Dwyer is the perfect example of why there is more to being a hooker than running from DH. He is a liability at times. Way too erratic.

Has Craig Harrison not got any available hookers, as he seems your main source of recruitment, now that he big pal will be in charge of recruitment.

Minikin
Ryan
Hadley

All looking like signing next year and all on Craigs books.

Ive heard the same dave,alex mellor who we were both interested in has signed for leeds.

I don't know much about Mellor, he looked good against us at Magic, but then you and I would have that game.

Tough to recruit this year, with Toronto likely to come up and Wigan and Leeds looking to spend some money, we are a bit fortunate that we have some quota spots and think thats why we are getting our recruitment done early.

I think Hadley and Abdul are good signings, plus Lui if he still comes (Which looks unlikely now).

Cunningham would also be a very good signing for you, if he wants a move back North.

Huddersfield fans seem sorry to see him go,as you say he was good at magic,but who wasn't for them.

Saw the title of this thread and thought it was about a new ITV drama series.

Hooking should be all about distribution, decision making and tackling in that order

The likes of Roby & clarke have it all in abundance, you can probably get away with 2 of the 3 but our current makeshift incumbents have 1 at best.

The galling thing is we knew at the end of last season the likelihood was that Lunt (our only real hooker) was going to miss large chunks of the season and maybe all of it based on prognosis so Sheens not having a hooker was all of his own doing.

If we'd had a recognised hooker playing we'd have won more games by now an likely still been in the cup.

HDM claim we want a swap deal - Lunt for Parcel and Leeds are up for it. We need to free an overseas spot though.

Junior on loan to York - probable precursor to releasing him.

Lunt fit but not selected last week - now obvious that we don't want to get him injured so this deal can go through quickly.

It's a swap I'd accept but I don't see what Leeds get out of it (apart from lthe fact Parcell must be on a bigger wage).

Also this swap rumour has been going on for a few weeks before Smith came on board - wonder what he thinks about it?

Crazily good deal for you boys. Much better hooker than Lunt is right now. You're gonna be twice the team you are now with Parcell at hooker and Quinlan back. Add in the Smith factor and I reckon you've all got good reason to be excited about the rest of the season.

Think Leeds want the quota space as they have dwyer and a couple of kids coming through who are decent and probably Sutcliffe for support as well. Maloney or Jackson Hastings they are after with the spot.

Works all round I think the deal, it's a shame Lunt's time has ended like this if it goes through because he's about the only person at the club who can hold his head high after the last 3 years. Unfortunately we need bodies on the pitch and it just hasn't happened this last 18 months.

If it happens let me be the firs to say - Shaun Lunt, nobody forgets you putting your hand up day 1 after relegation. Forever welcome in god's country East Hull.

if the deal comes off ,i fully agree,may be the difference in league status for next year,problem is at the moment no quota spots available,

Would be a great deal for us,but as mean says,nobody should underestimate the effort shaun has put in and deserves all the credit for leading us back to superleague.Thanks shaun a true professional and top man.

Heartily agree. We could do with Lunt from early 2018 right now but I think his head and confidence might have gone after his back problem.

I also get the feeling we won't see him in a Rovers shirt again - although you never know.

Considering Parcell looks like he'll be out for at least 3 games, I guess we might see Lee back alongside Atkin.

Oh feck!

Might play jabbed up if operation isn't urgent? But asking a lot of a player who isn't our own.

Whatever combination of Addy, Atkin, Lawler and Lee, Tony Smith goes with will do a job i’m sure. It won’t be the job Parcell is capable of but the rest of the squad is it a better place fitness and confidence wise than for a while. There’s no need to despair (yet, imo).

Since Parcell arrived we’ve been given a demonstration of what we’ve been missing since Lunt was fit. A proper, quality hooker cannot be overvalued for what they bring to a team. Addy, for me can go now - he’s just not SL quality regardless of position. Lawler tries but doesn’t distribute fast enough or read the game like a quality 9; that’s not his fault though, he’s a back rower. There’s a reason that Lee hasn’t been 1st choice at any of the many clubs he’s played for. Atkin, for me, would be the best of a very poor bunch to fill the void; but his defence sucks!

Supposedly we have signed jez litten next year, i'd be asking hull for him on loan now if its a season ender for Parcell and have him swapping with atkin. We look a much better team with somebody quick out of dummy half.

It will help any person we put in there though that we now have a forward pack who can win a collision, early season struggles at hooker coincided with having 1 prop. Any hooker with no quick PTB would struggle to make an impact.

For his faults Tommy Lee isn't a bad starting hooker - especialy when a game is tight. He can defend and add a bit of kicking game, but he wouldn't do major minutes for me let atkin have 25 mins either side of the half

I tend to agree with most of these comments. But here's a thought....

Hall to FB, bring Shaw back and Quinlan to hooker?

Personally, we've just looked a different team since Quinlan came back so Lee and Atkin, whilst not ideal, might be OK.

Depending on how they look in training, I’d want us to keep it simple and start with Lee (better hooker) or Addy (more versatile returning from the bench). Then let Atkin take over at 9 for most or all of the rest of the match, when he comes on.

If the Parcell story is true then you've suffered a massive blow. Its a cruel irony that he was injured playing against his parent team. I still think you'll be safe.

Why not approach Hull FC about a loan deal for Litten.
Only wasting his time at Doncaster and the odd reserve game

How many loan players can you have in a season, think it's up to 5 so far this season isn't it?

COHA hasn't really helped out either Hull team, just hope it doesn't take too long to repair the damage

I think it might be 5 at any one time.

I’m not massively optimistic about a flood of talent emerging from COHA, but it is early to judge its productivity/legacy. And tbf it wasn’t like the four years before that were massively productive for Rovers own system. Bardle, Rooks and Harrison did okay for forwards their age in difficult circumstances, and Lewis is getting good reviews in Championship 1. The next step is often the most difficult.

I saw Hull might be looking to spread the net wider in their new youth and development system. Sounds like a good idea to me, in principle at least.