Great to have the takeover now finalized.

That line, "all receipts generated are now going 100% back into the club" is poetry on the ears.

Great news for the Club

I think 2027 will be a GF and CC year

I would go with that for now, and my guess would be that by 2030 they will be a real power in the game again.

I hope you're right but can you just make it a bit quicker I'll be 80 by then and if you think I go on now........

By the time we reach 2030 the likes of Wilf and myself will have forgotten what we said at the start of our (long) posts by the time we come to write the final sentence immediately before submitting the post!!!

Not for us the cheeky one-liners! Long live the cult of the long-winded scribes. We've got something to say, but it just takes us a while to reach the end point!!

Sorry what were you saying

Salford have to cut their playing budget by 1/3 according to Matt Shaw. Shame they don't have any decent middles and we're full on the quota

We best strike Ruan off the list of availables with Rovers signing him for next year


Don’t think he’s a SL quality player to be honest and would have been disappointed if we’d given him a deal.

Its an embarrassing signing. Especially after players like Tennison were talked up in the press. No doubt some Rovers fans will be talking it up as a great depth signing.

He looked lazy and disinterested here, can't say he ever stood out at Leeds either

Good luck to Ruan, but I never saw anything at all to suggest he’d be worth signing. I never knew he was on the pitch at times. Can’t recall one thing of note that he did in a game.

I’d have been very disappointed if we’d signed him and blocked the path of someone like Kirby.

Dobbins recruitment is up there with ours from 2018.

Salabio looks like he's signing after his release from Hudds. Nothing to get too excited about. Hopefully just a 1 year deal.

His claim to fame is dropping Myler on his head on his Wakey debut

Not the signing I was hoping for but we'll see how he goes. Slim pickings for next season I suppose.

Don't mind Salabio - no nonsense, nice and direct. Could be a decent pick up, particularly at this stage.

Agree. He's certainly got some size and presence about him. Will be a decent squad player and won't take much cap up.

Does the same logic here apply to the Salabio signing?

The logic is I’ll judge a player when I see him.
I’ve judged Ruan. Dont rate him at all.

I’ll judge any signings we make once I’ve seen them play in a black and white shirt.

I'll go as far as saying that this should also apply to existing players. It's a fresh start for all with a new and more professional setup at the club.

How long is Fash out for, does anyone know?

confirmed what we already knew https://www.hullfc.com/blog/2024/12/21/ ... -for-2025/

confirmed what we already knew https://www.hullfc.com/blog/2024/12/21/ ... -for-2025/

Big lad. Young and could be anything. But certainly a much needed boost for us. Look forward to seeing the lad play

Hull linked to Deon Cross

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Cross would be a good signing, centre is our weakest position currently and Cross would be a welcome addition. I imagine Salford won't command much of a transfer fee for players given that they have to cut costs by 40% as part of them being in special measures

Be a very good signing if we can get him over the line.

Agree, given the current state of the non quota player pool Cross would be an excellent acquisition and even more with our need to add some quality in the centres.

Would be happy with Cross. Really don't think he's anything special but he is a good solid SL player and that is better than what we have so it's a worthwhile addition.
Our young centres (Westerman and Dawson) both seem to be a couple of years off been ready (maybe only 1 year for Westerman) so if we can get Cross on a 2 year deal that would keep us going until we know if either of them are ready to step up, or also if Litten is capable of being a permanent centre.
He's better than Chamberlain, and Chamberlain is better than any of our other current back ups, so definitely a good move for squad balance.