Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Wed Feb 12, 2025 7:01 pm  

bonaire wrote:

Holmes dosent have a niggle,its the same knee injury that kept him on the sidelines for most of last season at Leigh.
He wasnt signed as a back up he was signed as a starting second row
Myler had clauses in Abdulls contract to mitigate the costs of paying him off? really
On that basis Abdull may as well have sat out his last season on contract at KR if that was true,He cant be that daft
As for Chamberlain he is just Championship quality even if you use the term utility

Holmes signed as a starting second row but given the 15 number?!

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Wed Feb 12, 2025 7:27 pm  

To be fair to Bonaire he's right with regards to Holmes injury. He's been nursed through the pre season and in the first game he's played it's aggrevated it again. It is a concern especially with Chamberlain picking up an injury (despite him being championship quality). We're straight down to Jebson or Kirby already, or shoehorning someone else in.

However... We finished joint bottom of super league and aren't the most attractive club to sign for. We (allegedly) were in for Whitehead so I think everyone at the club understands it's an area we're weak (left centre also identified too, Bonaire). I don't understand the constant club bashing from him (unless he is a Rovers troll) but it may just be a coping mechanism from him after many years of false promises and underachievement.

There's a balance to be found though. I think deep down all Hull FC fans will be anxious as we approach the new season, but hopefully we'll all start to see some of the shoots we have seen take root and start to build towards getting us back to competing again.

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Wed Feb 12, 2025 10:37 pm  

Most teams are carrying injuries into the new season not just us......But again some highlight it as it's just us who it happens to

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Wed Feb 12, 2025 10:46 pm  

hull2524 wrote:

Most teams are carrying injuries into the new season not just us......But again some highlight it as it's just us who it happens to

I mean we got into squad numbers in their 50s last year so it’s a fair point

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Thu Feb 13, 2025 12:17 am  

That was last season

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Thu Feb 13, 2025 1:36 am  

Blackandwhitebigdog wrote:

Holmes signed as a starting second row but given the 15 number?!

Ashworth signed as a starting front row and has the number 17
Cust signed as a starting 6/9 has the number 14
Martin currently our best wing has the number 22
on the other hand we have Briscoe with the number 2 and Chamberlain number 4 and both shouldnt be starting first team players so trying to make out that Holmes was not signed as a starting second row because he has the number 15 is nonsense.

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Thu Feb 13, 2025 4:06 am  

Signing players over 30 comes with
Significant upside risk !!!!

We will see injuries and soon

Likely 6 and 7 of Kemp and Lane by Easter

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Thu Feb 13, 2025 5:53 am  

Tarquin Fuego wrote:

Signing players over 30 comes with
Significant upside risk !!!!

We will see injuries and soon

Likely 6 and 7 of Kemp and Lane by Easter

So what experienced, quality 24-27 year old half backs should we have signed that were willing to come?

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Thu Feb 13, 2025 6:24 am  

Is our squad and team better than last season, I'd say definitely and we still have the scope to bring in 2/3 more players.

Last year we had one player who was a top 6 player, now we have a few.

Ad mentioned before we tired to sign Lam and Whitehead had those two, it would have made a massive difference and given us another quota spot.

Myler is trying and getting us moving in the right direction, think every fan (except one) can see that.

It's not a quick fix and not as easy as some fans think, no clubs need to sell, so having money for fees isn't really a benefit right now, so we bring young players through and supplement them with top (SL standard) overseas players.

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Thu Feb 13, 2025 6:25 am  

ComeOnYouUll wrote:

So what experienced, quality 24-27 year old half backs should we have signed that were willing to come?

Oli Leyland?