Re: Best signing for 2015 : Thu Oct 23, 2014 7:01 am  

westdock boy in oz wrote:

Michaels was a really top class winger, with pace to burn. If he's the same player he was before `disappearing' he'll be a top addition.
Where does this centre /winger business come from? He's an out & out winger. I don't watch the Titans much but the only time
I've seen him at centre in first grade was in an emergency, - he`was' a far better winger than Talanoa though, - interesting times?

Michaels played in the backrow the last couple of games for the Titans, so maybe he has bulked up a bit and could play centre.

With reagrds Sneyd I think the critism towards him is unfiar (mainly by Cas fans after he signed for us), it has been stated that he was poor after he signed for us, this is rubbish the game after he signed for us, he had a stormer against Widnes, played well in the semi final (A big game surley?), against Leeds away and was the main reason they got a point against us at the KC. He was poor in the CC final, but as stated above wasn't the only one and again didn't finish the season well (but again, not many Cas players did and its hard to play behind a beaten pack). He has only played one full season, the rest of the time at Salford he played the odd game and he was moved about at Salford, he has all the raw skill and think he will imrpve again next year, playing with Pryce will help as he is a talker and very experiened, miles better player than Finn.

Not sure about Rankin at hooker, does he have the defensive skills to play there? I see him as halfback or maybe centre.

Re: Best signing for 2015 : Thu Oct 23, 2014 10:59 am  

with bin mans side step and pace or lack of for a winger, maybe he may move to centre. if we didn't have so many 2nd rowers id have even been tempted to try him there...the new manu.

mini cheddar will be a class act on the opposite side to ellis, both with be able to organise the defence around them. with pryce coming in, I think that will take the pressure of snyed slightly, having the experience head with him(like at cas) Micheals looks (from what ive seen of him) like a pacey customer, and getting through gaps making breaks, hopefully that's what we get from him. naughton will be there as cover and to put pressure on shaul and the other wingers and centres.

time will tell how the signing will pan out, still feel like we (hull fc) haven't made all our signings yet, if we have, again I think we have that something missing

Re: Best signing for 2015 : Thu Oct 23, 2014 11:03 am  

Dave K. wrote:

.Not sure about Rankin at hooker, does he have the defensive skills to play there? I see him as halfback or maybe centre.

If rankin were to go into hooker, I reckon it would be like a azza effect, quick speed around the play the ball, but could also jump in the halves. rankin to centre was what I spoke about with a mate of mine last season, would be interesting move. extra ball handler on the field and pace to burn...love his little springbok skip and how he pulls players out the defensive line.

big fan of rankin

Re: Best signing for 2015 : Thu Oct 23, 2014 11:49 am  

*1865* wrote:

I agree that we'll need to play the long game to get a consistent flow, but that bunch of what were technically u17's this year are the best in the country at their age and have been for years. They finished in the top half and competed in the playoffs against teams that were predominantly 2-3 years older than them this year. If we don't see 7 or 8 become top SL players over the next few years I'd be massively surprised.

As for signings, I'm looking forward to seeing Naughton. Bulls fans speak very highly of his skills and it will be good for Shaul to have someone applying pressure on him.

Well, lets hope so as this could be the core of a team for years to come. The potential is there, and there is no doubting that.

Re: Best signing for 2015 : Thu Oct 23, 2014 5:09 pm  

So Rankin started as a full back, then a make shift off half and now some see him as a hooker or want to see him at hooker?

Re: Best signing for 2015 : Thu Oct 23, 2014 5:26 pm  

I was hoping we'd have signed another assistant coach to support radford but doesn't look like we will

Re: Best signing for 2015 : Fri Oct 24, 2014 11:47 am  

Rupert Pupkin wrote:

So Rankin started as a full back, then a make shift off half and now some see him as a hooker or want to see him at hooker?

rankin came in as a half back/full back, giving the way teams play these days. moving him to hooker is just what people are suggesting, with how he plays

Re: Best signing for 2015 : Fri Oct 24, 2014 1:48 pm  

If the RL bring in two referees next season then with a much faster play the ball Rankin could be a sensation at 9.
Adam Pearson thinks so too and I agree.
That said I think Rankin will in any case feature regularly in the side.

Re: Best signing for 2015 : Fri Oct 24, 2014 2:51 pm  

bonaire wrote:

If the RL bring in two referees next season then with a much faster play the ball Rankin could be a sensation at 9.
Adam Pearson thinks so too and I agree.
That said I think Rankin will in any case feature regularly in the side.

They are not brining in two refs next season. If it happens, it wont be until 2016 at the earliest

Re: Best signing for 2015 : Fri Oct 24, 2014 5:25 pm  

bonaire wrote:

If the RL bring in two referees next season then with a much faster play the ball Rankin could be a sensation at 9.
Adam Pearson thinks so too and I agree.
That said I think Rankin will in any case feature regularly in the side.

Will he be as good as a Tony Blackburn sensation?