Yes and no because carroll has hardly played last 3 seasons and maybe team like wigan could get more out of Lauaki

I've not seen anything in Lauaki to suggest he give more than he has to where ever he plays, he may look better at Wigan simply because he will be surrounded by the best [players in the league. But he won't run or tackle any harder.

Their salary cap is projected to hit 4.5 million in 2013, ours will be 1.6 million.

We won't be providing the likes of Gasnier with pay rises.

Is this he same Mark Gasnier that is 30, has had quite a few injuries lately iirc. Oh and also announced he's retiring at the end of the season?

Calm down, just reporting what some journo said on twitter.

And the word is "gullible".

O'Carroll, Lynch & Bridge? Well, i'm positively wetting myself.

Wow I agree

Wasn't having a go at you, don't be so precious. It was a generalisation regarding utterly bollox stories that do the rounds. And thanks for the spelling correction. Could you check this one?

Looks good to me

I must be wrong then.

Chears.

I see what you did there.

Not too shabby as long as we add Gareth Hock !!!

It wouldn't be too shabby if we added Taylor, Thurston or Cronk either. But we're not, so it is.

Not sure what exactly you're getting at. I think you're either saying that his form can't be that good because we're 8th, which is nonsense, or that he only looks good because he's in a not very good side, which is equally rubbish.

And on the 2nd part, I'll reiterate; what do his motives mean so long as the outcome is playing well for Hull FC next season?

Well he's announced his retirement so he's probably on our radar.

WOW thats easy on the eye.....

The way AP spoke in his interview about what was going to happen in Sep/Oct is it hardly surprising people want signings like this? Is it surprising that people feel underwhelmed by signings like Lynch, O'Carroll & Bridge (albeit rumours)?

He spoke about shopping at Waitrose, yet he's coming home with Aldi's bags.

But that was before they signed Graeme Horne and Misi Tuliwhatshisname.

Pearson said, he would pay a transfer fee, so we are reported to
sign O'Carroll,who is a free agent.

We should have signed Johnson(Wakefield) or Tom Burgess. - IMHO.

Centre, Lyon or Gasnier would be a fantastic signing, if possible.

Lynch one of the best props in Super league so dont know what your beef is with him?

O'carrol has had injury problems but if he is over them he could be pretty decent and bridge is an England International who im guessing is keeping yemo out of the team.

If there wasnt a salary cap in place fair enough but there is and alot of players had already been signed before he took over so hardly his fault is it?
Also whos not to say he hasnt got a big signing coming in?

TBF, the three of them are all of the required calibre to compete for SL. It's not the quality of any of them that are the issue, it's age, fitness, and unrealistic expectations.

People need to forget about Gasnier, he's retiring for god sake!

Agree about Johnson, would be better than O'Carroll IMO and will probably have multiple suitors when his contract ends so we should get in early rather than miss out. If Burgess leaves Bradford it will be for Souths I would expect.

Lyon or Gasnier will not happen, it's pointless to kid ourselves.

Well said, there is still i quota place left to fill, we wouldnt have gone to the trouble of getting Heremaia off the quota if we weren't going to use it.