Real shame Tuli is having to retire without the chance of pulling on the jersey again. Never the quickest, but had rhe power to barge his way over the line..

Notable highlights include

His try at Wembley
His hat trick against rovers at magic
His leap to set up Carlos in the semi against Leeds.

But above all, he put his heart and sole into playing for the team and the fans every time he stepped over the white line.

I understand he will be a guest of the club on good Friday. He should get a resounding send off.

I wonder if we can salary cap exemption for Talanoa ala Luke Gale?

Would hope so given he has not played first team this season.

I'm sure that once he's de-registered he won't count on the cap for the rest of the year.

The loophole to stop clubs de-registering and then re-registering a player has been blocked as far as I can tell. That's why Cas claimed special dispensation.

All the best defo the best binman we have ever had, you left great memories, good luck to you and your family,

At the start of the season I felt we might have seen the last of him, but then he seemed to be doing well and had played for the reserves and it looked like he might return after all. Real shame that there was another set back and that it has ended like this.

He will be warmly remembered by all Hull fans imo. He was taken from obscurity and given a chance and he took it with both hands. One of our best wingers of the SL era imo and gave us lots of great memories.

I'm not sure we need an exemption as it's a 'Live' cap. Which, I think, means the players that count towards it are, the top 25 earners at the club, 'at the given time', i.e., now, plus any one else who plays in a cap relevant game. Obviously minus any allowances or dispensations.


Only what, I, think mind, so who knows?

I really can't understand this thread. A few weeks ago it was common knowledge at Rovers that he had played his last match for FC. Pearson's hand had been forced and all that was required was a good reason to save everyone's face. Injuries provided this.

So you were aware Tuli had sustained yet another wrist injury, requiring surgery, and the possibility of being without him for three months according to scans, a few weeks before it happened.

Lottery numbers this Saturday please

I made no forecast in my post so you will have to select your own lottery numbers! All I said was that at the Rovers v Broncos match the story was circulating that for certain reasons outside of the game a certain FC player would never play for the club again. This had come true. Injuries was a smokescreen to hide the real reason.

Weve all known that since the off season. Keep up

I would have fully expected FC fans to have known this, what the real reason for the departure is and who had put pressure on Pearson. I am just amazed that so many appear to have been taken in by the cover story of injuries.

I am fairly sure the injuries have been genuine. I think we all know he has been battling other issues as well (although there seems to conflicting stories about what those issues actually are), but that doesn't mean the injuries are a lie. He did play for the reserves a few weeks ago.

He played against Wakey at Springhead Mr Zucchini but alas he never finished the game, probably were he picked up his latest wrist injury.

"At Rovers" how long has he played for you??