: Tue Sep 23, 2008 4:22 pm  

No point in keeping Webster now, he would only be a back up player, on decent money and taking up a quota place

: Tue Sep 23, 2008 4:23 pm  

Digby wrote:

think he's a good addition myself, i would assume this would spell the end for Dykes or Webster, on that note the signing may of been made to free up a quota/non-fed spot?

I was told earlier from someone in local media that Dykes is going nowhere, so bye bye Webster, or will Thorman play full back??

: Tue Sep 23, 2008 4:24 pm  

A good signing rather than a showstopper.

Thorman is a good half back (very good on his day) with a decent kicking game and will provide much needed cover at 6 and 7. The one year deal is spot on too.

Looks like bye bye to Webster.

: Tue Sep 23, 2008 4:24 pm  

Cardiff_05 wrote:

I was told earlier from someone in local media that Dykes is going nowhere, so bye bye Webster, or will Thorman play full back??

Hope not, Tony has his critics but he is a superior FB to Thorman.

: Tue Sep 23, 2008 4:25 pm  

Think he is a good signing personally, got a good kicking game and a bit of versatility. Lets give him a chance.

: Tue Sep 23, 2008 4:25 pm  

Thorman is as much a Scrum Half as Richard Horne. So what do we go do, sign our Stand Off on a two year deal then go sign another Stand Off on a one year deal.

Right laugh!

: Tue Sep 23, 2008 4:25 pm  

clubfoot fc wrote:

He is but we still have room on the non fed quota but not on the overseas quota.
So getting rid of dykes/byrne would make more sense

I don't think we do if we sign Webster. AFAIK we have one spot left so if we sign Webster then we've no spots left whereas if we don't we've got a non-fed place spare.
We have Dykes, Byrne, Cusack, Berrigan and Crocker on the quota plus Manu and Tony on the non-fed thus leaving a single spare non-fed spot.

Where is Sheldon he seems to be on top of all this.

: Tue Sep 23, 2008 4:25 pm  

put it this way, if it was between webster & thorman then thorman for me based purely on natural talent and added bonus of goalkicking

not an outstanding signing but the club have put themselves in a position thats created a bit of panic amongst the ranks

he'll do a job when dykes is out injured probably

does this mean tommy lee being shipped out on loan and no deal for webster now??

: Tue Sep 23, 2008 4:26 pm  

I'm willing to give the lad a go. He'll be good cover at HB and FB and although he's not really going to direct things he does have an excellent kicking game, which we are sadly lacking.

So does this mean that Dykes is going nowhere?

: Tue Sep 23, 2008 4:26 pm  

Well done Hull Fc. Im personally very happy with this signing.