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Oh yes......Pearson promised big signings and he has deliverd.The black & Whites are slowing rising from the mess of the Hetheringtons....the futures Black,the futures BLACK AND WHITE.

Great signing, shows intent. Just glad that team who never breach the salary cap haven't got him. They must have got their wires crossed.

We're Warrington ever after him? Teams like them and Leeds (and to an extent Wigan) have very good back rows as it is so Ellis would have been a luxury. I put on the Leeds board when he announced he was coming back that I hoped we didnt sign him and that I hoped Cas would but fair do's to Hull. A good signing and definitely strengthens the pack for them. Adds to the comp too. Hull with another signing or so should be looking to push for the top 5 next year IMO.

the club seem to have realised now that positive news like this will sell season tickets, plus other big names will now follow once they see the club's ambition

ZING! Take that Cas!

though the salary cap was live and u had to get the ok from R.F.L ??

for me hull had one of the top 3 packs in the comp this year anyway!

with the addition of Ellis things look very good on humberside.

i bet westermans delighted!

Hull are already 'pushing for the top 5' as it is here in 2012.

Can only ask what the hell he is thinking? I suppose you cant blame him though coming to the end of his career and taking the biggest offer.

Best of a bad bunch for me. By best, I mean 'biggest pay packet'. And fair enough.

Can't see anyone out of Wigan, Warrington, Leeds or Saints putting in a big bid, though I'd be surprised if they hadn't shown any interest.

For example, would have loved him at Wigan but he was probably asking a hefty sum and our pack situation doesn't need him.

Gareth took the big pay day at Hull or he'd have choosen Leeds can't blame him he's playing now for his retirement

Edited for accuracy

I see you are as ill informed as ever.

There were better financial offers up for grabs

David Howes, is that you?. Seeing as it is you dave could you tell me why gaz didn't come to Wakefield. I heard they offered him too much money, and he said he didnt want to be greedy.

Howes reckoned every club went in for him, well i'd of loved to see what widnes would of offered. Dennis Betts with his Macho Man Randy Savage voice down the phone, " We need you Gaz, ooooohhhhhhh yeah we need you".

For all those assuming Ellis took the biggest pay day, it was confirmed by Hull FC's James Clark via twitter that the Hull deal was not the biggest offer on the table.

How does he know what other clubs offered?

It was the 2nd biggest behind the offer Widnes made.

Why have so many people assumed that Hull have offered him the biggest pay packet?

"Best offer" doesn't mean "most money". It's in the public domain that other clubs offered more.

It's amusing seeing some of the "big" clubs acting condescending towards us, saying that the only way we could get him is by offering him a huge pay packet, and that they didn't need him anyway as the already have plenty of quality back rowers. Hull have Manu, Tickle, Westerman and now Ellis in the back row. someone's going to be either on the bench or in the front row next season!

Halifax committed to a Renault Clio for two years. He wanted three.

C'est la vie

It was widely reported that Ellis went from Wakefield to Leeds for less money, in order to win stuff.

Not sure about when he went to Aus, but that was just about him playing in the greatest RL competition.

If what’s been touted about on here is true, he hasn’t gone to Hull because they are the biggest paymasters, however, the biggest financial offer surely came from a club, he believes, isn’t going to win squat in the next few years.

But, if he still wants to win stuff, why take a punt on Hull?

I expect Ellis/his agent told Hull FC. Having negotiated between multiple job offers before, I certainly let all parties know what was on offer elsewhere.

Anyone with half a brain can see the ambition of Hull owner Adam Pearson. He's already done the impossible by guiding Hull City to the premiership. It's not exactly a stretch to think that he can actually make something happen at Hull FC. I'm not sure why people are having such a hard time with this.

Did he get a better offer from another club in yorkshire?