Pryce and Sneyd trump all those mentioned so far.

I'm glad you think that Edith, not sure any Hull fans would be so bold as to make that claim though.

But, signing the player with the 2nd most assists in SL last year (only 1 behind D. Brough no less) and top goal kicker, who's only 23 with bags of potential and pairing him with an older, experienced half who despite his age has an excellent recent injury record, who's one of the most decorated players in the English game and was also in the top 5 for try assists up until his falling out with the coach over securing his own future leads this Hull fan to be cautiously optimistic.

Whoooooosh

What you talking about? He's spot on. Best pairing in super league, if they don't do the double then Radford has to go.

I will settle for them training with the team from beginning of November to try and get an understanding going, at least that will give them the best chance to succeed.

By the time the first game comes around they will have 3 months under their belts.

Plus a full pre-season under their belts.

Wrong forum.

It seemed to work well for you last season.

Bookmarked.

In some pathetic point-scoring exercise, related to the late arrival in the country of Rovers halves, you now have no right whatsoever to complain if your halves train the house down and perform like dog turd every weekend.

I hope it was worth it.

Oh dear! Whooooooooooooooooooooooooosh x2.

Poor 1865 seems to have taken the Campese signing very badly.

They do seem to be bothered in a not bothered kind of way.

Oh dear what?

When you have to explain it, it's never as funny. I'll just stick to laughing at you.

It's a bit of fun pal, calm down.

Fun? Can't have fun here, pal.

Idiot. Even you don't know what you're talking about.

Kenneth.

Seeing as it now seems to be the law that every other ing post has to be a comment on Hull I'd have taken Sneyd every day of the week. Liked him since he scored against us at The Willows two/three(?) years ago, a tonne of potential. Pryce has also always been a quality player and I don't ever remember him ever having a protracted period out of the game due to injury.

I think Hull know what they're getting, we've signed potential IMO, nothing more.

Yeah, a big game bottler. Shouldn't really affect them though.

I like Sneyd to as a player but he has only had one good season, can he continue that? plus playing under a poor coach won't help his game.

What's the frequency?

I for one am really looking forwrd to seein ghow KR go this year, if Cockayne is injured I think a backline of

1. Mantellato
2. Dixon
3. Goulding
4. Blair
5. Sio
6. Campese
7. Kelly

is as dangerous as most in super league, and if they gel for me will be above FC come seasons end

Just last year (2013) I watched the Knights go out to a 14 - 0 lead over Canberra, then Campese took control of the game and seemed to have us pinned in our own half all game with pin point kicking, and Blake Ferguson took advantage of the field position to force his way over for 3 tries (well, one was a long range effort, but you get the idea).
We lost 44-14 I think.
I've seen Campese do that a hell of a lot over the years, all the way back to when he took the whole comp apart in reserve grade. Canberra set point scoring records when Campo led reserve grade.
Him and Ricky Stuart obviously didn't get on, and 2014 was a lost year for Campo, but the reason he is on a 500k contract is because the guy rules the field when things are working for him.
If a change of club and the fact that he is playing for his football life gets him to have one of his great years, he will really be worth whatever you are paying him.
I can tell you that whenever we are playing Canberra I always think, geez, I hope Campo is off his game today, because we are stuffed if he isn't.
He has had a lot of off games in recent years. Hell, he was off his game all last season, but he has also had some terrible teams around him and the culture at Canberra has been really off.
Ricky Stuart is second only to Brian Smith in his ability to destroy the morale of a playing group, and just getting away from Stuart might be enough to kick start Campese back to his best.
In conclusion. Form is temporary. Class is permanent. Campese has a lot of class when he wants to show it.

roopy, how's Campese's short kicking game, and could we expect to see a few hoists to the corners for Mantellato to use his height?

No way will Josh be used at full back, it would be a total waste of the guy's best attributes. Dixon, Sio or Cockayne at f/b for me.

Campo has the full range of kicks, and he also has the ability to use the strengths of the players around him. He will give Kelly plenty of chances to run, and Josh plenty of chances to jump.