I was told by current saints player who is friends with Jamie Ellis that he's in talks with hull about joining them for 2012.

Anyone heard this?

He is good enough, but thought Saints would take him back. 1 year deal at Leigh.

I was told yesterday that he will be signing for hull at the end of the season

whos ronnie ??

same thinking as me, just wot widnes did when they achieved the tick in the box

Do you know for sure that hill is going saints?

On the Ellis subject, hull have give him some time to think it over as he's not up for moving to hull and don't fancy the drive every day.

Ellis to Hull for two years before rejoining us for our first season in SL, likewise with Hill?

Do for me.....get em used to the pace for SL.

Nothing like unsettling players half way through the season!

agree alan.....not the stage of the season were we need talk of things like this.

Think it's an inevitability that players availability will be discussed given our performances along with off-field matters. I'm sure the players would look on it as a compliment to be mentioned in the same breath as some really big clubs rather than seeing it as being unsettling.

Good performance from Jamie today despite the speculation then!

Ellis was brilliant today and one of his tries in the first half was astounding.









We all know he is a great player.

Thought we scored some good tries but Hunslet showed some good touches in our 20 metre area. Thought their fans were the real deal too.

We *know* that some of our players are bound to leave us for bigger, better & more successful clubs. Some of them might even take a step downward and leave for Salford, Widnes or W***n, but that's their mistake. The important thing is that they perform for us while they're here, and that we continue to produce and recruit great talent.

Right now, I'd prefer to concentrate on the pressing matters: our off-field future at boardroom level, and the truly excellent team we have on the field every week. Those lads play their hearts out for us, and with no little skill as well. Long may that continue! We'll worry about departures and recruits at the end of the season

As I said in the programme, Steve Simms has been complaining about mid-season speculation upsetting Stefan Ratchford - he's supposed to be off to Warrington or W***n next season. Then he ruined it all by saying they want a swift announcement on Shaun McRae's successor - thereby condoning the speculation involving coaches who are still under contract at their current clubs!

So the new owner/owners/chairman have told you all this have they. The only thing they can have told you mind is the investment in young players as Ellis and Hill moves have been rumoured for a bit. Rickey I wouldn't be surprised, and Robbie retiring doesn't take Sherlock Holmes to work out.

So you obviously know who is taking over too.

Ellis is a class player fair play he signed for us on a one yr contract ( stains are regretting letting him go with the current situation ) but he has put himself in the shop window and a few SL coaches rate him highly ..good luck to him i say ..would love to see him here at leyth but tbh he is a class above anything in this league .. ideal replacement for long at hull ..good luck to the lad ..he done a good job for us and will give us 100% till the end of the season ,,,,hope he leaves us with some medals in his locker first though

There are a few young class halfbacks who are never given the chance with there SL
clubs im sure if Ellis does move on which isnt 100% at the mo , after our great season which im sure we are gonna have the Centurions should have no problem in finding another up n coming young star
who wants first team rugby..............

Did anyone remotely think we would keep Ellis for longer than 12 months?? Good luck to the lad he's been outstanding for us and will continue to be until the seasons over.

Hopefully take over complete this week all is still good in Leyther land!!

Me too but I doubt he will go to Hull.

Lets be positive and the RFL realise we have to go back to what practically fans of all clubs want.

Well maybe too late this season but they will see sense soon I hope' then teams like ours will get what this team's fans and no doubt fans of other aspirational clubs deserve.

There is no incentive now to keep a great side when you are stuck for 3 seasons going nowhere apart from 1 season in 3.

Still footie season over and last season a similar fixture in May we would have got about 1600.

What a privelige to watch this team.

Scott O'Brien went pretty well in his first game for the reserves and would make a good signing I think. A dynamic attacking halfback as we've seen over the last few years for Leigh Miners and Leigh East.

Is he on trial?

I think so, will find out more when I speak to Basil for the Journal.

I've no gripe with Jamie ending up where he probably belongs - in Sooper Dooper League. My gripe is with a system that openly allows players to be approached about next season, when we are only half way through this one. I hasten to add that I'm not just being parochial about this - it's happening throughout RL, not just with our players/coach. (although I have to say that we rarely hear anything about who we are talking to, at this stage of the season - apart from the annual 'Penky' stories, that is!

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You can't stop that Alan. Has as much chance as has Ryan Giggs of trying to keep things secret.