I have to agree, no idea what he was on but he was clearly worth a fair bit so it's not a wild assumption

How about if we change our kick off time to noon in winter think of the money we can save in electricity. We could ask the players to clean the showers when they have finished.
If we only have funds to run a 16 player team I guess they may be calling on the supporters to make the team numbers. The joke about if you turn up early you could get a shirt may come to fruition.
We are all they have other than the value of some of our playing staff.

Don't think we are in a position to start signing players while they are still under contract. May ask for more than when they get released.
Wait to see who else gets released from others clubs.
Bradford, Salford and Hull maybe releasing some players, due to recruitment and bad form.
Sit tight and let's see what run up to Christmas brings.

Don't blame him for going but to the bridesmaids???

They're just guests on the wedding invitation at the moment, but at least he knows he's getting a glass of champers and a dinner for turning up.

We have just released Paul Johnson to Widnes.

Think a couple more will follow, club needs a bit of a shake up.

I dont know what he would have been on but baring in mind he turned down an offer from wigan and also other clubs to sign for us I am guessing it will have been a fair whack.

Good luck to the lad. We still got a fair bit of quality left if we can just duck and dive a bit and bag a few bargains, something we've a great record at doing we might surprise a few! Never used to be a fan of loans but our recent history with the likes of Kirmond and Amor speaks volumes and is surely the way to go...

There's a fair chance that Hull will have got Tuson on a better deal than we had arranged .
On the basis that he wasn't needed by Wigan and then given the choice of playing in a "makeshift" Wakefield side or going to a "big" club like Hull, he may have accepted a little less remuneration but, with better long term prospects.
Equally, was Tuson a "Marque" signing for us or, more of an up and coming player.
I don't think he's quite in the Sam Tomkins category.

Also you've got to bear in mind James Elston was probably negotiating the deal so it could've been inflated. One thought Trinity may have side stepped, if they agreed to pay one, the agents 'fee' now that he's gone to Hull (unless they got paid already!)

Tuson wanted to stay at Wigan but the offer he had was no longer there

I had HOPED we would have been bringing / retaining some of our own back to the club , I think they would have been more value for money than loanees who couldn’t keep Hunslet in the championship . but it seems its not to be .  

Yep, despite the tightening if the budget it seems Agar doesn't rate the kids who are here enough to keep them, despite them likely to be cheaper than more experienced counterparts. As I said before had they graduated from the Hull academy they'd all have three year contracts by now.

Some of these threads remind of that scene from Swingers, where Mike starts seeing a girl, goes through the relationship, then ends it with her because it's not working, all without speaking to her in person.

Someone starts a rumour - someone responds to it - it becomes received wisdom a few pages in, and then the club/Agar/MC/whomever are a joke for doing the thing that was only actually rumoured to be the case in the first place.

Get a grip!

Well I heard we were signing Ryan McGoldrick - so that's a fact!

Get a grip of what , my PLATINUM season ticket , or the one I have bought as a Christmas present , what’s the point of a forum , is it just to pamper to your views which in my opinion aren’t based on actually attending the games . 15s 16s 19s First Team  ALL HOME AND AWAY. Sorry for getting down to your sanctimonious level

Well done you - keep up the good work!

My point is about the way rumours become reality without any official confirmation, which leads to overblown reactions to said rumours.

It is indeed a forum in which people express their views and my view is, it's daft, which I'm entitled to express.

You're wrong btw - I'm not quite as hardcore as you, but I'm a regular.

So as I wade through the tantrums and super fan competition

Do we KNOW that the kids we are talking about are not being signed?
I'm thinking Wildie, Goulding, Kay primarily, possibly Cowling

I thought we were in discussions. I haven't seen anything to say any have been let go. We need to sign at least one of them. Personally I'd keep all three

Yet another know all

How is asking a question being a know it all?
At least wait for the appropriate post to have a go.

Good god no, if you really think he can improve our team look at our game away to Salford this season.

If we are back to McGoldrick (on the tuson thread!!

) i completely agree.
He is a liability in defence, a penalty machine and id rather one of ours continue to develop than to see this has-been claim a valuable pay cheque from us.

McGoldrick WAS a half decent and versatile player but, he's done nothing for 3-4 seasons.
I'm all for having some experience in the squad but, really ??

I hope mcgoldrick isn't on his way, I can understand the Tuson turn around but this player doesn't even deserve to be in Britain

Mcgoldrick? I hope this is a wind up, he is so far past his best its laughable.