With the correct player retention decisions being made this season and last, we would have enough space for a prop, centre and SH but our current coaching set up has neither the foresight nor the b0ll0cks to carry it out.

Our priority is obviously a scrum half but that alone will not be enough given the current mediocrity that blights our squad.

Well, yes. But we are where we are and we have to go forward from here, not from some hypothetical better position that we should have been in.

We clearly need more than a Scrum Half, but that has to be our absolute top priority. It should therefore be the first signing we make if at all possible so that we have the maximum funds available if required.

There is also the point made earlier - this signing will have been in negotiation for some time but the Crocker situation has only just been cleared up. Until it was, we couldn't have negotiated even if we wanted to.

Our priority has to me a halfback and as pleased as I would have been if we had signed him I would have been more P**sed off if we had signed him and missed out on a top class halfback.

You moan about the club not signing any top class players but the fact is that the last two season our board has signed two current (at the time) Aussie internationals.

If they managed it again for next season with a top halfback that I will be very happy.

But that is not the point Kosh.

The guy is a big name and we missed out again.

definatly could have done with soliola..

WHEN WILL WE ALL AGREE WE NEED AN OUT AND OUT 7 , for goodness sake

Gidley is in contract negotiations for next year so hopefully we will have Soliola on one side and Gidley on the other for 2010.

Then in 2011 Lyon is out of contract and he's already said he's coming back to Saints so Lyon and Soliola it is. Plus we'll be moving into our New OWNED Stadium in 2011 also



Saints youngsters are not ready yet at centre as we have Jamie Foster who is still only 17 and kicks goals for fun.

Wheeler,Eastmond and Matty Smith are all half backs with

If we could get a really good NRL Fullback or Stand off I'd sign Matty Smith if he is Available.

thought priorities for next season were a scrum half and a centre to play inside calderwood on the right?

agree that we have had money tied up in crocker and probably held back but with the number of OOC players for us this season a bit of forward thinking could have seen us sign both

Said it before and will say again - Why the hell would a player of Soliola's (sp) stature want to come to Hull FC when Saints are sniffing around? We'd be about 5th on his list!

Priority is a SH without any doubt whatsoever.

After that I would not say for certainty a centre, depends on who stays, we could need a fullback, we might need a prop. If Lee/Houghton do really well we might move Berro into the centres.

we could keep whiting at cantre to partner calderwood as they seem to be developing a good partnership so far.

Most players would play anywhere for the top dollar. If you pay them what they're worth - or what they want (which might not be the same figure) - they'll move to Hull FC or anywhere else. They're mercenaries, like footballers and other professional sportsmen, and who can blame them - they have a short career.

Moving Berrigan to centre would be a waste as we dont give the centres much service, it was proved last season first game at Warrington when Berrigan played Centre it just didnt work and in the end he was moved back to Hooker

However with a new SH that could be different and if its not then it also would show that signing Soliola would be a waste.

A top 7 and people may be happy and forget less about soliola . Doesnt mean we wasnt after him just coz saints got him . We cant sign every single player.

I bet you'll be able to get Ste Tyrer and Matty Smith on loan for next year and there better than what you've got already

Turnstyle Tyrer



Matty Smith is a decent on a good day but Tyrer is bloody awful.

Even Scott Moore would go well with Berrigan coming off the bench when Moore gets tired

You'll be telling us to sign your bessy mate Herman Goerring next

Nah he was a Nazi

how can there be no news on a possible signing?
it just seems to be rubbish when rule comes on kcfm and says we are always looking

When was the last time we had news on a new signing before it actually happened?

We might be always looking, but until a week ago we had no quota spot and/or cap space to actually offer anyone.

We already had space because of Byrne being released, i`m sure the club will know what they intend to do with Cusack, all the Crocker situation has done is given us another space to fill

I will always accuse him just so long as he spouts his KR-esque bile on here