If Kelly, which overseas player goes?

Possibly none as he maybe exempt for a season.

i dont think that rule will apply anymore

it only happened because crusaders folded after new contracts were given out

overseas players from hull kr shouldn't be rewarded with offers of contracts (after not performing for them) from other superleague teams who have filled their quota

Love rugby league has us linked with Jermain mcgilvary....that would be an impressive signing if we could pull it off!!

Correct not a rule, didn't happen with the Bradford players, so won't happen with Rovers players.

If Micheals is signing which Pearson said it was a done deal, and there is no truth in Manu or anyone leaving rumour, we have no quota spot so any half back must be either English or have an English Passport or European, that for me leaves Brough, Richie Myler, Cats had a bit of turmoil and may want rid, or the Bradford player Rovers where after, or someone in Aussy who has an English passport Widup maybe, the only other situation could be Carlos heading home, but I doubt that Pearson never said anyone was heading out other than loan players, well it was Cooke who implied that TBF

Gaskell wouldn;t surprise me as we were in for him before

Ratchford would be my choice from any SL team. He's a big part of the Warrington team and I would guess they'd demand a huge transfer fee for him. Chances of signing him must be very slim

I think people are getting a bit carried away here. I doubt we'll have much cap as we were scratting around to fit michaels in and we have no overseas spots so talk of carney, kelly, mcgulvray and brough are pie in the sky. Probably a couple of championship players or fringe SL players

Will we benefit with the salary cap with Yeamo retiring?
Exemption moved to Danny H giving us more wriggle room?

Correct. But what's an off season on here without people fabricating ludicrous player links to then slate the club relentlessly for not getting them even though as you say we've nowt to play with. You know the drill by now surely?

Passports don't matter anymore. It's either Federation (RLEF) trained or Non-Federation trained. To a maximum of 7 players.

Definition of Fed trained from the RFL rules:
"‘Federation Trained Player’: a player who, for any 3 full Seasons before the end of the Season in which he ceases to be eligible by age to play at Under 21 level has been on the Club’s register or the register of another Club which plays in competitions under the jurisdiction of a member of the RLEF. For the avoidance of doubt if a player moves from one Club’s register to another Club’s register and there is a period of no more than 28 days in the Season (as defined) and any amount of the period between the 1 December and the day of the first League Match, Representative Match or Cup Tie (whichever is sooner) between being removed from one register and being registered with another Club, consecutively shall not be broken for the purposes of this clause. In addition a Club may apply for a Player who has been granted New Talent Pool status"

Widdop is a bit of an anomaly as he's English, but I'm not sure whether he was on the books of a club over here before moving to Aus at 16.

You might be right but Pearson said we are looking in the NRL for a stand off/outside back. Not enough left on the cap and no quota place - the whole thing is a bit of a mystery. He said signings will be made within 2/3 weeks so we'll have to wait and see. Also Radford said a while back they'd be no more signings.

The only thing we could deduce form AP stating that we are looking in the NRL is they are either English and coming back to the UK (Widdop??) or we will be releasing one quota player to go home from our current squad with the resiging of Michaels.

Interesting times indeed.

I'm not sure Widdop is Fed trained though due to him being in Aus since 16 (unless he was on the books of a UK club for a minimum of three years before he left?).

The flip side would be if we signed an Australian at 16-18 - by the age of 21 they'd be classed as Fed Trained.