First Fitzgibbon, now Shrek - do you plan to sign any other members of the We Wuz Pummelled By Scully club?

How's his career going?

You do know he can't even get into a house Roosters team don't you? For your sake I hope you get O'Meley circa 2007 not 2009!

ps out for the rest of the season with a knee injury!

Strangely enough that's mentioned in the report, linked to on the first page of this thread. Stranger still, some of us on this board can read

Never been his biggest fan, always felt he was a bit overrated. He does have good pedigree and is undoubtedly a good prop but it's a shame we never got Kite.

If he gets over his knee operation then hoepfulyl he will big a good signing, providing his attitude is right.

The burning question here is; was the club aware that O'Meley required surgery at the time of the signing?

The way the club was late confirming the signing and seem at pains to stress it will only happen 'subject to a medical', suggests that they, understandably, are getting cold feet.

When will the medical take place? Before surgery? After surgery? After O'Meley's rehab?

We need answers.

We?

I know, but we can't all have signings like Kyle Bibb

Well...do you know the answers?

I would have thought they are very pertinent indeed - even the 2010 incarnation of O'Meley won't come cheap!

You need to change your name mate... Hull-KR is more fitting don't you think?

Ofcourse the club where aware hence why they want to do a medical before the deal goes through.

The reason why it was late is because it didn't come from Hull, it came from Sydney and Hull didn't want to announce it untill after his exploratory knee operation.

I'd assume during his rehab.

Whilst I understand what you are saying it would be nice to see someone in the Hull pack show an ounce of aggression.

Opposition packs have a field day against us, they know they can bully us. Until our forwards start putting themselves about we will struggle in every game. O’Meley, Fitzgibbon and Lauaki have been brought in to add the aggression that Dowes, Thackray, King, etc, aren’t capable or not willing to produce.

I am sure there is a contradiction in there somewhere!

So what you are saying then, is that the medical will take place in a few months time during O'Meley's rehab?

Presumably, if he fails, the deal is null and void.

Then it would be back to the drawing board - salary-cap money to spend, but all the best overseas players already snapped up!

The vibes I am getting is that the club would ideally like to get out of this deal but cannot unless O'Meley fails the medical.

Look, we have signed him so he's a worldbeater ok! So what if the Aussie press, his coaching staff and neutral fans of the NRL say he's not the player he used to be, he plays for us now, so he'll be awesome!

Troll Alert! Troll Alert!

His career finished at All Time Great.

Not without playing in the best league mate.

Maybe a SL legend, but not all time great.

It must be remembered this deal, like Readon, is subject to a medical.

hope he gets over the op ok,from what ive gathered theres no reason he shouldnt,so fingers crossed,on paper we will have a real agressive go forward pack,

please please no more injuries

Its not the first time a player has ever had an operation . Think berro had one just before coming to us . Reardon hadn't played for nearly a year aswell.

You would think that he must be fairly confident of passing the medical, otherwise why get a release from his current contract with the Roosters? If he fails his medical it would leave without a club, and without payment.

The knee arthroscopy is about as minor an operation as you can possibly imagine, it's simply a clear out, nothing more.

Quite. Not sure where all this talk about a reconstruction has come from.

the board below, perhaps????

Don't you Kosh?? The club are waiting to get the player checked out , to be doubly sure, what the he** do folks want? The fact is that he has'nt been the top man he can be of late but a few months off and hopefully he will be OK, at leats we are hedging our bets with the medical. The fact is if, three months ago we were told that these were the first 4 signings we are to make, (and I am convinced there will be others!) then we would have gone with that!! The man is a monster and just the sort of aggression we need to make other clubs wary he will get a few calls to the RL no doubt but lets face it we desperately needs some aggression!!!!!