I think and hope O Meley will stay.

You made your own bed with that one mate.

Good signing for Hull and your management team obviously did a good job to tempt him away from Leeds who were the obvious main rivals.

We did. I'll take it that's a no to a swap then?

Kallum Watkins

With a possible bench along the lines of:

Heremaia
O'Carroll
O'Meley/New Prop
Whiting

We desperately need Manu to sign a contract extension though.

I trust Gentle/McRae that this signing won't upset the salary cap balance and will still leave us the money needed to sign a centre. It's all well and good having a quality pack but we need to backs to go with it.
Hopefully Ellis' signing will attract other big-name players, especially when we've had players like Fitzgibbon in recent years who has a great standing in the game.

No your all right think we will keep Watkins!

Thought as much.

Where is sgtwilko eh?

cracking signing, not sure it's the right signing but it is a cracking signing.

Well done FC, great signing for any side in SL.

I highly doubt money and it been 3yrs wasnt a key factor (no matter how the club dress it up) hes in his 30s and will be his last club so will of wanted a hefty amount.
BUT he will be worth it IMO.
What this does to your salary cap is anyones guess and as an outsider looking in id say you need to be hoping Manu stays, and theres enough room in the cap for Briscoes replacement, a decent centre, a prop is orge goes and a quality half. Highly doubt there enough room for all of that so youve got to be thinking theres some good youngsters coming through.