Don't know much about who your directors are but someone called Lowe?? Is due to go to oz in 6 weeks to start negotiations with Melbourne to release him from his contract. He has stated he won't be leaving, but I suppose he would!

We are due to announce a signing next week then another 2 weeks later and a third and final one in aroung8 weeks when the shirts are due to go on sale

Well im sure G Horne will sell loads

He's got to be better there than the shambles you have!

Do KR have special dispensation from the RFL to have more overseas trained players than the rest of us?

Because as far as I can see(and I could be wrong), they are up to the limit of 6.

Which 6 have you come up with mate?

Clint Newton
Ben Galea
Rhys Lovegrove
Jake Webster
Michael Dobson
Michael Vella

Is that correct?

Lovegrove is homegrown.
Even if he leaves HKR he will remain Fed trained.
Also on contract renewal I belive Vella and Fisher become Fed trained as well.

How come he is homegrown?
I thought he was trained down under?

It's a pretty gash ruling from the RFL that players can be exempt from such rules, not just in this case, but any similar case. What's the point having overseas quota's and restrictions if there are ways around them?

We got him in when he was young enough im guessing.
As for the rest of it the current rules only apply to players in SL pre feb 2008.
Even then it seems (The RFL had to clarifiy this as their first press release was far from exact on the subject) it only applies to players who would have a right to work here (EU passport) or Kolpac that narrows us down to just Vella (Maltese) and Fisher (Scottish) when those 2 leave or quit we will be down to the same number as everyone else.
Although with all that said there will be a fair few players in SL who fall in the correct situatiuon (Pre feb 08+EU passport/kolpac) who will all recive Fed trained status to keep the numbers higher than they should be.

Lima's contracted for another few seasons so I cant see this one coming off. I've seen the quota rules and cant figure out how vella is off quota. Lovegrove and fisher yes.

Let's see if I have got this correct.

Because Vella and Fisher were at Rovers PRE 08, they have the chance to become exempt from the ruling bec ause they are EU passport holders and 'if' they re-sign with the Rovers. If they signed with another club they would still be classified as overseas trained?

Me neither, super prop though.

You can keep players that take you over the quota but you dont free up room to buy another player by doing this afaik. It's a stupidly complex rule.