Arundel will be back at FC at the end of the season, he's on far too good a contract (legacy of Bombers contract negotiations) to make a permanent move elsewhere.

Strange comment from FC concerning Pitts and Arundel – Pitts to add speed and power to the front row but Arundel to add competition in the ¾s.
Surely he needs to add completion on the field. This continual addition of players, who always get chosen to play must be seen by the last season’s squad as demoralising and undermining their confidence.
It’s OK to bring in much needed players for the positions where we are lacking players but just for the sake of creating competition within the existing squad. Head in the cloud thinking or does it point to a greater problem(s) within the team.

I'd say that getting twa#ted by 70 or 80 weekly would be top of the demoralising and confidence list, and none of the players who took part in those debacles have any right to say a word. If we play all the new lads as well as the old lags, then with 20 on the field we could maybe manage to keep the deficit to under 50. How good would that feel, to lose by less than 50? Maybe if they issue Kearney with a Gatling gun it could even be -40

Two decent signings that cover two glaring gaps in the side (Donno and Blythe).

Excellent signings that will help the bulls to a top 4 finish this season.

As long as it's a bit nearer the top four....

It would be top 2 but bulls can't finish in top 2 cos of the rfl

Jerk

Ring me on the Verderfern and let me know.

Mmm, restraint - I like that, classy!!

Though, sometimes it's best to call a total posterior by its Anglo Saxon name...

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Will do. What tarm will you be in?

Who said that?

Must admit though,pimp 007 has got a point about Flexiwheeler

I just hope Pitts and Arundel stay fit and healthy. Amen

It would be just added to the tackle list of all the things he misses !!!

Both good players. Pitts has been better than Tuson IMO when he's played this season and Arundel looked good and was close to hitting top form last season, only to get injured. Be interesting to see how they go.

thanks rocknrolla, clear why Franny wants both of them, Pitts all forward positions except hooker and Arundel his tackles made to tackles missed ratio is 100:8, Adam Henry is 100:30, so he will improve our defence

But the recall option only kicks in after first 4 week period has elapsed.

Pitts has been unlucky at Hull this season in my opinion.
Always works hard,good tackler and can offload.if he was a bit bigger I think he would make a top class second row.people forget he is still only young 24 and will get better.needs to keep playing though.
Arundel needs to learn how to tackle.bit of a shirt puller.not SL quality yet but again only young.If he can learn how to tackle hard then he will make a good centre.

Agree with most of what all other Hull fans have said, Pitts is a good solid player, excellent defender and has a good bit of skill about him at times (watch his pass he gives Horne is our SL game against Salford), for me he doesn't quite do enough in attack and maybe lacks size to become a top class forward. Hull are very strong in the backrow this year.

My thoughts are well documented on Arundel as I am not convinced he is good enough to play for a team who wants to finish in the top 6, though I do agree he has been a bit unlucky with injuries and that hasn't helped him, be interesting to see how he goes for you with a run of games, I hope he proves me wrong.

Not sure if it has been mentioned but Pitts hasn't played in the cup for us, so he will be able to play for you this weekend, Arundel played for us against Salford.

Wonder what John McEnroe would make of us signing the Pitts of the earth?

Pitts will do a good job for you - would be top class if just slightly bigger but doesn't want for effort, determination and skill. Arundel has shown little at Hull and has failed to nail down a spot in a position where we've not exactly been bristling with form players. Maybe he'll go better for you than anything we've seen of him at Hull.

We're not really totally desperate for centres to be fair, more desperate for forwards but generally 'thin' everywhere, so both will be welcomed with open arms.

Sometimes a player can be a better 'fit' in one team than another, so hoping this is the case with Arundel at the Bulls. He looked a decent prospect when he was at Cas, though I guess that is why FC were interested in him in the first place.

Was starting to emerge at Wakey, then Leeds put in an offer of £30,000 and off he went.
But like a lot of players that go to Leeds, had to compete with a lot of other good juniors.
There was talk of him coming back to Wakey before the season started but we had or have plenty of 2nd rowers.
Think he could be a really good signing for you.