Re: Did someone hear a rumour? : Wed Jan 19, 2011 11:18 am  

R.B.A wrote:

I think the Sammutt links are just a smokescreen that Hull are happy to go along with. Everybody in the game has known that Hull have been looking for a half back since the end of last season. Therefore i reckon that Agents will have offered Hull every out of contract and want-away half back in the world of Rugby League. With that in mind would Hull really be in discussions with Crusaders to sign a reasonable/middle of the road scrum half at this late stage for what is likely to be a large transfer fee? Unlikely in the extreme.
It is more likely that Hull identified their target early and have been in discussions since to manoeuvre his release from his current club. I am pretty sure Rangi Chase is your man.

I would be very happy with either Sammut or Chase but would not be surprised if we sign a player not mentionned on the rumours thread so far.

Re: Did someone hear a rumour? : Wed Jan 19, 2011 11:19 am  

knocker norton wrote:

I would be very happy with either Sammut or Chase but would not be surprised if we sign a player not mentionned on the rumours thread so far.

Could still be a possibility, but if there's no names there's no rumours!

[R.B.A]

Re: Did someone hear a rumour? : Wed Jan 19, 2011 11:20 am  

Big Dave T wrote:

Obviously no NRL halves of the desired quality within our price range (cheap) at the end of last season and now we near the new season it's important that we sign someone in SL already so we dont encounter visa delays otherwise there's no point really.

Think about it logically Dave. Hull knew of their need for a half before they committed a big fee and contract for Westerman. They wouldnt have done that without leaving enough in the pot for a quality half. And thats not withstanding Berrigans money.

Re: Did someone hear a rumour? : Wed Jan 19, 2011 11:21 am  

tommyfromhull wrote:

Could still be a possibility, but if there's no names there's no rumours!

And to be fair to this board most half backs playing pro RL (and a few who dont) on both sides of the world have been linked to Hull at some point!

Re: Did someone hear a rumour? : Wed Jan 19, 2011 11:24 am  

R.B.A wrote:

I am pretty sure Rangi Chase is your man.

Would be my preference

Re: Did someone hear a rumour? : Wed Jan 19, 2011 11:25 am  

knocker norton wrote:

And to be fair to this board most half backs playing pro RL (and a few who dont) on both sides of the world have been linked to Hull at some point!

You're not far wrong there

I've given up a bit on talking over the same points on here, just getting frustrated and impatient now! Ricky Gervais and Ryan Giggs have been a breath of fresh air on this forum!

Re: Did someone hear a rumour? : Wed Jan 19, 2011 11:28 am  

I personally think we may well have approached Cas & Crusaders for Chase and Sammut, however the fact that it is so close to the start of the season both clubs will be very reluctant to sell due to the uproar it will cause with their fans and the fact that they would struggle to get a replacement, think we may well go into the season with what we have.

Re: Did someone hear a rumour? : Wed Jan 19, 2011 11:31 am  

R.B.A wrote:

Think about it logically Dave. Hull knew of their need for a half before they committed a big fee and contract for Westerman. They wouldnt have done that without leaving enough in the pot for a quality half. And thats not withstanding Berrigans money.

I think about most things logically mate.

As an alternative option to your above it may have been that Hull scoured the market for a half back, couldnt find one, spent the cash on Westerman and decided to deal with it this year and review next year when we have cash spare. Berrigan leaves, free's up cash, FC decide to scour the market again for a half.

In summary, they could have decided that a half simply wasnt going to happen this year so signed Westerman. They could have also been let down at the 11th hour with regards to a half back. We just dont know.

Re: Did someone hear a rumour? : Wed Jan 19, 2011 11:33 am  

Big Dave T wrote:

As an alternative option to your above it may have been that Hull scoured the market for a half back, couldnt find one, spent the cash on Westerman and decided to deal with it this year and review next year when we have cash spare. Berrigan leaves, free's up cash, FC decide to scour the market again for a half.

That could well be the case BDT, what I've been thinking too.

Re: Did someone hear a rumour? : Wed Jan 19, 2011 11:34 am  

I don't think we will sign anyone, if we had a viable option we'd have closed the deal by now, and in all honesty, would Chase or Sammut really make that much of a difference, neither are really top class, if we were talking about a world class half then I could see the point, but brining someone in largely because they are more likely to remain fit doesn't seem sensible to me.