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Oh God...it's just dawned on me...it's the merger...they're signing all our players...the new name of Hull Rugby......'Hull Kingston Rovers' (Taking the Hull from Hull FC)

Broadhurst's Fist wrote:

I've seen the 11 out 8 in claim. Seems we're well on the way with the outward bit, we need a bit of 'in' as well.

I can accept any of the aforementioned going for various reasons but Lovegrove and/or Taylor would be less than pleasing. If FC take any more of our players off us god forbid I might start...erm...wanting them to get slightly less heavily beaten!...(is that acceptable KR fans?)

No chance of rovers letting taylor go to Hull. Would be financial suicide. leeds is likely though

Broadhurst's Fist wrote:

Oh God...it's just dawned on me...it's the merger...they're signing all our players...the new name of Hull Rugby......'Hull Kingston Rovers' (Taking the Hull from Hull FC)

You're a funny frepper aren't ya ...

Jake the Peg wrote:

No chance of rovers letting taylor go to Hull. Would be financial suicide. leeds is likely though

Doubt it really come on jaki rovers will not let him go

Surely even flthy mega rich HFC cant afford Taylor

[Mild Rover]

We'll be alright. Going in a bit of a different direction probably, running a tighter ship hopefully.

How many of those players do we think have been offering good value?

Galea, now he's back - but 34 next year. Taylor - but I'd be astonished if he wasn't here next year. McDonnell - recently, but in part because he apparently came over on less than generous terms to secure a better deal long term. Lovegrove - yes, in fairness.
Clinton - not really, though he's coming up the rails to pip O'Meley in the best expensive Australian prop signed by a Hull club for 2010 stakes. Webster - very decent player, served us well, but I'm content with the prospect of Sean Gleeson in this market and economic climate. Watts - might do it for Hull, fresh start and that but he'd gone stale for us. Wheeldon - never let us down, but hardly massively in demand.

I know we've had some decent form the last couple of months, and it's not unnatural that we've swung from 'not good enough, get rid' to Shannon McDonnell leaving being the first harbinger of the end of Rovers after 129 years. But I'm sure the club will make sensible choices. If there's a panic this year, and we don't join it then medium term we can benefit from that. Equally we could miss the boat, it's just a case of judging it. Like Poker... maybe.

I'm ace at poker, got a great face for it.

I beat Mike Smith online pretty much everyday.

Mild Rover wrote:

But I'm sure the club will make sensible choices.

MMMMmmmmm is this the same club that made the sensible choice of the player called Willie Mason by any chance?
And we all know what happened with that one....

so that rips into that optimism ...

irony and sarcasm don`t come over too well in print does it lol

[Sheldon]

Broadhurst's Fist wrote:

Can anyone reassure me that everything is going to be ok?
About this time of year I become increasingly anxious when other teams start announcing new signings. This year not only do I have to concern my overstressed brain with the usual silence from KR HQ but the rumoured/possible departure of :-

Lovegrove
McDonnell
Webster
Clinton
Taylor
Galea

as well as the already departed:-

Watts
Wheeldon

compounded by missing out on: -

L. Paea (reported as nailed on)
Shenton

I require a spoonfull of optimism administering

Praying won't help.

A couple of signings and a couple of upgrades and you'll be in good shape.

I dont really understand the panic.

Lovegrove would be sad to lose but he is replaceable.
Lopini Paea is a miss but hes not the worlds greatest and only prop available.
Webster' time is up hopefully Clinton' is too.

Id be worried if we were losing Dobson/Green/Taylor/Hodgson