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    Quote Originally Posted by magic superbeetle View Post
    https://www.hullfc.com/blog/2023/05/...end-of-season/

    Satae to Catalans, Dwyer to Warrington.
    Good signing for Catalans that. They seem to be getting the Kasiano/Dudson band back together. Some real size in their pack.

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    Quote Originally Posted by scotty2hotty View Post
    Don't think its necessarily a case of wanting to keep Royle but given the probability of Matuatia leaving, Bell playing most of his game time at Loose forward, Matthew Foster coming back off 2 long term knee injuries and Wello's reluctance to give any game time to Lewis Baxter this season (often in favour of playing Royle) then who else is there in the squad that can cover 4th/5th choice in the backs? And there is very slim pickings on the talent list from other clubs especially anyone
    that can fulfil that role earning the peanuts that Royle is on.
    I'm not sure Royle will be at the club much longer TBH. He's at an age now where he really should be playing 1st team rugby week after week and should be looking for a half decent contract. He's got a Cas / Wakefield type player written all over him or maybe one of the top Championship clubs like Fev.
    Foster seems to be highly rated but has had a lot of bad luck with injuries (fingers crossed he can put a decent run of games together this year), and Buckley seems to be improving a lot (scores 2 great try's for the reserves last weekend against Leeds). Then behind these 2 are players like Vaughn who appears to be very much in the Mata'utia type role of being able to play both center & 2nd row comfortably.

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    I know that he (Royle) is a very intelligent man with impressive qualifications so he could easily say ta ta to rugby and earn a serious wedge. Good luck to him and I wouldn't blame him.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Saint Toppy View Post
    I'm not sure Royle will be at the club much longer TBH. He's at an age now where he really should be playing 1st team rugby week after week and should be looking for a half decent contract. He's got a Cas / Wakefield type player written all over him or maybe one of the top Championship clubs like Fev.
    Foster seems to be highly rated but has had a lot of bad luck with injuries (fingers crossed he can put a decent run of games together this year), and Buckley seems to be improving a lot (scores 2 great try's for the reserves last weekend against Leeds). Then behind these 2 are players like Vaughn who appears to be very much in the Mata'utia type role of being able to play both center & 2nd row comfortably.
    With young players the true threat is behind them rather than in front on them. We definitely have some talented back rowers Buckley and Vaughan seem to be the headlines. Royle either needs to get in the starting 17 or show more potential than these two lads.

    Foster has similar issues but hopefully he can get a run at some point.
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    Jack Ashworth leaving Huddersfield at the end of the season. Linked with Hull FC.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Saint from Bury View Post
    Jack Ashworth leaving Huddersfield at the end of the season. Linked with Hull FC.
    There seems to be a scramble by some clubs to just go out and but the biggest forwards they can regardless of whether they're any good or not (and to me Ashworth is definately in the or not category). Wire did it last year buying big but ultimately useless donkeys like Dudson & Kasiano.

    Do these coaches not actually look at the really successful clubs like Saints, Wigan & Leeds who's forward packs are generally smaller & more mobile with just maybe 1 or 2 really big guys. The last champion team with a mega pack was Bradford and the game has moved on massively since that era.

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    Oli Gildart signed for Hull KR from next season on a 3 year deal.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Blobbynator View Post
    Oli Gildart signed for Hull KR from next season on a 3 year deal.
    He didn’t last long in Oz.

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    Quote Originally Posted by knowsleyroaders View Post
    He didn’t last long in Oz.
    Think that's a good signing. Wouldn't have been disappointed to see us chase his signature.

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    He'll go really well for them if he can stay injury free.

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    Gildart isn’t the Gildart of about 5-6 years ago and he was pretty poor in his last year or two at Wigan to the point where their fans couldn’t believe he was wanted by NRL clubs.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dos Cervezas View Post
    Gildart isn’t the Gildart of about 5-6 years ago and he was pretty poor in his last year or two at Wigan to the point where their fans couldn’t believe he was wanted by NRL clubs.
    I'm not sure he's ever really been a top centre, always seems to have been overhyped.

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    James Bell new deal till end of 2025. Well deserved for a player who for me is one of the 1st names on the teamsheet now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by scotty2hotty View Post
    James Bell new deal till end of 2025. Well deserved for a player who for me is one of the 1st names on the teamsheet now.
    Good news, played more than well enough to deserve it.

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    Let's hope there announcing 1 a day and Sironen's tomorrow

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    Excellent. Been very patient and really stepped in to loose whilst Morgans been loosing his head

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    https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport...alans-27042752

    Sounds like we're close to signing Matt Whitley for next season. Matuatia replacement?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Blobbynator View Post
    https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport...alans-27042752

    Sounds like we're close to signing Matt Whitley for next season. Matuatia replacement?
    Always liked Whitley, come's to us at good stage of his career and offers competition for places whilst freeing up quota spot for movement elsewhere in the squad.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Blobbynator View Post
    https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport...alans-27042752

    Sounds like we're close to signing Matt Whitley for next season. Matuatia replacement?
    A bit underwhelming. Although he will only be back up to Sironen/Batchelor.

    Suppose he’ll be on less money than Matautia plus he will not take up a quota spot so maybe we can use that cap space and quota spot elsewhere?

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    Solid enough back up to Sironen and Batchelor (assuming Matautia is heading home). Like others have said it frees up money and quota spot for a elsewhere. (Prop or centre presumably)
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    The key point people will be concerned about in that article is the following paragraph: -

    St Helens, who are already thought to have secured a deal for Warrington Wolves hooker Daryl Clark next season, are unlikely to make significant changes to their squad for the next season with most of their off-contract players, barring James Roby, expected to re-sign.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Albion View Post
    The key point people will be concerned about in that article is the following paragraph: -
    LMS is definitely another

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    Quote Originally Posted by scotty2hotty View Post
    Always liked Whitley, come's to us at good stage of his career and offers competition for places whilst freeing up quota spot for movement elsewhere in the squad.

    Not good or big enough IMO. But he does run the channels, which is what we need (and why playing Bell or Knowles at SR weakens the team)
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    Very underwhelming if true. Him and Clark aren't going to have us at the top of the tree. After years of superb recruitment it seems we have taken a dip. And if we re-sign Hopoate and LMS goes round another year then we can kiss goodbye to next year.

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    Happy with this signing. Will also be cheaper and play more than Matautia.

    I can understand why people are disappointed that we have signed him instead of signing Tom Gilbert and David Fifita though.

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