Re: Did someone hear a rumour? : Fri Jan 14, 2011 9:57 am  

Standee wrote:

Just a question which I and a friend have been pondering...

When did Hull FC ever beat another top RL club to a signing (be it a coach or a first team player)?

I've gone back about 20 years and I cannot think of one, there are a fair few that other teams wish they had signed with the benefit of hindisght, I appreciate that, but I mean when have we ever genuinely beaten someone else to a players signature?

The most recent is Will Smith, not every thing is reported in the media, normally only the one's were the agents want to bump up the price

Surley you are not that stupid Standee that you believe we only sign players no other top team wants

Re: Did someone hear a rumour? : Fri Jan 14, 2011 9:59 am  

berrigans bitch wrote:

The most recent is Will Smith, not every thing is reported in the media, normally only the one's were the agents want to bump up the price

Surley you are not that stupid Standee that you believe we only sign players no other top team wants

Also Reece Lyne, he had plenty of offers from other clubs and FC had to really sell the club to him!!

Re: Did someone hear a rumour? : Fri Jan 14, 2011 10:43 am  

Long and Wigan

Re: Did someone hear a rumour? : Fri Jan 14, 2011 10:48 am  

berrigans bitch wrote:

The most recent is Will Smith, not every thing is reported in the media, normally only the one's were the agents want to bump up the price

Excellent signing, he can star in the remake - Men in Black (and white)!

Re: Did someone hear a rumour? : Fri Jan 14, 2011 10:50 am  

muddyboots wrote:

Long and Wigan

Salary Cap.

Hul beat Saints to sign Fitzgibbon.

Re: Did someone hear a rumour? : Fri Jan 14, 2011 10:51 am  

berrigans bitch wrote:

Surley you are not that stupid Standee that you believe we only sign players no other top team wants

Not at all, but I wouldn't say Smith or Lynne are in that category yet, someone has suggested to me that it was possibly Barnett Snr, I tend to agree.

Re: Did someone hear a rumour? : Fri Jan 14, 2011 10:55 am  

Ellam wrote:

Salary Cap.

Hul beat Saints to sign Fitzgibbon.

is that a fact?

Re: Did someone hear a rumour? : Fri Jan 14, 2011 10:58 am  

berro's best mate wrote:

is that a fact?

Doubt it, but we'll never really know (as many are saying in general about this point).

I could understand a player turning FC down for Saints (LMS)

Re: Did someone hear a rumour? : Fri Jan 14, 2011 11:04 am  

Standee wrote:

Doubt it, but we'll never really know (as many are saying in general about this point).

I could understand a player turning FC down for Saints (LMS)

i can too....

Re: Did someone hear a rumour? : Fri Jan 14, 2011 11:05 am  

Of course we don't know the in and outs but I don't remember us beating another top team for a top player of course there will have been clubs interested in the likes of ogre and Fitz but I don't think there was firm offers, people say Long but surley if Saints or Wigan made Long anything like the offer we did he would have stayed in that area, we don't seem to get into bidding wars for players and that is fair enough, and sometimes I think players just dint fancy living in Hull.