton or fozzard aren't cmin, my moneys on scruton

Scruton ain't been coming for ages. Fozzard a done deal.

Nurse!!!!!! I think we have a man that needs attention!!!!

Me too! I like Fozzard but Scruton has age on his side. Not over excited about the rumoured prospect of Colborn coming to be honest but must admit haven't really watched him closely enough to judge him fully.

Mills had looked better over recent games but he was appalling in the quins game, saying that who wasn't? I think we need to gve players time to settle and hopefully he will show improvement next season, he just needs to watch Macca run and do some of the same.

Cockayne is a good squad player who can cover a lot of positions, he can definitely give the team a lift when coming off the bench and if the season has shown one thing (and Hull fans should know this more than most) you need squad players cos the likelyhood of getting the starting 13 on the pitch seems to less likely as the SL goes on. If we let him go would we get a better back up player I doubt it, add to this his heart is in the club and he'll be a great boost when re-signed.


Scruton isn't coming here the liklihood will be Fozzard and possibly Colburn and that'll be it. This for me will give us a better platform for next year as we need some squad consistency to progress.

No it won't.

There'll be more coming in.

With Vella, Crossman and Mills signed up for 2009 (or beyond), the seemingly almost certain arrival of Fozzard and Aizue probably staying (otherwise why would we need a dispensation for Gene?) that will give us much better depth and competition for places at prop. We have been lucky with injuries there this season tbh. If our back row injuries had have hit our front row instead, we'd have been knacked.
Watts may get a few more games next year, as well.

So who would be the starters out of those 5 (6):

Fozzard
Vella
Crossman
Mills
Aizue
(Watts)

I think vella and fozzard are the senior props out of those. However we have seen that Garrett Crossman is far better starting games then he is off the bench. I think i would possibly start with Crossman and Fozzard using Vella and Makka off the bench.

Spot on! Good post I agree Cockayne's versatility has been a revelation this season and things certainly start to happen when he comes on, even Stevo seems to rate him! Cockayne would be a very difficult and expensive player to replace IMO.

I too think more than Fozzard and Colborn will be coming, but as to who? It will be interesting to see but Morgan said he and Hudgell have a 'list' of players to talk to!? He has ruled out Aussie signings tho, unless that was just a smokecreen.

First off congratulations to Mills, lets hope he can now kick on & improve in a setled side. I like a lot of fans I have spoken to have not been impressed with him this year not that he is bad just we expected more from him. I think with Fozzard in the team as the steady experianced enforcer type that we have been lacking it will give him or Mkali(if he stays) a couple of seasons to adapt to that role as they mature with age & experiance. Lee Crooks did the same at Cas then as he moved out Dean Sampson matured to fill his place & lead the forwards thats what we need untill we can get our own production line of talent going.

whos leaving then?

Im suprised at mills resigning. I expected him to go along with steel reading between the lines justin seems to want strength in depth in all the areas next year. therefore I expect him to add to the squad size rather than deplete it with British signings(ish)

He was regarded as something of a calamity by Quins fans, and he certainly had his moments, but has been much more assured and hard working since his move to us. I think you need his style of play to balance a front row, so good news