Good move Burnett and for Hull, they have chance to see if he is good enough over a full season and Burnett will also get a good chance to improve on a regular basis.

Good news for Mike, he would struggle to get a look in this season and reserve grade is no good for him. Good for us too, if he does well then we can bring him back into the squad.

Good deal all round, as long as he does play week in week out. I thought he looked very promising in 2009.

My only concern is the move to London, having done it myself in the past it can be a very lonely experience being that far away from family and friends, I am sure he'll get support from Quins and FC and I really hope it helps him prove his worth.

Pleased with this move, it's something we haven't done enough with young players. Hopefully this is the start of rectifying that.

It is a great move for Burnett in that he will get much needed regular Super League rugby at Quins. From Hulls point of view i'm not so sure because i dont think there is a call back clause in the agreement and if he rips up trees down in London then Hull are likely to have competition for his signiture when his contract expires at the end of the season.

He signed a 3 year contract in 2009, meaning (I think) he's contracted for 2010, 2011, 2012 (as his previous contract would have expired in 2009), so I think we'll be covered. I may be mistaken though.

I'm not the mosty fussed anyway. He's not bad, and he's young, but he's never really stood out in my eyes and we have no shortage of back rowers, both in our first team at the moment and players like Crooks, Green, Cunningham, Kent who we're promoting through the ranks atm.

I wish he would have joined Wakey, I've always liked the look of him!

He is OOC at the end of the 2011 season.

And (as an aside to the other comment)why would anyone join Wakey to improve their game?

Its character building, being put out of your comfort zone.

If he gets a bit twitchy for home, would it be possible for him to train a couple of times a week with Hull so he doesn't have to be in London on a full time basis??

And how is this different from any other team having competition for OOC players? If he stayed and got gametime from Hull and ripped up trees, there would be competition for his signature, surely? If he stayed and didn't get gametime for Hull, it's fair to say he wouldn't be developing at all, particularly as he's lost a bit of momentum in his development. I don't see how Hull are losing out here. Good that this is another contract you've got the inside track on the clauses of. Have you posted the link to the interview with Berrigan where you said he talked about bringing in lawyers to write some clauses into his deal to safeguard against future tax legislation changes 3 years ago yet?

Said commentator wasn't responsible AFAIK but I actually never got a PM notification of the ban. I think it was Mr R.B.A himself, but I guess I'll never know. Can anyone else on here endorse RBA's recollection of Berrigan doing an interview in 2007 where he talked about bringing in lawyers to render Hull FC responsible for ringfencing his net pay in the future event of legislative or tax changes, say in 2010? I honestly can't, but maybe it's my age.

The more I think about this, the more I think it's a good idea for Burnett. I've always rated him highly, particulary when he debuted for the first team and looked a great prospect. He needs to recapture the momentum and is unfortunate to be in the one slot where we have strong and quality depth. Hope he does really well, then comes home next year.

Hope I'm wrong and he has a good season for Quins but Burnett hasn't looked anything special in his appearances so far. Yes he's young but the best young players generally chisel out a spot for themselves early and hold it down regardless of the strength of competition for that place. That's how they begin to make their mark. Admittedly that's a tough prospect in the second row at Hull but if Burnett was a rising star maybe a couple of the others wouldn't have been signed/had their contracts extended recently. Obviously Quins see something positive by signing him. Nothing against him whatsoever like I say I hope he has a good season but if he had shown top quality in his appearances to date he would be playing at Hull in 2011.