New Deal for Ellis : Wed Aug 20, 2014 5:08 am  

http://www.hullfc.com/article/35749/ell ... rlie-birds

http://www.hullfc.com/article/35749/ell ... rlie-birds

Re: New Deal for Ellis : Wed Aug 20, 2014 5:33 am  

Good news, he's been great this season.

Re: New Deal for Ellis : Wed Aug 20, 2014 6:22 am  

Good news, but I really don't like the idea of him moving to prop next season. We've already got good numbers in the front row unless someone is leaving which I can't see, although I did hear that Green was linked with Fev? How true that is I don't know but I can't see it.

Re: New Deal for Ellis : Wed Aug 20, 2014 6:45 am  

happy with 1 year, as I felt tying him up for 2017 was too early. Been in great form this year, if other players had his consistency and attitude we wouldn't be in the mess we are in.

Re: New Deal for Ellis : Wed Aug 20, 2014 6:55 am  

UllFC wrote:

happy with 1 year, as I felt tying him up for 2017 was too early. Been in great form this year, if other players had his consistency and attitude we wouldn't be in the mess we are in.

Exactly.

Re: New Deal for Ellis : Wed Aug 20, 2014 7:27 am  

How can people be happy with this. I thought the general feeling is once you reach 30 you automatically become $hit injury prone and shouldn't be touched with a barge-pole.

Re: New Deal for Ellis : Wed Aug 20, 2014 8:12 am  

One of our 2 best performers this year, good news.

As for prop, I thought there was an outside chance of it this year before we finished our recruitment, and it's always been a possibility for him.

Re: New Deal for Ellis : Wed Aug 20, 2014 8:34 am  

Personally I would have waited until a few games into next year, as he will be still taking up a decent wage (even though I reckon it will be less than his current deal.

I think the move to prop could be a good move depending on our recruitment.

Been our 2nd best player this year and certainly our most consistent.

Re: New Deal for Ellis : Wed Aug 20, 2014 8:42 am  

Why not wait till next year?

I could understand if he was a 19 year old starlet whos burst on to the scene this season.

Re: New Deal for Ellis : Wed Aug 20, 2014 8:43 am  

Dave K. wrote:

Personally I would have waited until a few games into next year, as he will be still taking up a decent wage (even though I reckon it will be less than his current deal.

I think the move to prop could be a good move depending on our recruitment.

Been our 2nd best player this year and certainly our most consistent.

Thinking about it though, could we have possibly have created ourselves a bit of wiggle room for next year by doing it now? Say he was on £150k a season, what if he's just signed for £120k for the next 2 now? Costs the club an additional £90k, but gives him that £90k for another year of security and frees up £30k on our cap for next year.