It might be better to wait and see if we really are interested in him before either slagging him off or praising him, depending whether you like him or not.
Myself i thought he was quite decent at Hull, much the same as Turner at Saints, Not a world beater but better than average and in any event it's how players play for you that matters not what they have done before, "I think D Powell would know about that".
We have posters on here wanting Ellis back and others who think the likes of Ferguson and Smith were good buys, so that just shows the difference in peoples opinions, and to be fair we have had players come here with big reputations who have been poor, and we have had players with no particular reputation who have turned out very well.
So much depends on the coach and team spirit, which at the Giants seems to have taken a turn for the better this last few games, so from that point of view now might be a good time for Rankin to come if he is coming, Keep some of the players on their toes so to speak.