Joe westerman : Sun Oct 18, 2015 10:03 am  

Hearing lots of noise about wire announcing the signing of westerman next week.
Thought a prop and a centre would of been a priority but doesn't look that way, I think benny Westwood would do a great job off the bench at prop, as well as dodds and Ben Harrison, if it's true I'd line up as follows next year,
Russell
Penny
Ratch ford
Atkins
Lineham
Gidley
Sandow
Hill
Clarke
Simms
Hughes
Currie
Westerman

Dwyer
Dodds
Westwood
Harrison

G king
T king
R Evans
B Evans
Laithwaite
Philbin
Wilde
Patton
Wheeler
Ormsby
Livett
Julien

Re: Joe westerman : Sun Oct 18, 2015 10:11 am  

I have read on another forum that there are supposed to be another two signings in the pipeline.

Maybe we have to wait till after the rugby union finishes before we can announce Sam Burgess & Sonny Bill Williams.

Re: Joe westerman : Sun Oct 18, 2015 10:14 am  

On his day Westerman is a top class player and definitely improves on what we have. Good signing for me.

Re: Joe westerman : Sun Oct 18, 2015 10:20 am  

And me. Just hope all these new players gel with each other quickly or its another transitional year to look forward to.

Re: Joe westerman : Sun Oct 18, 2015 10:23 am  

Pubs will be overjoyed at this news

Re: Joe westerman : Sun Oct 18, 2015 10:27 am  

A13 with a rugby brain ......hallelujah !

Re: Joe westerman : Sun Oct 18, 2015 10:33 am  

Shazbaz wrote:

And me. Just hope all these new players gel with each other quickly or its another transitional year to look forward to.

Perhaps that's the reason Smith has planned for a earlier than usual start to training, if Westerman has signed he has a good skill set so there will be lots of settling in and game plans to work through, hopefully with a new prop.

Re: Joe westerman : Sun Oct 18, 2015 11:01 am  

If we have signed Westerman, I can't see us signing another prop. It frees up Harrison from the 13 role which in effect gives us the extra prop.

Re: Joe westerman : Sun Oct 18, 2015 11:06 am  

More fool Warrington, not nececerraly for signing him but for paying a 6 figure transfer fee and 6 figure salary, for a player who as failed to live up to the hype and potential at two clubs, one of which paid a huge transfer fee for him. Good bit of business for hull, get a much more reliable solid player in washbrook in return.

Re: Joe westerman : Sun Oct 18, 2015 11:24 am  

craighaz1 wrote:

Hearing lots of noise about wire announcing the signing of westerman next week.
Thought a prop and a centre would of been a priority but doesn't look that way, I think benny Westwood would do a great job off the bench at prop, as well as dodds and Ben Harrison, if it's true I'd line up as follows next year,
Russell
Penny
Ratch ford
Atkins
Lineham
Gidley
Sandow
Hill
Clarke
Simms
Hughes
Currie
Westerman

Dwyer
Dodds
Westwood
Harrison

G king
T king
R Evans
B Evans
Laithwaite
Philbin
Wilde
Patton
Wheeler
Ormsby
Livett
Julien

Can see Russell on the wing next year where he prefers to play and still do the one good thing he can do from Fullback and that's return the ball strongly/aggressively,Johnson or Gidley at Fullback all day long,both class acts and can vary the plays

Looks like we are finally getting the right mix with surely one or two still to arrive