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    Would losing Swift justify keeping the rest of the squad together?

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    Quote Originally Posted by brook View Post
    While he is a good player he is a long way short of being a marquee player.
    Really? I'd say Hastings is on par with Blake Austin, just Austin is running round in a much better side.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Saddened! View Post
    Really? I'd say Hastings is on par with Blake Austin, just Austin is running round in a much better side.
    Austin was well known in the nrl and like Barba was never played top level international games due to the quality of other players in his position. He is a well known name who would attract fans. Hastings is no doubt a good player but is more known for his troubles. If you are going to pay marquee money then you want a big name who will put bums on seats. Would Hastings be worth 3 or 4 hundred thousand a year ? Would he generate the interest of Barba or Austin or Widdop ? That for me anyway is a marquee player.

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    Hastings was a liability defensively at the weekend. For those that have seen him play a few times, was that an aberration?

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    Quote Originally Posted by brook View Post
    Austin was well known in the nrl and like Barba was never played top level international games due to the quality of other players in his position. He is a well known name who would attract fans. Hastings is no doubt a good player but is more known for his troubles. If you are going to pay marquee money then you want a big name who will put bums on seats. Would Hastings be worth 3 or 4 hundred thousand a year ? Would he generate the interest of Barba or Austin or Widdop ? That for me anyway is a marquee player.
    Hastings reminds me of Dobson when he first arrived in the UK. He's playing really well and generating lots of interest but probably isn't good enough to come back to the NRL.
    Having said that I think he would be a good signing for us because he would add a great deal to our team.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Buddy View Post
    Hastings reminds me of Dobson when he first arrived in the UK. He's playing really well and generating lots of interest but probably isn't good enough to come back to the NRL.
    Having said that I think he would be a good signing for us because he would add a great deal to our team.

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    Hastings I believe is more than good enough for NRL but his discipline lapses on and off the field in Australia are the reason he is in Super League - he is out of the NRL goldfish bowl at Salford and it has been an inspired partnership that has suited both parties well.

    I think he is at least a season off a return to Australia but because of the past baggage I don’t expect Holbrook or McManus to gamble.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Buddy View Post
    Hastings reminds me of Dobson when he first arrived in the UK. He's playing really well and generating lots of interest but probably isn't good enough to come back to the NRL.
    Having said that I think he would be a good signing for us because he would add a great deal to our team.

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    Yeah he's a good player,just not the player you would give a marquee spot to.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ep1987 View Post
    Hastings was a liability defensively at the weekend. For those that have seen him play a few times, was that an aberration?




    He missed seven tackles when they played us.

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    Some Hull fans seem to think they have signed Adam Swift, and he was at their training ground today !

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    Quote Originally Posted by Budgiezilla View Post
    Some Hull fans seem to think they have signed Adam Swift, and he was at their training ground today !
    Radford's son posted a picture on Facebook of Swift at the KCom

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    Quote Originally Posted by Budgiezilla View Post
    Some Hull fans seem to think they have signed Adam Swift, and he was at their training ground today !
    Hull is a long way to commute unless he plans on relocating.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Budgiezilla View Post
    Some Hull fans seem to think they have signed Adam Swift, and he was at their training ground today !
    For this season? A loan possibly? I can't see why we'd let him go mid season.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Saddened! View Post
    For this season? A loan possibly? I can't see why we'd let him go mid season.
    Probably to speak face to face to people about a contract,see the facilities ect for next year if he moves.

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    Swift confirmed to Hull next year

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    Would have been nice to keep him but he deserves first team rugby and he wasn’t likely to get that here anytime soon.

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    https://www.superleague.co.uk/articl...ns-for-hull-fc

    Is the link to the signing

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    Good luck to the lad, we can’t keep everyone.

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    Good luck Swifty

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sean Day View Post
    Good luck Swifty
    Agree,always gave 100% for us,good luck to him,hope he can nail down a starting place there.

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    I'll be sorry to lose him from the team. Proper St Helens lad. But good luck to him.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JonNgog View Post
    Would have been nice to keep him but he deserves first team rugby and he wasn’t likely to get that here anytime soon.
    Dead right.

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    My Beef is he is wearing a Hull top in the picture and still plays for us the prick

    Don't blame him for moving just poor judgment on him posing in the Hull top now should have waited until season end

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    Quote Originally Posted by brook View Post
    Agree,always gave 100% for us,good luck to him,hope he can nail down a starting place there.
    Absolutely. Good winger and a credit to the club over the years. My son was just starting out as a fan (not knowing anything about Saints growing up in a non RL area) when I saw him in the club shop once, asked him could he have a pic with him although I felt a bit cheeky as he wasn’t on duty as such, but he couldn’t have been nicer and had a little chat with him for a couple of minutes. Little moments like that go a long way

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    Maybe that gives us a bit more leverage with salary cap money for next season?

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    Quote Originally Posted by saintgeorge View Post
    Maybe that gives us a bit more leverage with salary cap money for next season?
    Yes big decisions on players:

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