A side against Hull always must be wary that Houghton and Briscoe are two very dangerous players. Similarly O'Meley and Fitzgibbon can be devastating. However, there are a few too many weak links in Hull's side - both halves have seen better days, and the likes of radford, yeaman, whiting, washbrook are possibly living on yesterdays form, and lauaki has several times (not just against rovers) proven more dangerous for his own side than the opposition with his discipline. This creates an imbalance in Hulls side.

We know what we are getting with the likes of Newton, Galea, Murrel, Vella, Cinton, Webster, Fox etc.
The only question mark for me (not a bad thing, just an unknown quanitiy) is Green. Nobody can say what this guy is going to do, unlike Mason, we know what he is capable of doing.

Looking forward to a very exciting season.

If our halves turn up we will win the game.

Too right, it worked well last time out.

A Horne and Long partnership might have had the opposition terrified a few years ago, not so much now(I'm afraid for you guys!).

Last season you also came out with a load of tosh, then went missing most of the year...same again me thinks!

No need to be...believe me

I think we will finish 5th but the top 6 should be a little clear of 7th and 8th in the final standings. The top 4 is not out of our reach though.

I just think our squad is superior, we have added in positions that need strengthening and we have a quality coach.

Were have we added that need strengthening? The only quality i can see that we needed was signing Blake Green and even that is a risk.

Mason, great but not needed in 2nd row but will take it.
Hall, neither here nor there, will either add to depth or take someones place but wont be any better then we have.

Top 4 is well out of reach, 5 6 or 7th for us again and for FC imo. With hopefully a better cup run for us this time.

Green will be a better option than what we had last season at 6, surely?

Mason can play in the front row without a problem, so adds very good options.

Hall has the potential, he may may produce, he may not but will add cover in the outside backs.

Mason adds a good offload IF morgan uses it, also will make space for others when hes targetted, but could cause major dressingroom disfunction.

Hall has had potential for the last 8 years, cover is all it will ever be, will not add anything.

Green i agree is obviously the best option we have to improve.... but look at the improvement of teams around us, looking at them and us id say we wont be moving much higher fast.

we have added the strength as in green takes cooke's place after we binned him off after 4 games so didn't play for practically all season, mason takes walkers place who sat in the stand all season and craig hall who love him or hate him has played about 60 superleague games and scored about 40 tries takes ratu's place in the squad after looking not good enough after 4 games also. Added to that we've released former juniors who have'nt broken through really with the next batch.

I reckon that gives us a stronger squad next year, having said that I still see us as only 6th best in the league and are scrappping for 5th with hudds, unless one of the big 4 of wigan, saints, leeds or Wire unexpectedly fall over. I'd be delighted with 5th or 6th though if it includes a good cup run.

No guarantee of that happening!

The kid knows how to find the try line as Sandy has pointed out.

Teams have improved around us as we have ourselves, it shows we are not prepared to just sit back.