Is any other sport finding it equally hard obtaining visa clearances ?

I think a fair number of organisations have seen the issues in RL and decided not to announce anything until they get a clearer idea of the visa circumstances of certain individuals.

Well no but Cusack for instance isn't on anywhere near what alot of people seem to think he is. Hame is a very good player and is almost certainly well worth what we would consider a decent salary in SL.

We'll have to wait and see what he does in a Hull shirt I guess.

Not like us lot to slate a player before he gets on the pitch is it??

Calderwood anyone..........................................?

Nobody is slating Hame, not that I can see.

Well you said the club should never have signed him. Had we not signed him and gone for a cheaper option you would have moaned like hell about the club doing things on the cheap. So they really can't win in the eyes of some fans.

We have other more urgent needs though Paul.

Where would you say that is?

Personally we are seriously lacking a big powerhouse prop and have been since Carvell left so Lauaki signing was exactly what we needed. We do also need a SH but there was little option for this season.

Centre and a F/B

Centre I would accept that we could do with one to partner Yeaman. Fullback, not so sure as at the start of the season we Tony to play there and now we have Tansey.

The way our pack has been performing we could have the best FB and centre in the world and we'd still be where we are.

The pack was IMO absolutely the right place to start putting things right. All successful sides have a good or great pack, because without them to build a platform your backs are going to struggle no matter how good they are.

urgent needs are fit players. end of

none of this "wait till next season" or "wait 7 months for Hame"

balls. we need fit players, and what do we do when they are fit? send them out on loan!

Dreary me

it is getting a bit tiresome, isn't it.

Thing is, have we actually tried to sign a 7 during this season? While I'm not saying we shouldnt have signed Lauaki there were options, Witt for one

Witt is a 6, good player though. Was he ever actually available or was it just rumour?

100% correct IMO. When was the last time Hull's pack 'owned' the opposition pack ? Many moons ago I reckon. The game has changed a fair bit over recent years but the requirement for a tough no nonsense pack hasn't. Our forwards have been the main reason for poor performances for a long time now and getting shut of some and replacing with proven quality is exactly the right thing to do.

Nearly ready

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From the article he appears to have "received the thumbs" which might give him an extra yard or two of pace.

sounds uncomfortable, and certainly not worth a trip to Leeds!

He needs a chuffing haircut! Scruffy get!

I can see it now, Lauaki Wigs!!

Remember the Sione masks?

Kath still wears hers

Thank fook .... at least it's an improvement.