Re: Gareth Ellis signs!! : Wed Mar 21, 2012 12:58 pm  

Wilde 3 wrote:

Manu will sign a contract.

Moa, O'Meley and Aspinwall to leave (out of the forwards)

Think the club are aware we need props too, with the rumoured bid for Tom Burgess that was rejected..........for now

I think and hope O Meley will stay.

Re: Gareth Ellis signs!! : Wed Mar 21, 2012 12:59 pm  

Ferdy wrote:

It might also have the opposite. If a big club comes for him he might think he may get more game time somewhere else. Fancy a swap with hauraki?

You made your own bed with that one mate.

Re: Gareth Ellis signs!! : Wed Mar 21, 2012 1:00 pm  

Good signing for Hull and your management team obviously did a good job to tempt him away from Leeds who were the obvious main rivals.

Re: Gareth Ellis signs!! : Wed Mar 21, 2012 1:05 pm  

major black wrote:

:HAND: You made your own bed with that one mate.

We did. I'll take it that's a no to a swap then?

Re: Gareth Ellis signs!! : Wed Mar 21, 2012 1:07 pm  

Ferdy wrote:

We did. I'll take it that's a no to a swap then?

Kallum Watkins

Re: announcement at 11.15 : Wed Mar 21, 2012 1:07 pm  

Wilde 3 wrote:

Pack next year:

Lynch
Houghton
Tickle
Manu
Ellis
Westerman

Very nice! All English pack too

With a possible bench along the lines of:

Heremaia
O'Carroll
O'Meley/New Prop
Whiting

We desperately need Manu to sign a contract extension though.

I trust Gentle/McRae that this signing won't upset the salary cap balance and will still leave us the money needed to sign a centre. It's all well and good having a quality pack but we need to backs to go with it.
Hopefully Ellis' signing will attract other big-name players, especially when we've had players like Fitzgibbon in recent years who has a great standing in the game.

Re: Gareth Ellis signs!! : Wed Mar 21, 2012 1:13 pm  

major black wrote:

:THINK: Kallum Watkins

No your all right think we will keep Watkins!

Re: Gareth Ellis signs!! : Wed Mar 21, 2012 1:16 pm  

Ferdy wrote:

No your all right think we will keep Watkins!

Thought as much.

Re: Gareth Ellis signs!! : Wed Mar 21, 2012 1:17 pm  

Where is sgtwilko eh?

cracking signing, not sure it's the right signing but it is a cracking signing.

Re: Gareth Ellis signs!! : Wed Mar 21, 2012 1:19 pm  

Well done FC, great signing for any side in SL.

I highly doubt money and it been 3yrs wasnt a key factor (no matter how the club dress it up) hes in his 30s and will be his last club so will of wanted a hefty amount.
BUT he will be worth it IMO.
What this does to your salary cap is anyones guess and as an outsider looking in id say you need to be hoping Manu stays, and theres enough room in the cap for Briscoes replacement, a decent centre, a prop is orge goes and a quality half. Highly doubt there enough room for all of that so youve got to be thinking theres some good youngsters coming through.