[DaveO]

Re: O'Carroll signs for Hull : Tue Sep 06, 2011 11:25 am  

wiganwayne wrote:

just been mentioned on twitter that wigan offered Eamon a new contract but he thought Hull FC was the best option for his own personal career

Well if what we could offer him was reduced because we have signed Lauaki that would not surprise me.

Re: O'Carroll signs for Hull : Tue Sep 06, 2011 11:29 am  

lummy wrote:

I heard on Saturday from a fairly reliable scource that Luaiki has signed for Widnes.
A lucky escape perhaps!

Please dont get my hopes up like that

[DaveO]

Re: O'Carroll signs for Hull : Tue Sep 06, 2011 11:30 am  

cadoo wrote:

Sweet!

I am certainly looking forward to seeing how some fans justify signing him and I await the inevitable ridicule of DaveO when he has the audacity to even suggest for a moment that he is a poor signing.

I can almost write the response myself to me suggesting this isn't a smart move. Fortunately I am not alone with this one.

Re: O'Carroll signs for Hull : Tue Sep 06, 2011 11:31 am  

Can't see how we could possibly give him a new deal when he's played one game in a year and a half. Its unfortunate but thats sport, injuries can play their part. You simply can't be kept on reputation with no games to back it up I'm afraid. I wish him the best of luck at Hull and for the rest of his career and hopefully he's seen the end of his rotten luck with injuries. I for one will give him a clap when he's back at the DW next season.

As for Lauaki, I'm not particularly impressed from what I've seen of him but you never know coming to a top side may bring the best out of him if he's surrounded by quality players. If Madge was still in control next year I'd be a bit more confident to be honest but I'll reserve judgement until I have seen him in the cherry and white shirt.

Re: O'Carroll signs for Hull : Tue Sep 06, 2011 1:09 pm  

Well ill be disapointed to see him leave but if we replace quality players like him with better ones then i will have no complaints.

However if he can manage to stay injury free then Hull have made a shrewd signing. He punches above his weight for his size and is a good person to have around the club, his commitment to community work over the years whilst at Wigan has not gone unoticed and neither has his performances on the field.

I wouldnt of been suprised had he made the bench against Warrington following his perfromance against Bradford.

Re: O'Carroll signs for Hull : Tue Sep 06, 2011 1:13 pm  

Not to disappointed to see him go. I always felt he'd struggle to step up and be a first choice prop.

As for all the other rumored signings, I'm not going to comment until anything's official. At the moment there only rumors, with some being good and some not so good.

Re: O'Carroll signs for Hull : Tue Sep 06, 2011 1:22 pm  

I think this thread says alot about the state of the game! There isn't a great deal of quality over overseas players available or willing to come to SL! There is even less talent available or willing to move in SL.

Wigans recruitment last year was very impressive, this year all the genuine NRL quality is staying put and those looking to be exported have deals done. It will be interesting to see who's going where in the next few months.

Re: O'Carroll signs for Hull : Tue Sep 06, 2011 1:23 pm  

LovesToSpooge wrote:

As for all the other rumored signings, I'm not going to comment until anything's official. At the moment there only rumors, with some being good and some not so good.

Indeed, I'll wait 'til signings are announced before I start complaining about them

Re: O'Carroll signs for Hull : Tue Sep 06, 2011 1:39 pm  

I honestly think Lauaki would go really well at a club like Wigan, I've said it before. At Hull he has been used as a battering ram coming off the bench but he has so much more to offer. He has great footwork, he's very good with ball in hand and he's aggressive. Used on the edges I think he'd be a very dangerous player, similar to Manu, however he hasnt really had the chance at Hull because our back row is probably the strongest area of our squad. Personally I'd be disappointed to see him leave Hull because I think under the right coach he could be a brilliant player, we shall see.

Re: O'Carroll signs for Hull : Tue Sep 06, 2011 3:08 pm  

DaveO wrote:

Well if what we could offer him was reduced because we have signed Lauaki that would not surprise me.

I think that would almost certainly be the case if IL hadn't taken over.