Well which is it?

I'd bring Charlie back next season.

Certainly not. He came for 1 year to help out Sandercock, lots of rumours of offers, the only thing i know is that the offer he accepted was substantially better than the one he was offered by us. Hugell wont anymore pay inflated wages, if it turns out to be FC then if you hadnt offered we might have kept him on a lower salary but in the end you take what you can get.

Remember though, the offer was put out a fair while ago, when Shannon wasnt showing the class he is now, 3 months ago, probably wouldnt have batted an eye lid at it, think some trolls can go back through threads and find the relevant quotes of FCs fans not wanting him and Rovers fans not overly concerned. Since announcing he was leaving he has really put himself in the shop window.

If he doesn't want to play for us, fair enough, and good luck to him. He's been largely disappointing anyway and I'm glad the club aren't prepared to pay stupid money for an average player. IF the plan is to play Hall at FB next season, then get him playing there as of this friday (Blake Green dependant!) and bin Shannon off. We're supposed to be building for the future are we not??!!

Again IMO the wrong attitude. We signed him for the season. All the season. It's not a matter of wanting to play for hull
Kr. He signed up to play for Hull KR for the 2012 season. No more, no less. He didn't sign for half a season. He didn't sign to play "until
FC want him for the season after" he's still our player for at least the remainder of this year and he's the best fullback we have.

He is an aging journyman who has never had a decent contract, and now finds himself in the position where he can get one.

He does owe Sandercock a bit of loyalty because his career was finished without the lifeline he got from Sanders, but his main focus will be on making a few dollars out of footy before he hangs up the boots.

Sanders would have had a fair idea that he would improve a lot if he fnally got regular first team games for the first time in his career, so it has worked out for both of them.

He's 25

Lee Smith? Rumoured to have handed in a transfer request at Leeds.

Whatever.

We tried him as a regular full back in SL - he's not good enough.

That's fair enough, and whilst I agree with the principle of what you're saying, my opinion is that we need to look further ahead. Therefore IF, and only IF, the plan is to play Hall at FB next season then we should start playing him there now rather than him playing there for the first time next season. If the plan isn't to play Hall at FB, then of course Shannon should stay there.

I don't have any real issues with him signing for FC, as i said, good luck to him and well done for earning a better contract.

No way should we drop or boo him. He's a professional, fulfilling his contract professionally. Next year we'll have a new fb to support, for now it remains SM.

As for bringing Cockayne back - just 'no' on so many levels. I don't get the obsession with him at all, even setting aside his regular lengthy club suspensions. Why not Jon Goddard? Liked Jon Goddard, me.