Departures needed before signings according to today's HDM .

I think Pearson alluded to having to create some room, which they were working on.
They must be down the line with it if they're only 2/3 weeks away from getting someone in.

Quote ="bonaire"Im still thinking Connor wont be coming now'" Not sure why given this posted this morning. www.hullfc.com/news/2016-10-08-p ... ake-connor 50 SL appearances and only 21. Exciting signing.

Quote ="bonaire"Im still thinking Connor wont be coming now'" Not sure why given this posted this morning. www.hullfc.com/news/2016-10-08-p ... ake-connor 50 SL appearances and only 21. Exciting signing.

Wonder who's leaving? Naughton could be one although I can't see him leaving sufficient space to secure a decent stand off. Maybe it's a quota player?

I think the outside back could be someone like Oakes but then again we've signed that kid from Halifax.

Think the two players will be more established going by Pearsons comment.

Lancaster, HTW and two out on loan would be my guess.

Depending on who we sign I think Tomo, Carlos and Naughton could be under threat.

It's a tricky one. Need a big squad and to use it; the fact that all the senior squad played pretty much all season caught up with us in the end, so will need more pro active rotation next year. Wondered about Thompson and Naughton but not masses of cap space freed up there. Depends how close they see Downs, Dash, Turgut, Matongo, Logan and co.

Jamie Soward???

Well thrash me senseless with a damp Sports Mail!! FC we site says, Connor is coming. You simply come up with a plot and go on and on and on about it. Sticks and stones, old boy.

If we're to believe we are near the cap, which seems reasonable given we're losing pryce, yeaman and some fringe players whilst adding connor, griffin, a couple of youngsters and have upgraded some contracts. We can have some discount on houghton's salary due to his testimonial but we already had that with yeaman so the benefit is probably negligible. We seem to have been struggling to fit michaels in under the cap so it doesn't feel like we have enough to sign 2 decent quality players, let alone a top 6 plus someone else unless we shift some more players out.

For me, signing another half is pointless unless they will be our first choice 6 and add some real value to the team. As it says in the wail, what's the point signing another promising/up and coming half when we already have 2 or 3 of those on the books. If michaels does sign then we're still full on the non fed trained players so won;t be an overseas player unless someone is leaving which could be a possibility. Maybe tuimavave is feeling homesick which would explain why we're in the market for a 6 and looking overseas

Just mentioned him on the KR board too , think he could still do a very good job in super league

So why mention him on the kr board?

Why do you think ?

Thought Soward was signed up elsewhere already, I heard/read he was going to 'tellins. he certainly wasn't staying at London right from the off.

It all sounds like the club is in a bit of a pickle, desperately offloading youngsters for season long loans (or just binning them off completely) to make some space in the cap yet have signed a utility back in Connor when we already had cover and with Griffin on a fair wedge, far more than Yeaman I'm not seeing how we can get anybody of note.

Maybe there is an undiscovered number 6 in PNG who'll play for peanuts or maybe the plan is to try Connor at 6 if the 'signings' don't come off. In which case why not give JA a go with some serious off-season training starting from now not whenver the club go back to training. IF he is serious about cementing a place at 6 that's what I'd be wanting to do rather than play elsewhere.

Dunno, they're not in superleague

That wasn't my point , he's not to big to be playing in the championship so would be worth a punt by them was my point , and also he'd still be a great super league player !!!

Don't understand the article in a way . At first it says about more players needed because of the backlog of fixtures , then it mentions about sending players out on loan to fit the new players in . Is it numbers were after or better quality !

After giving this some thought I have narrowed this down to Brough he nearly come during the season he has had big fall out over there, Pearson and Radders wanted him, he wanted to come if you believe all the rumors I just can not see any other player who fits the profile the outside back could be from rovers or Salford or even the championship the only other player I can think off whos available and whos plans have gone into disarray is Addy

..... but the club is in a pickle, desperately offloading and binning youngsters, we can't possible afford anyone else.
It's what happens when you fail to win all 3 trophies I guess.

Stop talking rubbish, are you just short of brain cells all the time or deliberately trolling just because you don't have the capacity to join into a debate about who we are signing and how we can fit X/Y/Z player in and who is leaving/being loaned out to make way for them.
Give it up, it's way past your bedtime sonny!

.....Only repeating what you said, so rubbish is about right. You soon resort to insults don't you?

Nothing new there, bumpy.

Who would want to debate anything with the likes of yourself? Count me out.

In a pickle!!!! We might be in a few things but in a pickle we are not. We are as you put it 'binning' players that won't make it or are not developing as we hoped they would, we are certainly not desperate believe me and all will be revealed when the club have it sorted.

I guess bumpy's on your foe's list!

Well, quite. 2016's been quite a year and those in charge of recruitment have done pretty well despite scepticism from many supporters. Suggestions of desperation when we'll retain the vast majority of a very good squad and are yet to announce the final version are, well, desperate.

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Tom Lineham will not come back as long as Pearson owns the club

Sorry Wilf i think you missed His effort to be sarcastic at another posters comment