another signing I'm excited about, that's 2 now

Would be a very good signing for us. Not too old for the position he plays either.

Didn't we take the option of signing Thackery instead of Lynch at that time?

To be fair short term we did alright with thacks, challenge cup etc but long term it would appear we would of been better off with Lynch. Bloody hindsight.

Don't understand peoples reservations with Lynch solid unit in an area which appears to be our potential weak point next year if were not careful.

Personally, next year i'd go with:

McKinnon
Sharp
Turner/new signing
Yeaman
Briscoe
Horne
Seymour
Lynch (if he signs)
Heremaia
O'Meley
Tickle
Manu
Westerman

Whiting
Houghton
Moa
Bowden/O'Carroll (again, if he signs)

I would go the same, except with Radford instead of Bowden/O'Carroll/A.N.Other

Think we could get some extra mobility in the side if we decided to push Tickle into the front row for a spell or two, allowing us to carry 2 back rowers on the bench.

That would be my starting 13 if Lynch signs.

Think Tickle could well be a prop next season, seems to be a natural progression. Certainly got the bulk but I guess a lot depends on the player as well.

Pearson has said we are looking at improving the right wing so I don't see Sharp-Turner as a partnership.

New South Wales style, I like it



But I think you're right about Tickle, certainly looks to be make a good prop.

Cheers, not really bothered but its nice to have someone else agree with me

Think he'll run the middle channel next year, especially if Agar stays.

We were stuck in the coach park in the traffic, saw some players walking back so got off to talk to them, no autographs collected!

He said right side which I took to mean a new centre to replace gleeson

That's what I was thinking.

Which is why I put Turner/new signing.

We will have to see what the new coaches plans are.

Sorry, I meant right wing/centre partnership.

He may have meant either or both I suppose.

i think lynch for 1 or 2 years would be a good signing but id like to see a couple of younger forwards come to the club aswell ocarrol been rumoured but id also like the club to go after larne patrick a good young english forward that can play both on the edge and middle channel. IF gleeson is not a hull fc player next year then for me we either leave whiting and turner as trhe right side partnership or bring a new winger but likely the first option.

For next season I see the back row being Manu, Tickle, Westerman, but with Westerman playing closer to the edge and Tickle more in the middle like we have seen this season.

anyone else get the feeling Houghton might move on?

do you mean at the end of next year?

either, he isn't going to hang around if he's not first choice hooker, is he?

I cannot for the life of me understand why we signed another hooker.

I must agree - especially as he is likely to be first choice. Perhaps a youngster as back-up.

I would like to keep Phelps(if quota was available) and put him on the wing and he can cover McKinnon at fullback too. Release Gleeson,Sharp and Obst or hope they can get another club so we would not have to pay them off.