Pearson said on Radio we are in talks with 2 backs a 6 and out side back so that's walker out the window thank god, our pack doesn't need beefing up we are strong enough to challenge anyone in the pack with young Osborne coming through also, I think we may loan out a couple of young lads Logan and Abdul would be my guess they both need game time this year and I can not see them getting that at Fc, unless we have a bit of an injury crisis but both v good prospects so would not want to lose them a year at say Leigh would be ideal

Do we? Top player but we already have Michaels and Talanoa.

Sio's family are back in Oz aren't they?. Can see him going back there.
Maybe Wigan are after the Dobbins other winger (so I was told today).
Can't see Watts going anywhere. Think he's one of the leaders of the group now. Unless they're looking to replace him with Walker. Again, I can't see it.
Love the rumours flying about. I'll be sad when we announce who we've signed!

Sio would be great for a year. Michaels to back up with Logan and Naughton out on loan

Cant see them getting much game time either at Leigh.
Probably better with a Championship club for game time.

Rovers need a new team or there abouts, It could work well for both teams if they went for a year but would we even consider loaning players to rovers or would their pride allow them to accept but young players like Logan, Abdul and Naughton need game time into them at this stage of the careers

Sio was on the plane home the day after Rovers went down and will not return to the UK for any club

Not sure about this loaning players out - we need to have an "instant recall" clause in any deal. We got burnt out by our lack of injury crisis in 2016, so I hope we'll be rotating more next season, to keep players fresh for the business end of the season. We need the younger, fringe squad members to be available at all times, but fresh enough to make a contribution. Hopefully the coaching team have got plans anyway.

As you state it's Ok sending fringe players out on loan but what happens if we pick up a few injuries. Due to good backroom staff and luck we had few injuries last season. There's no guarantee it will be the same next season.

On a another matter there is footage of a young Nick Rawsthorne on a well known site. Despite the poor standard he looks to have a lot of potential.

That's why we rum a 23s
A loan for some may be the only way the cap will work
On signings I think were short of a prop looking at the other big teams around us. Think we've shown the way in regards to having a dominant pack and they're looking to close the gap
Wire wigan n saints especially look like running with 6 plus props

Out and out props we have Taylor, Watts, Green, Bowden, Osborne and Matongo. Ellis and Pritchard (and Fash?) could also play there if we were desperate.

... and Thompson.

would not want to lose watts one of top 3 props in league for me would rather go wiv abdul at 6 chubby or slim he is a natural ball player and we should build around him as he progresses

Build a team around Abdul...

Disappointed to hear the rumours of Watts possibly leaving.
I thought the last 12 games he was the cornerstone of our pack when some were looking a bit jaded. We lose him him it will be a major loss.
I was hoping he might get a call up in Bennetts squad.

So much for hope.

Don't think there is anything in this, when he is OOC at the end of next season then he may move, but I fully expect him tube at Hull next year.

Earlier on in the season he commented that he wants to stay at Hull for years like Yeaman has.

I really hope that is the case.

That's a terrible counter to my post..
Fash Osbourne and matongo have viritually no games between them. Thompson is a very niche thing for us in that he's NOT a prop. Sometimes he works there sometimes it doesn't. If our marquee player and earner and 1of the best regarded 2nd rows finds himself playing dead centre field tackling and carting cos we've a few injuries we need our heads looking at. Ellis plays 3rd prop tbf as most teams do so u need 5 generally on a match day when all are fit. We have 5 and 3 kids unproven at this level

Wigan..
Mossop
Clubb
Flower
Sutton
Navarett
Tautai
Nuasala
O loughlin (3rd prop or a ball handler)

Saints..
Amor
Walmsley
Douglas
LLMS
Thompson
Richards
And in market for fafita AND walker apparently

Wire..
Hill
Simms
Dodds
Crosby
Cooper
Westwood
Cox
Bailly

Still say we're short

so other clubs interested can have him for you? check the wigan match n see how we linked better with him on my opinion

Abdul is a great talent but he's too fat which slows him down and makes him a defensive weak point. He's very talented but he'll throw that away if he doesn't get himself in shape

Bang on the money.

His future is in his own hands. He just needs to put the kebab down and grasp it.

Jordan seems to get his genes from his fathers side of the family, he's about 30st.

Probably gets his jeans from his dad too

I wasn't trying to counter anything, merely stating that those are the players we have who can play a certain position.

However, since you brought it up... With regards to the younger lads, how do expect them to get beyond playing "virtually no games between them" if they're not seen as genuine back up and we go out and sign players who would be picked ahead of them? In that list you name Navarette, Sutton, Thompson and Richards who have all recently come through various academies, maybe we should see if our lads can do the same?