If he can't crack through to a regular first team place, then wouldn't that of been the wrong choice of club to sign for? After all, if he stayed put, he'd of had more game time with us by now.

Did we really fend off competition from Australian clubs to resign him I somehow doubt it

I agree and can't see how he would fit into any NRL roster...

He's at best a middle 8s standard player and he would most probably provide most utility to teams with a larger set of forwards - which isn't us (unless there are some big props to follow.)

We are still about seven players short, and that includes plenty of places for an overseas players. So I think between JP and TS that they'll get it right.
We've gone through the last few seasons saying the same things regarding the size of our pack. I'm pretty sure those questions won't be raised again.

Abdul is very talented but his lack of fitness has let him down although he did look to have lost some weight when he played a couple of games at the back end of teh season. I think he'd go well for you next year if he does come to you on loan

Tubby Lard of The Boulevard I'm not keen on but maybe a squad player. Harris Marsh and Mr Lard make that 3 young halves....bit imbalanced...again.

So Donaldson, Lawler and Clarkson. Seems similar to that midget back row of last year.....bit imbalanced....again.

Don't slag the boulevard it was once the home of your tripe, so you slag the west of the city but the roots of the Reds at from the west.

We left that shizzle behind a long, long time ago.

Looked in the dust bins lately?

You're terrifyingly stupid.

Read into krs history, it goes back longer then 10 years, the greyhounds dragged you out, & you slag us for our merger, at least we did it with humans.

Marty Marsh is 23, Jordan Abdul 20, they have played about the same amount of games, despite being 3 years younger, so I'd doubt he would have played more games if he had gone to Rovers.

Not many if any 20 years olds play regularly SL, Radford has done the right thing easing him in, personally I'd keep him at Hull, but can see the benefit of regularly rugby and playing against lesser opponents.

Marty Marsh maybe 23 but Matty Marsh is 19/20 I believe.

I've no idea how old Tubby Lard of The Boulevard is?

I refer to my previous post.....this is terrifyingly stupid.

Or maybe I am.

Maybe you can explain the link of how calling one of the Sharks obese fringe players Tubby Lard of The Boulevard leads to claims of disrespecting the old shark enclosure and references to our brief appearance there. I'm lost.

Back to discussions about building a squad for the championship?

Yourselves....the World Club Challenge...how's the preparation going?

Yes Wollongong veterans, Bruce and Sheila' s Midget Circus and Alice Springs Possums were all in for him.

It would have been nice to play against the NRL teams, but they would have beaten us, so I can take it either way, if a game is to happen it should be Wigan v cronulla, champions v champions, your squad is shocking full of very average players suited to the championship, I find it amusing, as I'm sure if it was us, you lot would be raging us like mad.

rovers fans got there first. No dead rats left. Disappointing

Both wrong, he is 21, so a year older so point still stands (although not as good as first thought

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Anyone else find it odd that Sio, Mantellato and Tilse have had no mention online as signing for any club next year?

Most clubs will have finished recruiting by now, so could they actually be staying? Sio would be the biggest surprise.

Do you just go around guessing dates to try and make a point in a debate? You 1st stated that Abdul played for Hull when he was 15 when he was actually 17 as he finished the 2012 season in Rovers U16's then for no reason again you've thrown out Marsh birth date as a whole 2yrs older. Their is actually less then a yr between them in fact it's 290 days to be totally accurate.

Abdul made his 1st team debut in 2014 a year before Matty Marsh did in 2015 since then Jordan has gone on to play 8 games more for Hull FC then Marsh has at Rovers.

it's not like me to get facts wrong, but new baby = sleep deprived.

I said a year in the end and was correct, the fact that despite being younger he made his debut a year early which against proves by point that he has been given more a chance at Hull than Rovers.

So far in his career he has been involved in big games including play offs and part of the challenge cup winning squad, also last year when not in the first team, he was playing games for the reserves, what would he have done at Rovers?

I think he has made the right decision, he is OOC for next year, so he has a choice of going on loan or leaving, let's see what he does.

When Hudgell said we wouldn't be signing anyone from Hull i suppose he meant on loan I think if Abdull does come I have a feeling it maybe a permanent deal to me when I've seen him play like against us he was very good but was terrible playing for Fev in the summer bash

The Abdull situation is a perfect example of the growing problem in SL. Both Warrington & Wigan, due to injury, brought young half backs into their first team squads for extended periods.
In my opinion both players had excellent games when they dictated the play and other matches when they couldn't pick a pass or find touch with a kick.
But the fear of failure and not making the 8 means instead of persevering with these potential stars of tomorrow, it,s back to the under 23's and another second rate Aussie is brought in on an inflated contract.
Until someone is brave enough to buck the trend, this country will struggle to produce home grown half's in numbers we require.

On considering all angles he probably made the best decison at the time. If he was to sign for Rovers and become a 1st team regular over a few seasons then we may revisit this conversation one day. Marsh however was also involved in the same Challenge cup experience for Rovers in 2015 as Abdul in 2016 the difference is you got to the final and won and we got to the final and got thrashed, Actually on thinking about it he may have had more chance of appearing in the final for Rovers in 2015 then he did at Hull this year.

Has Hudge said that about the coming season?

When he was interviewed on humberside a couple of days after the Salford defeat the question was put to him whether he would take players from Hull on loan and he dismissed it but given time to think about it might have changed his mind after all we'd be stupid not to look at all options