think some people are forgetting that the players who are to be announced have already signed not being signed! only 3 people know the identities alledgedly, pearson, gentle and mcrea! galea to me seems an extra signing on top of the ones to be announced

galea is being signed with some of the cash saved by not signing bateman/whitehead/chase and allows us to sell tickle to widnes

Wilkin was at the game, pretty sure he was with another younger looking bloke who looked like a rugby player but I didn't recognise him... a new youngster?

so why would pearson tell us the players have already been signed!? unless we were never signing bateman and whitehead until the situation at the bulls was resolved.

When did pearson say we'd signed chase, bateman or whitehead?

he said we had 7 signed, which it now transpires included pitts, watts, ellis and arundell. Add in crookes and there are only 2 we don't yet know about. He also said we were looking at a couple of others which probably included chase, holdsworth and paea at the time

So bitv is in the know after all....

he didnt, its mainly people putting 2+2 together and getting 5 as usual! people on here claimed we were or have signed bateman, whitehead, taylor etc so was just using them as an example, so in reality you are saying we are only signing 2 or 3 more players!? yet over the next month we're announcing signings every week!

think i will give up on the rumour thread and what everybody says or claims to know and wait until it is officially announced on the hull fc website!

Tommy Lee and Jon Wilkin rumoured in 24 hours. Kill me now.

Quote ="Mrs Barista"Tommy Lee and Jon Wilkin rumoured in 24 hours. Kill me now. '" Forget about Wilkin, signed a new 4yr contract at the end of last season www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyl ... elens.html

Quote ="Mrs Barista"Tommy Lee and Jon Wilkin rumoured in 24 hours. Kill me now. '" Forget about Wilkin, signed a new 4yr contract at the end of last season www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyl ... elens.html

Quote ="Albion"Forget about Wilkin, signed a new 4yr contract at the end of last season www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyl ... elens.html'" Good, very overrated player.

Quote ="Albion"Forget about Wilkin, signed a new 4yr contract at the end of last season www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyl ... elens.html'" Good, very overrated player.

I'm happy with Galea for a year, top player. Just hope that we haven't missed out on Bateman. Was told he was agreed though.

Might be another kopczack situation.

Reading his twitter post I don't think Bateman would leave Bradford if they stay in SL.

Think we would have more chance on whitehead, but I have a feeling like you that we will sign neither an get galea.

I would be more than happy with Whitehead, good lad.

Me too at the moment he is a better player than Bateman, who has more potential, but sometimes it just doesn't happen, seen it with loads of players.

Yep spot on that

Calm down Biffo, time to up the prozak or you might flip back into EXPRO!!!!!

As a matter of interest, why do people change their username?

Who knows phooey?

I'd be very sceptical about any figures which get bounded about. Only the Directors, the player and his agent will know.

Irrespective of the numbers you quote, if rovers did make him an offer it was back in July at the latest as that's when Galea first said he was not staying there. As time has progressed and other players may have been available (the Bradford contingent not having any certainly until very recently) Galea may have been left in a position of having to take what he can get, so it may not be in the middle of the numbers quoted.

Will Galea be a good signing for us? You could ask that question about any player. There is no doubting is playing ability. Perhaps it's a squad balancing signing to up the experience levels in the squad. After all, it appears no one really knows who will be announced. If you believed this thread we will have 15 new players, apparently all done deals



One thing is for certain, come next season, Gentles ability will be under the microscope as it will be his team that will be on show.

Mark o'meley has 2 offers on the table to consider,
1 from us and a better 1 from Wakey

That was due to my old hotmail account being hacked and locked. I had to reregister when I lost my pass word. I tries to keep the same theme to my username



So, that's my reason, what are others?

Split personality.

Berrigan left, Manu is leaving.

But you have no idea who told me them figures