This is slightly different, as i recall it.

As part of the agreement to let harris go before his contract was up Leeds agreed to cancel harris contract, yet retained his registration with the rugby league.

Harris after a few years in the union, and the bulls argued that because his contract was terminated they weren't allowed to retain his playing registration, and they were wrong.

A players registration and contract are 2 different things.

With dobson you have a player who is no longer registered (so rovers dont hold his playing registration), however they have a contract with him. so for someone to register him they would have to seek rovers permission or buy his contract out.

Youve got to read behind the sensational side of the story.

Firstly as stated (although different terminologies are used), HKR deregisted MDobson as a player, affectively terminating his playing contract. However as stated by the RFL in doin this HKR may have other contractual agreements to retain the player (which they have), this means without the permission of HKR who are, and remain his employers (as hes still been paid), no other club can register him. I know this because thats what the chairman said and if you read into the RFL hint at this, and furthermore do you seriously beleive HKR would of done this without making sure they were water tight on retain michaels services?

Now with regards to willie and his passport, its only a matter of time, he has letters and everything from the tongan authorities saying he qualifies for tongan nationality and his passport is on its way, however the rfl will only accept the passport itself as proof. so the hypothetical questions of what if his passport doesnt arrive, will remain hypothetical.

Reading it and listening to the chairman, suggests to me the RFL have been involved all the way and advised HKR on how to do get Willie to play, as the RFL wanted him playing as soon as possible jsut as rovers did, as the guy is box office and has brought some much needed attention to Super League and rugby league in general.

Tbh, I don't think it really matters. No one is going to sign him whilst he is injured, and the RFL will allow Mason to come off quota. In reality it's a non story, but a few of you get pulled in

Bigest non story of the season ,Dobson is a Robin and wont be going anywere .

probably the worst of any of the half backs in superleague...

It is true our chairman said it was true that although 'Technically he is a free agent according to the RFL, But in the eyes of the law he STILL is contracted to Hull KR'.
Its called playing the rules to suit us.
You know how that works right?, I mean you must do what with the salery cap and all that.