Just totally elated, and what a signal to all the teams in the SL and those restless star players.
Like a few others, I'm also getting that Steve Norton deja-vu signing feeling. After he came any player was possible and the success came with it.
Its a 3 year plan I keep telling myself, but that may yet be reduced by a season, signings like this will make things happen.

No point in trying to second guess what will happen with Manu, Tickle, Centres etc. I trust this board and know that Pearson will not make one move that will make us weaker on the pitch, and other additions will be quality and those leaving will be the right ones, no time for sentimentality, we've waited too long for this.

Great signing.

In Pearson and Gentle we trust.

Brilliant....

I heard kath heatherington masterminded this coup. Good on her

I agree with you there Standee, also it says in League Express he wanted a wider role, quote Peter Gentle " He was adamant he wanted to play on the edge, so I've given him that chance and he hasn't let me down, he's been one of the form players since round 1....... "

Using that kind of language on this board should be an instant life ban if you ask me

Well 3 into 2 doesn't go so unless we're planning on playing either Ellis or Tickle at LF so what do you suggest?

if/when tommy b goes, tom lineham would be a ideal replacement for him. watched him in the u20's at weekend and he is a class act. big, strong, quick, reads the game very well...star of the future for sure

Manu off the bench with Tickle and Ellis as 2nd rowers and Westerman 13.Lets just wait and see what happens with Moa and O'Meley before we start speculating....they might have another lined up for all we know......Fielden on a reduced contract for a couple of seasons to enable Bowden to be ready????

Great signing, although probably in the position we needed strengthening the least. Hopefully it will lead to other great signings, and more professionalism within the team. As exiting as this is, I'll be gutted if Moa leaves. Forwards with genuine impact like his are hard to find.

Tickle and Ellis are 80 minute players or at least 70 minutes. That doesn't leave much scope for Manu to get a lot of game time. I guess it's a nice problem to have and things will become clearer as our recruitment starts to firm up for next season.

rotation is the key,
2 props Aron H, Willie M on the bench. Ellis and manu can cover centre westerman and Aron H to cover the halves. Horne can fill in at FB if needed.

Aren't Tickle and Ellis both natural right sided players and Manu a left sided player?

Perhaps Tickle could rotate between SR and Prop

Tickle to prop is the most inexpensive way of doing it imo, did Peacock not make the same transition about his age?

Another over-the-hill, 30 year old Aussie coming to SL!



Excellent signing.

Surely a joke

Sam on his way back to family and an NRL gig. Ticks moves up. Has already shown he can play prop. O Meley and Manu to stay. Seems fairly straightforward to me.

It makes a change there is no visa problems.

Oh my! I never thought we would get him, GREAT SIGNING HULL!!!

Gentle said in his postmatch interview that during preseason he had been planning for Tickle to play through the middle but it became apparent to him that he was more effective on the edge. However, with the Ellis signing I would imagine now that the plan next season will be for Tickle to start in the second row but move up to prop midway through the first half when Manu comes on and a starting prop goes off.

A lot of recruitment goes on a season in advanced now so hopefully the rumours of preseason will come true . Unless I'm imaging things . weren't the rumours of us signing Ellis and Jennings for this season ! Jennings would do nicely in the centres then reckon 1 young English prop , maybe pay a fee would do nicely . That's if 1 of of omeley or Moa stay . Job done .

Is there a special program that just produces a random series of words, or does that actually mean something?

Fantastic signing Hull and shows real intent.Really over the moon with this.Onwards and upwards.

Seems as though Moa has made his mind up but I think o'meley will stay for one more season. Looks as though Tickle to prop will happen because him and Ellis are big minute players so it won't leave much game time for Manu which would be criminal!
Briscoe will stay thistle next season. But we really need a top attacking centre, shift Yeamo over to the right due to his defence. Hopefully sign a 6 to replace Horne but I highly doubt that we will.