A pull-in head assembly (8) for releasably connecting a pulling arrangement (112) to an elongate flexible structure (4, 6). The pull-in head assembly 8 comprises a pull-in head having a body (30) which defines a pulling axis X of the pull-in head. The body (30) has a front end and a rear end and a bore (48) which extends through the body (30) along the pulling axis X. The bore (48) is configured such that a pulling line (28) can be threaded through the body (30).