So does Paul Deacon, perhaps we should put a bid in for him?

Guess you've got to speculate to accumulate eh!

At the risk of incurring ridicule, I'll say that a player of Paul Deacon's ilk would do this Saints side no harm at all.

Your right really, another halfback that may be prone to injury would fit right in here!

On a serious note, at least it would free up Leon a bit (when fit, if ever) to run some wide lines.

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I agree...

However, a previous article stated that the RFL aren't party to any agreements the club will have made with Dobson.

The club will have it covered, never any doubts really lol

Good stuff

If Saints need a contact to follow this one up, his agent is David Riolo, whom the Hull Daily Mail report Rovers have not seen fit to inform about this week's goings-on

"Although the RFL refused to answer all of the 12 questions posed by the Mail, it is now understood Rovers are the first Super League club to be given permission to de-register a player with a view to re-signing him again later in the same season.

Not even Dobson's agent was aware his client's contract had been terminated by the Robins when contacted by the Mail.

David Riolo said: "This is the first I've heard of it. I don't know any of the details so I can't make any comment. I'll get in touch with the club and see what the latest is." "

An RFL statement read: "Hull KR have sought dispensation to be able to re-register Dobson later in the season, it has been indicated to them that it will be granted, subject to the usual regulations being met at the time.

"A number of operational rules allow for dispensation to be granted whilst others are absolute and non-discretionary. With the rules, where dispensation may be applied, each case is judged on its own merits.

"The rule is in place to prevent clubs from stockpiling overseas players and developing a carousel of player changes to their squads throughout a season."

If he goes...he goes! I think he is a cracking player, possibly in the top two half backs in Super League, his awards from the club, supporters and the press have shown his talents are appreciated throughout the game. His winning of the Albert Goldthorpe Medal was no fluke and his time at Wigan and Catalans prove this even further.

Most if not all SL sides would want Dobson in their team, however the point about a salary higher than his ability is worth may put people off but in saying that show me a half back anywhere near as good that would come on a salary clubs could afford and justify paying?

I would love to have Michael Dobson..

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Having seen the latest statement by the RFL that KR seem to have agreed a special agreement to re-register Dobson, despite going against the RFL's own rules - should fans of all clubs (obviously except Rovers) not be requesting their club and directly to the RFL that this should not be permitted. The RFL law states that the rule is there to stop clubs stock piling overseas players and then cherry picking who plays on a weekly basis, yet in affect this is what Hull KR are doing. Seems to me they are not bending rules but shattering them - they already took the mickey by getting special dispensation to sign Mason on a Tongan passport (Blocking clubs such as Huddersfield / Salford who had a genuine quota space). Surely registering Mason to the RFL while keeping Dobson's contract should mean Hull KR have exceeded quota regulations and should not have been allowed to go ahead. If they are allowed to get away with this our game will desend into a farce. Why dont Wigan terminate Fieldens contract - sign a prop - Ewan Dowes for example - using Fieldens space on the cap, then simply when Fielden is fit, re-register and send Dowes back. (Fielden then gets paid for painting the chairmans fence while out of the game each month)

Dobson seems to be a topic on most fans forums - each agreeing he's a player that they would like at their club (me included) - what I want to see is each fan and each club not wanting to see Dobson in a KR shirt again this season (as the rules) and our games so called governors enforce the rules they create.

Failing that I urge Hull FC sign Greg inglis because I heard he drank a pint of Guiness once. Apparently he only needs £20,000 a year as his wife as a £300,000 a year cleaning job.

e-mail the RFL, e-mail your clubs - this must be blocked.

Thank you