The fact hull have said they have give Manu a deadline suggests they have to tell the hull fans of his decision.

They have been very public in the Manu saga which says to me it's an attempt to tell the hull fans they tried their best but he's gone for the money.

With them given a deadline means the fans will demand to know.

Given that the apparent deadline was last week; I assume (or hope, just to end this speculation!) we will hear something this week.

a rediculous idea by Hull to give a deadline now. Officially he can't talk to any other clubs until september, so why the rush? we all know the reality is that deals are worked out months in advance, but Hull have backed themselves into a corner here

The situation needs to be resloved so that if Manu has decided to leave Hull,they need to know so they can move on and identify other players to take up that cap space.

It's not ridiculous at all. It's how Eamon McManus should have handled the situation with Kyle Eastmond. We might not have ended up being laden with the liability that is Lance Hohaia had they been more ruthless with Kyle.

So should Castleford pressure Arundle into signing a new contract or annouce he's off to probably Hull FC

Its entirely the same situation, its not about putting pressure on a player to sign a new contract,its about the player in question letting the club know ASAP what his intentions are, if he wants to stay and sign a new contract then so be it, if the player tells the club that he intends to leave and go elsewhere, then the club can look at utilising that contract money on finding a suitable replacement, it cannot be left to go on and on because if the player then decides to leave you are left with cap space and no quality available to fill it with.

From twitter:

@James_Smailes: First day back after week off, nothing happened with #hullfc while I was away I see, expecting Manu's departure to be confirmed very soon

@James_Smailes

@James_Smailes: A source very close to Manu tells me it's rubbish to suggest he's signed anywhere and future still not sorted, but will be soon

Pearson says it as it is - he is a Saints player, and as well as the Ellis signing, we have 5 or 6 more to announce. End of story really.

He is a good player, enjoy watching him play!

www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/ru ... 1-4499927# Can't blame him going to a top 4 club

www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/ru ... 1-4499927# Can't blame him going to a top 4 club

Shame he will get to experience the losing experience in a final, year after year after year.......

As opposed to just making numbers up in superleague year after year

If beating Saints away and being above them with a game in hand defines making up the numbers, then I am realtively ok with that in Gentle's first season!

Confirmed that he's leaving and free to talk to other clubs: www.hullfc.com/newsarticle.aspx?n=21146

Confirmed that he's leaving and free to talk to other clubs: www.hullfc.com/newsarticle.aspx?n=21146

Great player, but a three year deal on a very high salary is a big risk.

At first really wanted him to stay but we have priorities in other positions IMO.

Would have loved Willie to stay, but stepping back for a moment:

We have replaced him with Gareth Ellis
We were offering a huge salary to stay, now we can divert the money to other positions which we really need to strengthen seen as though we already have a back row of Tickle, Ellis and Westerman

If he has turned down a massive contract offer at Hull FC then it's possible that money isn't his motive.

Lets hope if Manu signs for us he can throw the ball into the crowd whilst running backwards as that would look bad ass

Was that Hockins?

Quote ="Albion"Confirmed that he's leaving and free to talk to other clubs: www.hullfc.com/newsarticle.aspx?n=21146'" It's couldn't be more obvious that he's already spoke to clubs. He's not going to turn down a massive contract off hull if he didn't know what other clubs had to offer. He's agreed to sign for a club already, that's clearly obvious.

Quote ="Albion"Confirmed that he's leaving and free to talk to other clubs: www.hullfc.com/newsarticle.aspx?n=21146'" It's couldn't be more obvious that he's already spoke to clubs. He's not going to turn down a massive contract off hull if he didn't know what other clubs had to offer. He's agreed to sign for a club already, that's clearly obvious.

Would the fact that Hull have increased their offer several times, make him wonder how valued he was in the first place by them? Only after other offers had clearly been made did they offer him what he believed he was worth?

It's called negotiating. I doubt that the deal that his agent appears to have agreed with Saints was the 1st one on the table.

I wasn't comfortable with a 3 year deal, but no doubt you've got a great player who be hard to replace

we've got him if you believe this www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/ru ... -1-4499927

we've got him if you believe this www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/ru ... -1-4499927

I'll be over the moon if we have signed him, I've always liked him and like the style of rugby he plays but I'm not sure I'd have took him on a 3yr deal.

I think we know we are in urgent need of someone in the style of Manu and the fact he's off quota has pushed his price up.

Great signing for Saints. He'll be missed at Hull FC, although Gareth Ellis more than makes up for it.