I was thinking more along those lines. Obviously I don't know costs, but I estimated around £100k gate receipts.

Think you're a bit sensitive there.

No-one's pasting your club.

Imagine it's you laiking for Rovers mid championship, development's going along nicely, both club and skills wise when you get an offer from say Huddersfield. You're a Rovers fan all your life so your choice is play SL but possibly un-spectacularly and be a bit part of a solid team or stay where you are, hopefully help your home town club back to the top table and have roughly the same cash in a similar set up - albeit one division down.

What's you choice?

Now say Castleford come in for you?

What's your choice now?

I read the same at the weekend. Cas looking at Ryan or Olpherts at Salford, who I also like the look of.

If we can't manage to keep Ethan and I really hope that we can, then do we go for somebody like Joe Brown or Luke Hooley or stick with Brandon Pickers and Stephenson?

What about if we can keep Ethan, we keep playing him at full back or do switch him back to wing and go with options like the above?

If we manage to keep Ryan then we need either a quality FB or winger. Where Ryan plays may depend on who is available

That's very possible Mick but I'm sure you know, just as everyone does, that it's far from just about the money.

Thanks pal

Signed a two year deal with Hull KR from 2020.


I reckon now is a good time for him to smash superdooperleague.

Why is he joining KR then?



Best of luck to the lad, we were lucky that he stayed this year.

Joe Brown now looks like a straight replacement for Ethan for next season. Hopefully they can complement each other for the rest of this season

Will it be null and void if they get relegated?

Yeah I think so.

Best of luck to Ethan. Hope he enjoys the move to HKR. Joining them at what could be an exciting time with Smith taking the helm (if he gets a contract after next year)

Up until HKR signed up Smith and Bastian I'd have said it wasn't such a great move. Now they look like they're genuinely building something.

Good luck to Ethan who's been amazingly loyal to us and given great service. It's a short career and you never know what's around the corner.

I'm amazed we've hung on to him as long as we have. I wonder if John Bastian moving on to Hull KR persuaded Ethan's decision to move on as well? I'm sure he'll do very well in Super League.

I can't begrudge the lad more pay but if somebody has talked them up playing wise then he's been given some bad advice. I can see them getting relegated.

If always welcome him back though.

London have beaten St Helens which now means Hull KR are just above the relegation position on points difference.

A shame but he's been incredibly loyal and could easily have left a couple of years ago.

I agree. End of the day SL is a higher standard, more pay etc. But wow, London beating Saints has thrown a spanner into the works. They will get a huge shot of confidence from that and the season could boil down to the next London vs Hull KR game.

If Hull KR do end up relegated I hope we approach Ethan straight away and nab him for another year or two. Especially if we show intent in our recruitment.

Hkr away to London a week on Thursday big game

Crowd will be horrendous.

The strange thing is I'm sure Ethan would have got interest from more than just KR? As it is, it's quite likely he's going to fall into the same trap as he did with Leigh two years ago. I hope things work out for him he deserves better.

Perhaps he felt he had a better chance of 1st team lower down the league? I hope he does cos it's pretty disheartening to see former youngsters coming up against us farmed out on dual reg.

I guess he might have a few mates like Danny Addy etc who he could travel with as well. I reckon London might shock a few, especially as they seem to have been written off by many. Certainly wouldn't go down well in SL if they stay up and Toronto are promoted!!

Wonder if being played out of position has had anything to do with him calling time on the Bulls.
Good luck Ethan.

I know it will upset KR fans but for me that's a lack of ambition. Unless he's been shown KR's plans to dominate the Superdooperleague in the next two years I honestly don't see the point other than money and he doesn't seem the type?

Similar standard team but a >50% win ratio verses <50% but in a higher league?