Signing of the season if he can keep fit

Judging by Chris Chesters interview on Humberside it looks like our recruitment is far from finished. Spoke about securing a prop, strike backrower and hooker. Added to the additional half back that he said he wanted last week then perhaps we could have 4 more newcomers shortly.

Hi all,

I'm the AussieRover from Australia I've always supported Hull KR I don't know why but I just like them. Obvisouly I don't watch very much of the games because I'm here in Australia and we only get televised one game a week here. But from who I know of this could be the lineup

1. Josh "Lollylegs" Mantellato
2. Ken Sio
3. Maurice Blair
4. Ben Cockayne
5. Darrell Goulding
6. Albert Kelly
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8. Michael Weyman
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11. Neville Costigan
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Bench
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Mantellato - We call him lollylegs over here but he is probably one of the best players that just couldn't make First Grade is a real sharpshooter and rarely misses conversions

Sio - Strong and Powerful

Kelly - Great signing by KR Gold Coast were once leading the table for a few rounds because of him and he was carving it up until he got injured

Blair - Can also play 5/8 (Stand off) another pretty good signing lacks defence at times but solid for the most part.

So we won't be bothering with Dixon, Donaldson and McCarthy then?

Think you need to understand where aussierover is coming from. He has taken Rovers as his team in the UK. He has only really listed the players he knows.

Welcome to the HKR family AussieRover

A lot of business is still to be done I reckon, obviously with the unfortunate retirement of Justin Poore we will require another prop at least? Another half, hooker and another second rower.
I wonder if Costigan will turn into a prop next year.
We need an organiser who would also become a viable candidate for the captaincy.
I hope the names mentioned in despatches sign for Rovers, but with everything still up in the air my team is just wishful thinking.

Sio
Dixon
Goulding
Blair
Mantellato
Kelly
Campese
Walker
Lunt
Costigan
Larroyer
McCarthy
Donaldson

Weyman
Green
Horne/Cox
Boudebza/Carlile

I heard last night that Costigan is as good as gone, if true that leaves us with yet another space to fill.

From a reliable source, if there his such a thing with a rumour, or from his hairdresser's brother's girlfriend?

You should take care not to fall down one of your cracks.
For your information it came from someone that holds a particular position within the club , I wont name him as he probably would not thank me for it.
I can only forward what he told me,(note, I also said if true it would leave us with another space to fill)
However, if you would rather me not relay any such information for the attention of such people as your good self, be it be correct or incorrect then fine, I will keep it to myself in future, its no skin off my nose matey, believe me.

If were getting Lunt in the deal it's not an issue. It took Costigan until half way thru season to do anything even then it was in short bursts. IMO he's replaceable

best defender iv seen in a rovers shirt bar maybe Andy Thompson jst an opinion mind and you are prob right he is replaceable, just some ppl dont watch a team in defence so miss what some players are about.

Well we'd rather you relay information that is FACT to be honest. I could say Thurstons injury is a smokescreen because I'ved heard e's signing for us as a back up 7. Rumour is rumour and ill bet my last pound that anyone "in the know" at Rovers wouldnt tell all to anyone unless they want the sack.

According to the chap who told me it is fact, thats why i decided to forward the information on here, unless he has got it totaly wrong himself, but knowing who it is i would'nt expect him to say it with conviction if there wasn't any truth in it.
I guess we will just have to wait and see what is announced over the coming days and weeks.

No I'm quite knowledgable about my rugby and do watch a team in defence but the fact is he plays half a game ( on a good day) and offers very little in attack. Great defender I agree tho

With us only having 3 recognised props at the minute will we see Jordan Cox move to prop? And still think we could do with 2 more with match day squads usually consisting of 4 props, does anybody think we should make a move to try get Scott Taylor back or is there far to much water passed under that bridge? P,s before any fc fans start about him signing for them until it's confirmed I don't believe it