With St Helens Looking favorite to sign Mose Masoa i'd love to know if we were in for him as well?

I'm no expert on NRL but from what I have seen the guy is an Animal and just the sort of player we need to beef up our forwards.

With O'Meley, Tickle, Galea and Briscoe leaving I'd presume we have a lot of money to try and attract 2 Big Forwards for 2014?!

Masoe is a risky signing for any club. In his last few games he's showed a bit more passion and ergency that's been missing from his game but that could be because he's playing in a very disciplined enviroment.

carvell and Thompson are both signed

Between Carvell and Lynch we'll have the oldest front row in the country. I think thats an awful signing if true. Best days are well past him.

Whilst I agree on Carvell not being the best signing I don't think that 'old' is necessarily bad for a prop. I'd still take Jamie Peacock on a one year deal everyday of the week!

I'm afraid we have limited options out there in the prop department and a returning Gaz might be as good as it gets.
Still thought he looked quite impressive in our recent HJ visit.
The best of their lot when he was on the island. (an expro-ism seeing as we all miss him).

Id be more worried about replacing Lynch who seems to be off his game this season which has maybe been one season too far

Fancy a morning sing-song Seb?

"Don't worry...........Be happy"

For arguments' sake if it was to be true, at the start of next season:

Carvell + Lynch + Houghton = 91

Leuluai + Peacock + Burrow = 102

They're older with every position.

Keep hearing the James Graham rumour but I just cant see how it could be true.

I can't, but I prefer it to the Carvell rumour. I trust PG's judgement, but he's not a player I'd be looking to sign.

If we could get 20 games out of him it would be a decent signing. Its a rather large IF though.

To be fair was wires best player vs us the other week. Off the bench for 20mins or so could be very useful.
He's been part of the 1 of the oldest front row for a few yrs at wire. They're challenge cup winners n grand finalists. The other old one is Leeds, super league winners and challenge cup finalists.
Seems to be a theme that experience is good for teams, especially when ours will still be on the whole pretty young next yr.

It is. And how long a deal would he be offered if he did sign? Two years? Three?

3 would be madness and he wont come for a 1 year deal so 2 years with the second depending on appearances might be the deal. Not ideal but maybe all that's available.

Carvell would be a very poor signing IMO.

He was a fantastic prop when he left us, albeit an injury prone one but I wouldn't want him back in a Hull shirt now.

Why would Wire be looking to get rid of him? Have they got a younger/better prop coming in?

I just hope that this rumour is way off the mark.

ryan baileys OOC

A mate of mine living in Oz told me James Graham was a tad home sick and missing family. So it could be that we have inquired about him. I would love him Playing for Hull.

Jacob Miller's Auntie told me the same thing.

anyone going to kirks final dinner next week he's got all the challenge cup final team uk base players coming to the kc, wonder if carvell will sign then or is it a done deal

Ooh you pedantic oaf



Ok then, second oldest

Oi! Less of the oaf.



Leeds are pretty old in the front row, though. They also have Moore and Griffin over 30.

Sorry to be pedantic but Griffin doesn't play for Leeds

Makes me laugh that some seem to know who we have signed before the club do