are you sure

if he gets turned down thats it IMO

its no good for the club to have such a large chunk of cap unavailable, and he won't be very match fit after months out of the game (don't forget he missed the last weeks of the season as well)

and whilst it would be awesome if he's does get here, to be honest we are in more need of another back than another forward with Lakuaki on the way.

If he gets a visa!

Yes you're probably right. If he hasn't got this application right then I don't know what he can really do to get a different decision. Surely, his agent and Hull FC must have made sure it was the best application they could have submitted and covered everything relevant (I hope !!)

Can I go 50-50 ?

I`m just not very hopeful.

why not phone a friend?

He will have a job on ...Billy no mates

We shouldn't laugh it's not funny .. I have increased my Heart tablets

he could have played last week

Correct

I think you will find that he played in the grand final, which is the last game of the season

It was in that game that he picked up his rib injury which ruled him out of the world cup.

Just heard from down under that he will be playing for Souths this season. He will be here next year, as his minor brush with the law will be over 5 years old and it will not be recognised.

We just need him to stay injury free and away from the law and we will have him for the World Club Challenge next season.



Its in the Sydney Herald

If thats happened it means it been in discussion for days as he is a Hull FC contracted player.

Furthermore, would it mean he is on loan to them effectively, in which case does he count on our salary cap or have we released him from his contract?

Heard From Aus that their media are saying that if he is unsuccessful and his advisers think he will be, then he is all ready to drop in at Souths almost immediately for a year, and will join us for 2010 and 2011 when his conviction will be 5 years old and lapsed!!

NB Sorry already covered by above post!

Given that he has been unable to fulfill his contractual duties this year I fail to see how it affects our salary cap this year, other than leave a huge hole.

I would say he signs for SS for 9 months, plays and sorts his visa out then joins us for 2 to 3 years.

Beat you to it Pete

Link ?

So this has still not been confirmed

I don't have one, I just received an email this morning, no doubt the same as Wilfs. Could be a rumour the same as the rest on here or it could in fact be true. What I would say though is that a player of MC's ability is not going to sit on his arris all year. Also given the Eastwood situation revealed this week, I would say there is certainly an element of truth in it. He does after all need to earn a few bob whilst he waits to come here.

Damn beat me to it Rich there is no link but we both have a good source!!!

Still told last Monday that they they have not got to his application in the 'pile 'yet so nothing is certain, he coud I guess still come but the fact that he is lining up a move to Souths indicates that his people do not hold out much hope!!

Right.. a player of his calibre needs to have a plan b.hopefully all will be revealed very soon. today would be good

Tomato!

Nothing on the Aussie websites though as yet

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Perhaps, or they are simply being cautious and covering all bases.