Quote: shinymcshine "IIRC we de-registered an injured Graeme Appo to make space for Johns, but I don't think that Appo was likely to return at any stage of the play-offs.
Subsequently the salary cap rules were changed to prevent teams from capaitalising on short term deals, but in the case of Mason & Dobson the overseas quota rather than salary cap was the determining factor.'"
I don't think its the originally de-registering that is the problem. The rules state that once a quota player has been deregistered, then he cannot be registered again that season.
That's why it's a joke, Hull KR always had the intention of registering him again at some point during this season. Is this not now an invitation for a club to have 6 proper quota players, and just rotate 5 out of those throughout the season!