Top signing for the cod ed's www.hullfc.com/newsarticle.aspx?n=20794

Top signing for the cod ed's www.hullfc.com/newsarticle.aspx?n=20794

Is this as of now or for next season ?

Must like Caravanning !

3 year deal and WILL be on top money he's a good player but not someone i thought we should go all out to sign..

Interesting him saying he's going to Hull to win things...? I remember the Hull FC fans ripping us and trolling all over this board when Carvell signed for us and said the same thing...Funny old game eh...?

[i'Hull FC have pulled off one of the biggest signings in the club’s history by securing the services of sought after England star Gareth Ellis from 2013.'[/i

Next season.

I wonder if a certain Wigan poster (initials RG) will be on the black'n'white board, ridiculing them about buying yet another player in his 30's. Somehow I doubt it. He reserves that just whenever we do it

his hatred for us just shines through..

If we'd have wanted him, we'd have got him.

This.!

exactly

I wouldn't take Ellis ahead of our current 2nd row and can't see Ellis settling for a bench spot.

He's a good player, but let's be honest, this isn't up there with us getting Morley when he came back. Ellis is solid and he'll help Hull's cause, but I'm not really bothered to be honest, I've only ever felt he was solid.

Ellis will be the best second rower in Super League when he comes over. Don't lose all ability to judge because you've got a decent team now.

As for the 'if we wanted him we'd have got him' nonsense, you have no power to outbid any club on an out of contract player other than in cap room. If anything, it's Wigan than will be kings of that next season as they have about half their squad being released. Obviously if Ellis was under contract and they wanted a fee, you might be the only club willing to offer one.

Ellis will have taken a big bite of our salary cap for next year, when we MAY have to replace Briers, Morley, Hodgson etc.
We're OK for seconds rowers at the mo, we don't need him. No tears shed from me.

Literally didn't care about him being eligible
Literally don't care he has gone to Hull

Isn't as good as Westwood from what I have seen, nothing lost!

So we don't have any advantage...apart from being able to afford transfer fees. Thanks for clearing that up.

Oh, and he was under contract for 2013 with Wests but they granted him a release.

It follows Hull Fc's recruitment policy perfectly. Paying former stars alot of money to end their career there.

ellis will be one of the best if not the best 2nd rower in the league, i dont think we need him as we are strong in that position but it is a very decent signing and is showin that hull are trying to improve their squad in the right direction.

Remind me how old Morley, Hodgson and Briers are. Surely you only need to look at your own team to see its about getting the right blend of youth and experience.

Well played to Hull for getting a bag named player in... Nice to see a player choose ambition over money.

From a wire point of view we were never in the race for him. With waterhouse having signed a 3 year contract and Benny Westwood being head and shoulders the best 2nd row in superleague, we have no need for Ellis whatsoever.

Im sure that kind of salary will be spent in other, more deserving areas of the team by Sir Tony.

Well done to Hull its exactly the type of signing that will signal some ambition under their new owners, it gives their fans something to look forwards to after some frustrating years. I don't have an issue with the age, many many of the best signings have been guys in their 30s - just look with us at the form that Hicks, Hodgson and Morley showed, all of whom were supposedly past their best, going further back Langer and Davies were world class in their mid 30s. Ellis is a guaranteed performer and will set a great example. Also going back to being a signal, Ellis is a change in culture, recently Hull had been the club that signed all the troublemakers and people with problems off the field, getting Ellis in will help clean up their brand image.

I know lots of other fans will try to rubbish it but thats what you get when you show some ambition, remember when Simon Moran was pushing the boat out bringing big gun players to Warrington, there were plenty of cynics back then, we wiped the smile off their faces though.

Great signing for Hull and a top player. But I agree that Wire don't need him due the depth at Second Row.