Re: More rumours! : Thu Aug 25, 2011 3:09 pm  

R.B.A wrote:

This is a signing that Rovers were forced into due to Ben Cockayne being an idiot. We need somebody pretty short term until Louis Sherrif is ready for week in week out first team rugby. I think that Rovers are going the right way with our recruitment with our homegrown list growing year on year but i agree that our overseas numbers need to decrease. I expect this to happen in the medium term.

Tualappa is a signing for next season, I don't see why Cockayne comes into it, he left this year and was second string full back anyway. I am sure you could have found a British backup fullback from the championship.

[R.B.A]

Re: More rumours! : Thu Aug 25, 2011 3:12 pm  

steve_norton wrote:

Tualappa is a signing for next season, I don't see why Cockayne comes into it, he left this year and was second string full back anyway. I am sure you could have found a British backup fullback from the championship.

Ben Cockayne was to be first choice full back next season until Louis Sherrif was ready. Our Chairman/Coach stated this on radio the other week. Ben leaving forced us into looking for a short term answer at full back. I cant think of any full backs in the Championship that jump out as been ready for Super League.

Re: More rumours! : Thu Aug 25, 2011 3:15 pm  

steve_norton wrote:

Tualappa is a signing for next season, I don't see why Cockayne comes into it, he left this year and was second string full back anyway. I am sure you could have found a British backup fullback from the championship.

Its never HKR's fault they buy overseas they are always forced into it. Its seems strange that the HKA nickname was about and linked to Morgan yet as soon as he leaves they sign 3 more.

Re: More rumours! : Thu Aug 25, 2011 3:15 pm  

R.B.A wrote:

Ben Cockayne was to be first choice full back next season until Louis Sherrif was ready. Our Chairman/Coach stated this on radio the other week. Ben leaving forced us into looking for a short term answer at full back. I cant think of any full backs in the Championship that jump out as been ready for Super League.

Hardman?

Re: More rumours! : Thu Aug 25, 2011 3:17 pm  

east hull FC fan wrote:

Hardman?

Cockaynes no Hardman

Re: More rumours! : Thu Aug 25, 2011 3:19 pm  

R.B.A wrote:

Ben Cockayne was to be first choice full back next season until Louis Sherrif was ready. Our Chairman/Coach stated this on radio the other week. Ben leaving forced us into looking for a short term answer at full back. I cant think of any full backs in the Championship that jump out as been ready for Super League.

Hasn't dodgy played full back quiet a bit?

Re: More rumours! : Thu Aug 25, 2011 3:34 pm  

Can we get back to things Hull FC, couldn't give a shit wether Rovers have a fb for next season or not.

Re: More rumours! : Thu Aug 25, 2011 3:52 pm  

R.B.A wrote:

Ben Cockayne was to be first choice full back next season until Louis Sherrif was ready. Our Chairman/Coach stated this on radio the other week. Ben leaving forced us into looking for a short term answer at full back. I cant think of any full backs in the Championship that jump out as been ready for Super League.

Thought it was getting rid of Briscoe that started your problems at full back?

Re: More rumours! : Thu Aug 25, 2011 4:01 pm  

Standee wrote:

we don't know, as yet, or for subsequnt years. One thing is for certain, we won't be troubling Sheffield Eagles for them.

You talk about us not signing top NRL players, well Im afraid to tell but neither have you guys for the coming season.

berro's best mate wrote:

....................better than misi tauapapa.....scraping the botom of the barrell for this guy me thinks....
"quote"...Taulapapa signed with the Cronulla Sharks in 2007. Here he played as a solid winger and was a fringe NRL player.
even better from roofs on the rovers board.......
Taulapapa however is bizarre at best. Sheffields worst import ability wise, and seems to combine this with a poor attitude....

Not a singing I would have wanted, I admit.

You forgetting about Moa, how did he do in the NRL? he is now a superstar according to most on here.

Re: More rumours! : Thu Aug 25, 2011 4:11 pm  

Rupert Pupkin wrote:

You talk about us not signing top NRL players, well Im afraid to tell but neither have you guys for the coming season.

Not a singing I would have wanted, I admit.

You forgetting about Moa, how did he do in the NRL? he is now a superstar according to most on here.

I dont think it is the fact you have signed an overseas player - all teams have them - it is more the fact that you have bought him for his versatility when there are probably home grown players that could offer the same. With Moa - we wanted an impact forward, there was nobody British available. Now, if we had talked about a journeyman, plodding up the middle prop, then i wouldnt want us to sign them when there are plenty of those about