Hearing hull fc might have half back jacob miller from West tigers for nxt season

this is the second time you have mentioned this milkybar,any substance to it??

@Wests_Tigers: "We've got Jacob Miller coming in who is an out and out halfback He is only young and we are going to be patient" - Farah #itsmylife

Who ever we go for next season, it will be one of the most important moves in the clubs history.

I believe signing a quality, fit, No7 who can build a team around will be the difference between this club kicking-on and challenging for trophies...the wrong choice and I really fear we will be back playing to sub 10K gates and Pearson losing interest as the losses mount.

May sound dramatic, but the fans won't accept any more 'wait till next year' marketing hype. Many are disillusioned already.

Good post but hope we go for 1 this season if 1 comes available,we are in desperate need for a 7.

I heard the Miller one with Dobson going to the tigers.

Its not April fools day is it yet?

Totally agree. But there are two other factors:
1) Who? Wigan paid a big fee for Blake Green. Someone of that calibre? Don't think Prince was ever coming tbh.
2) We could help ourselves to create more and to overcome current shortcomings in personnel by just supporting the ball carrier and having runners.

You here all week?

I think we have to go for a lesser-known name in the NRL. Dobson and Dureau didn't make an impact in the NRL but Rovers and Catalan have built sides around them in SL.

We just need to do the homework properly and actually give the player a medical (unlike Dykes) check they don't have personal issues (Seymour) and actually check their current form and not what they won years ago (Long) surely it can't be that hard!?

I agree , Were never going to compete with the NRL for there "stars" anymore but Dureau would now walk in to most if not all SL teams . Someone like Ryan Stig from the Knights .

That means nothing, he could just be talking this year.

Don't think he's coming, but don't think that quotes relevant, tbh.

Need one this season nevermind 2014

A good point, but the Seymour situation stops any movement this year I reckon.

We were assured we'd have 2 new halfbacks this season so I wont be holding my breath

Or next, potentially? isn't he on 3 years?

Seymour was never as bad a player as many were making out and could/should of been doing a job for us. Unfortunately the owner/coach deemed fit to critisize/drop him for every bad team performance and have almost destroyed the guys confidence.

Our problems stem, from a slow play the ball,until this is rectified, our attack will never improve.

Our kicking game is poor, due to the kicker being hurried, due to a slow play the ball. - doesn't matter who the 7 is, nothing will change.

Getting the type of half back we need is exceptionally difficult.

One not yet mentioned who I think is out of contract and may be attainable is Tim Smith.

He has some faults - especially defence - but he is genuinely creative with the ball in his hands. Some people might scoff but in terms of creativity he is probably a cut above anyone we could possibly attain.

Would be a big risk however - how well would he react to being at a club with big pressure and expectations?

Signing Jacob Miller would be nothing short of a spectacular punt. Has anyone seen him play for Wests last 2 weeks? Who knows how he will eventually turn out but surely he is nowhere near ready to be the type of player we need.

We need a Shaun Johnson type, IMO. Fast & elusive. Handbury?

Cant see Widnes selling him

Sammut would improve this team.

It's funny how you're quick to say Brough's form will drop in the season, but then defend a player who has been, despite a few alright games, pretty average for us since he arrived.

Saw Miller play last week but he was pretty anonymous in an ordinary side.Big step up for the lad into the first team.

Handbury destroyed us the other week, admittedly against a very poor Hull side but he showed what an half decent half-back can do. A bag of tricks with good hands and kicking game. He would be great with Holdsworth IMO.