We needs a second row, is Mata'utia going home?

Quote ="Marcus's Bicycle"We needs a second row, is Mata'utia going home?'" Unfortunately so; Quote This is my last year in England and hopefully there is some interest back home here and to getting back and playing with someone here, but if not - it is what it is.'" https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/ru ... s-26215220

Quote ="Marcus's Bicycle"We needs a second row, is Mata'utia going home?'" Unfortunately so; Quote This is my last year in England and hopefully there is some interest back home here and to getting back and playing with someone here, but if not - it is what it is.'" https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/ru ... s-26215220

Such a small amount of talent available with everyone buying from the same pool.
Hopefully Smith can be creative.
We just have to hold our nerve and get through this year. At least the never ending jam tomorrow looks more promising with a proven head coach in place finally.

Aye , Going be a bumpy ride but hopefully .Better days to come .

My one hope is that we sign players who will offer value throughout the whole of their contract. Too often we sign a player at or past their peak and get 1-2 good years out of them before their cap space is wasted.

Hoy & Clifford for example should be better players at the end of their contract than now. I’d rather be concerned about needing to find the cap space to keep them

While we havent recruited well over the years, we arent the hottest club to join, we've not won much over the years have missed the top6 a lot over the years and Hull has a bad reputation as a place to live and is a fair commute from West Yorkshire. We will have to outpay to get anyone with more offers to think about

I for one, don't care about recruiting quality players, we need people with a quality attitude first.

I have no idea how true this may or may not be, but I attend the same barber as TS, in Willerby. The proprietor, is Josh Hodgson's best friend and according to him, Hull have some very big investment coming their way in the shape of a local business man, who is massively rich and a hated rival of the MKM group. It was also said that we are safe from relegation, because of the state of Wakefields's pitch and our attendances and the facilities at the stadium. He also said that Pearson has threatened the entire squad with early termination of their contracts, if they repeat their Salford performance and is prepared to back TS all the way. apparently , Hoy is not happy with life in the UK and is mulling over an early release. He also said that Sao has had an offer elsewhere, which he thinks he will accept and that has implications for Satae's renewal. Worrying times but possibly some light at the end of this bleak tunnel. Can see Rovers posting a huge score on Good Friday if we cannot motivate ourselves.

If Salford can rebuild every other season when their best players get poached by the NRL / top 4 in the super League, then we can do it, need to be ruthless and have a much better scouting system in place than we seem to currently

Possibly some truth in some of that though how much time will tell. As for Hoy he certainly looks like a player that isn't happy currently but that could just be down to playing with a team of lazy ar5ses

Hoy's girlfriend posted on Instagram from her bedroom window a picture of Hull Minster (their apartment overlooks it) saying "I Love Our Home" - so perhaps his unhappiness here is just a rumour. I'm sure he will be fine once the weather warms up a bit.

Was just about to say the weather so far has hardly been inspiring for an Aussie from a Surfer family! And surely he realises that picking up some MoM awards in SL helps get attention in the NRL

She was chained to the radiator though

I can see Investment incoming once we get a new stadium lease secured.

Think AP knows it’s the last chance saloon so will back TS to the hilt.

AP mentioned previously that there were impressive commercial deals ahead for 2024, maybe the investment is what he was alluding to?

A name was mentioned to me, but I really don't think it would be the right thing to do by naming this individual, but you'll all have ideas as to who , he is a household name locally, and a big employer around these parts, with the sort of money that would really boost Hull and place us back in the secure bracket.

Wow. Is it Tony Larvin?

Invest in what? There is nothing to invest in that would earn money or pay a dividend.
I have always backed Adam Pearson but for the club to go forward he needs to sell his controlling Shareholding in the club and find three or four suitable additions who will buy shares in the club and provide a balanced and more professional board of Directors who actually have a say in how the club is ran.
Pearson may actually find by doing this a huge weight is lifted from his shoulders and he would still be involved as a shareholding director.
I dont see any problem in securing a new stadium lease but i doubt it will have any effect on any new funds coming into the club unless Pearson makes the offer of selling part of his controlling interest in the club.

I go to the same butcher as Tony Smith and he also mentioned that a wealthy local business man is planning a huge steak in the club and that we are bringing in three big forwrds for next season to beef up the pack.

Allam?

You had to go and spoil things

Is it Staff force and we're getting some temps in to replace this shower ?

Sorry but somehow I doubt Tony Smith gives away club secrets to his barber.

Why not, maybe got something for the weekend on the back of it?

Maybe it was Ben Barber.