The difference is Chase is a top class player and Bailey isn't. That said he has a role at Leeds which he does well and has been part of a multiple title winning team.

True, my only issue with Chase is he looks awesome in the Cas team, however I didn't think much when he played for England surrounded by better players, so my fear would be how will he perform regularly surrounded by better players all season ? I think he is more an individual player than a team player, definitively got some terrific skill though and far better than what we presently have.

Chase is the current mos playing in a poor side and is 5 years younger than Finch.

Apart from that Finch all the way.

Depends what you want really. Finch brings much more structure and organisation. Chase brings flair.

Whom he'd known/trained with for a few weeks.

Maybe..it never affected other team players, Chase is very much an individual player, however if that is how Gentle wants to go with it then that is fine.

True. Could mean that he'd compliment Seymour better than Finch, though.

Seymours got the structure.

Yes I know, they would compliment each other well. I was just responding to who is the better player not who is the best fit for Hull.

Yes I agree that could be an exciting partnership, hopefully the rumours about Seymour going are rubbish.

True. I just think the Chase "skill set" is rarer than the Finch one and for me more valuable.

It probably is and its just as probable that the Chase rumours are also

Well we have been in for him for the last 2 years according to the rumours...maybe 3rd time lucky

I dont think Finch has actually been that good since coming to SL, even in a top class team so not sure how he will cope playing for a lesser team.

Fook me thought you loved Green, didn't think you needed Finch

He was hit and miss last season but has been outstanding this season. Wigan fans will tell you this.

Chase is a thug. I wouldn't want him. It's time professional sports stopped existing in a moral vacuum where a player can get away with anything they like in the eyes of clubs and fans, simply because they're good.

Off-field issues I completely agree with you but as long as they are punished for any on-field misdemeanors I don't see the problem. I haven't seen the hit everyone keeps going on about but fans of other clubs were claiming Moa was a thug after his hit on Ranaldi and presumably wouldn't want to sign said thug but we'd be gutted to lose him.

He has his off-field issues, too. Broke a guy's jaw, would you believe?



Moa's hit was nothing like Chase's. Chase used the forearm/elbow and deliberately swung it into his opponent's face. I don't care how good he is, I don't want that sort of player in a Hull shirt.

Wasn't Manu arrested in Australia for putting someone in hospital with serious head injuries after a bar fight?

I can't say that I've seen a thuggish side to Chases game particularly (again haven't seen this incident) so if it was an isolated loss of cool that could happen to anyone. I'll agree he can be niggly and petulant at times but I have no real problem with that.

Chase woul be a brilliant signing for us and would be great to finally have a quality stand off.

One thing though if we we're to sign him is, Cas let him play 'off the cuff' rugby and he does his own thing due to his flair and style. But in a team who doesn't really play 'off the cuff' would he be able to stick to a more structured gameplan?

It's fine when he sees an opportunity to go for it aslong as he knows there is still a gameplan and another 12 players who will be sticking to it.

Apart from that he would be a tremendous signing for Hull.

Are people just saying chase because ellis has being linked with Cas and putting 2 +2 together ?

could danny brough be on his way back to the KC really rated by some at the club.
He seems to have settled down now will do a good job at 7 and move seymour to 6.
british player so fits the bill with gentle and the club wanting uk based players??

Won't leave Hudds imo. Extremely happy there.

Why would Brough want to come to Hull while he's at Huddersfield? I'm sure I read/heard somewhere that the way he was forced out of the club he would never play for us again.

Imo if we are targeting English based players, we should look no further than tempting Chase. Would love either him or Finch but Chase just edges it due to his age and surely he would be off quota or whatever (lost with all this quota, non fed etc milarky) seeing as he played for England