Actually looks like he did turn them down.

Trying to be positive, I think out squad on paper is stronger than last season

Stronger at FB
weaker on the wing
same at centre (although I fancy Carlos to suprise a few this season)
Stronger at halfback (depth)
A lot Stronger at prop
Weaker in the backrow.

You keep saying we have lost better forwards, but Satae was massively inconsistent, hardly did any work and Savelio and Griffin, spent more time off the pitch. Doesn't matter how good you are if they don't play.

Youngsters will be better after some gamtime last season and another pre season.

I'm sure it will all change, but feeling a bit of positive at at the moment.

If you know anyone who went to Reece Lynns testimonial dinner then ask them what Gale had to say about Hull FC, and more so the ‘fans’ in his guest speech. If I said then you wouldn’t believe me.

The feeling is mutual. He's a spent force and in hindsight we should never have signed him.

While we're all having a laugh and joke, Rovers are better off without him. It does look a bit like panic stations though with you after Gale and Reynolds

Not really a suprise, he was awful and apparently not very well liked by the other players except Connor.

Be after Stanley Gene next.

But you say about injurys savelio esp

But hoy walker and Trueman have huge injury records

And they are gunna be our spine along with brown

Them 3 don't stay fit were in trouble

Taylor and satae were good players the props will have to be good to replace them

Think ese ese will be so that's a start, ashworth good player aswell but is he as good as taylor ? ( no chance imo )

Did you video it on your phone?

Overall I think we are actually stronger as a squad and have a little more depth. We are weaker in certain positions but in the forwards we’ve certainly massively improved.

You say about Hoy, Walker & Trueman having huge injury records but then say about Taylor who the past 2-3 seasons suffered a lot of injurues. Satae for me whilst he could be one of the top forwards in SL he lacked consistency to repeat his good games week in week out and could be quite lazy defensively.

I can see the halves being Brown & Trueman (when fit) with Walker & Hoy fighting out for the FB role with Houghton/Smith and hopefully Balmforth at 9. We then have options available to have Hoy/Smith in the halves and Brown at 9 etc if needed so that again is another improvement that we have cover.

Wing & SR are still an area of concern as the loss of Swift was and is huge. SR we were hit and miss although Griifin when in the pitch was good. Lane needs a big pre season and has to hit the ground running. Hopefully with the likes of Okunbor, Ashworth, Severs & Staveley it will mean they have to perform to be in the 17.

However it was going to be an impossible task to completely change every player and think the club has done a good job to change as much as they have such was the state of the squad inherited by Smith.

That means he will sign for HKR then