www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sp ... sides.html I don't know where this guy gets his info from (twitter and on these forums probably) but how would we feel about Carvell coming back? Would prefer Westwood if he's up for grabs! As I say I don't think there is much basis to it unless anyone knows otherwise(?) sounds like Warrington are having a clear out if true....

www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sp ... sides.html I don't know where this guy gets his info from (twitter and on these forums probably) but how would we feel about Carvell coming back? Would prefer Westwood if he's up for grabs! As I say I don't think there is much basis to it unless anyone knows otherwise(?) sounds like Warrington are having a clear out if true....

I'd be utterly amazed if Carvell came back. Expensive and injury-prone, what would he bring to justify blocking the route of Green and Bowden? We need grunt up front, definitely, but Carvell's ability to deliver it every week is doubtful.

Would be a backward step, he's 32 today according to wikipedia and his injury record has never been great.

Absolutely right. We get abused for giving pensions to Ozzie players coming to the end of their career, so why should we do it for British players, especially those who are not considered good enough for their existing club. As you say our young lads are the ones we should be nurturing as they are the future of our club.

I heard carvell to hull kr last week not hull fc

Fits the bill for a replacement for galea. Wouldn't surprise me at all

If it were just for this season, it would be another forward, and a big one. Beyond that, would be a random signing.

It would be typical of Hull. wire will probably sign paea and we'll get the injury prone cast off

wouldnt be a great move IMO... we had him at his best, saying that though, he went up a notch in terms of performance at wire... id say, stay well clear, too old and to injury prone

cant ague with that...... unless gentles got another "mate" who needs a gig next year??

To be taken seriously?

No

Not the player he used to be, would be a backward step to take him back.

No thankyou!

Best days are long gone.

Can he play 7 ?

minutes without getting injured? ..... nope

Gutted when he left , I'd be gutted if he came back.

Still in the top 3 props in SL when he plays but injuries would work against him. If we're struggling to find replacements elsewhere for O Meley then a one year deal might be OK. The club will have to weigh up the pros and cons based upon who exactly is available to sign/wants to come to Hull which is something the fans forget at times. I would hope we could get someone younger who is as good as Carvell but like others on here I'm not party to the list of options.

Not for me, keep developing the young uns.

And if we aspire to be a 'top 4 club', and think we are a bigger club than Wire for example, it sends out the wrong message that we let him goe for the best years of his career and then take him back at the end for a short term fix.

I have no doubt he could help us this year, but would rather see our young players given game time.

IMO we are not gonna win anything this year anyway, its all about next year and a '7'. So may as well blood the youngsters as much as possible.

I'd consider it for a year, but worry about his age.

Not sure why people think he is injury prone (although was at Hull)

In 2011 he played 26 games same in 2012 and so far this year played 12 games.

Correct me if i'm wrong but wasn't Carvell the guy who signed a new contract with us and then decided he didn't want to play for us a day later?

If so why bother

If Carvell came in on a year deal to replace Galea, I could live with that. He's a class player and would improve our current squad.

Green is the real deal though and any signing of this ilk should never hold the likes of this lad back. Best forward prospect come through the club in years. Different gravy to Bowden who will never make it.

Sign him up on a 4 year deal then cancel it at last minute, over something like a failed eye test. See how he likes it

Given the things we've learnt about the old board since they left...I'll give him the benefit of the doubt on that, with all the pettiness of not buying the CC winners a round of sandwiches...covering up a failed drugs test and the rest who knows what actually went on!

I'd take him. Still got a good few years in him yet.