Re: More rumours : Tue Oct 23, 2012 7:09 am  

Houghtons Heroes wrote:

Fans are talking and getting excited at an NRL captain ready to end his career at FC.

only on here, am even then a fair number are sceptical.

Houghtons Heroes wrote:

PR job done

Would that be the "Hull FC desparate for a half back, so adda few 0's to your asking price" PR job?

Houghtons Heroes wrote:

I love it.

enough said

Titan sponsors upset over Scott Prince : Tue Oct 23, 2012 7:59 am  

http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/201 ... itans.html

http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/201 ... itans.html

Re: More rumours : Tue Oct 23, 2012 8:11 am  

Houghtons Heroes wrote:

You're all missing the point. And that is 'hype'.

All this "have we got him?" talk is building to a big finale. If he signs or not, Pearson and Gentle have put our club in the headlines in both hemispheres. Fans are talking and getting excited at an NRL captain ready to end his career at FC. Harness this hype and convert it into sales and the club wins. Even the way we've announced it, with Gentle jetting off under cover of darkness, adds to the mystery.

PR job done and a massive improvement on the last administration. I love it.

Are you seriously suggesting that even if we don't actually sign him its still good news just because we were in for him and got a lot of publicity out of it?

It would still leave us short of a scrum half.

Re: More rumours : Tue Oct 23, 2012 8:17 am  

Diogenes wrote:

Are you seriously suggesting that even if we don't actually sign him its still good news just because we were in for him and got a lot of publicity out of it?

It would still leave us short of a scrum half.

It is, like it or not Hull Fc is a brand, and if we are seen to have high ambitions, then players and supporters will associate us with that and ultimately make it easier to realize those ambitions.

Re: More rumours : Tue Oct 23, 2012 8:20 am  

Jake the Peg wrote:

Does the quota/non fed situation allow us to sign prince without seymour moving on? (assuming mcdonnell is already signed)

Yep.

Re: More rumours : Tue Oct 23, 2012 8:22 am  

OmneFC wrote:

It is, like it or not Hull Fc is a brand, and if we are seen to have high ambitions, then players and supporters will associate us with that and ultimately make it easier to realize those ambitions.

Signing who we set out to sign will have a far greater effect in realising our ambitions than trying and failing.

If we don't sign Prince we will still need a 7 and I don't think that failing to sign him will get us any nearer signing a quality 7.

Re: More rumours : Tue Oct 23, 2012 8:27 am  

Darrell wrote:

Probably a couple of old jock straps and some roll on deoderant

As I understand it it was a towel, flippers, snorkel a butternut squash a large bottle of KY and a copy of Huster. Not sure what he was planning but I'm pretty sure I wouldn't want to be part of it.

Re: More rumours : Tue Oct 23, 2012 8:50 am  

OmneFC wrote:

It is, like it or not Hull Fc is a brand, and if we are seen to have high ambitions, then players and supporters will associate us with that and ultimately make it easier to realize those ambitions.

That's as maybe, but if we fail to land the player after all the "build up" having a big name for the brand means the square root of feckall. Failing to land Prince is hardly going to convince Thurston, for example, that FC is the place to be.

Re: More rumours : Tue Oct 23, 2012 8:55 am  

major black wrote:

As I understand it it was a towel, flippers, snorkel a butternut squash a large bottle of KY and a copy of Huster. Not sure what he was planning but I'm pretty sure I wouldn't want to be part of it.

Maybe hes just an Inbetweeners fan

Re: More rumours : Tue Oct 23, 2012 8:59 am  

http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/sport/rugby-league/7853977/?

http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/sport/rugby-league/7853977/?