I used to go to school with him. When I first read this a week or so ago on here, I started to ask around friends of friends etc, and yes he's contracted to Bath but only until March. Either a transfer fee is involved or we are waiting until the end of RU season and missing the first month of SL.

What's strange is that if he is one of the best in RU, why leave for what is likely to be less money etc? Location aside, you're only here one and a professional sportsman's career is very short.

Would be a small gamble perhaps but one that I definitely think would pay off.

I did think you'd just lost your marbles

Can we keep petty arguments to PM, it's boring.

I'd have thought the same, unless we have faith in Wilson-Tyson and Wilson to be back up to the main 5 props.

Paul McNicholas has been asking player managers and contacts in Australia about which young halfbacks are off contract, he was given 3 names - all of them pretty average lower graders plus the Bulldogs reserve hooker Joel Romelo.

I think Hull should be enquiring about Sam Powell from Wigan, great young player who steered England Knights to a big win over Samoa on the weekend but will probably be behind Matty Smith next season. He needs to be playing SL.

Wigan would possibly let him out on loan for a few weeks or month but if hes next in behind Smith cant see them doing it long term and that wouldnt really help us think we need someone for atleast 2-3 years till young willo is ready to be regular. imo