The Blake Green signing has been 'broken' for months.

They are using exactly the same method they used with Clinton for Green e.g 'Nothing is sorted yet'
The Mason situation was more complex then that.
Or at least that is how I understand it.

How?

The Aussie media got hold of some pictures of Mike Smith shaking hands with Willies manager and stuck them in their paper.
A great scoop I agree but it left Rovers with no alternative but to confirm the deal was done 'subject to Visa'.
Rovers don't like to confirm anything until all the paperwork is sorted it is how they have generally done it previously.

Did they? I only saw them from hkrs website.

And how is that a bigger scoop then Blake Green actually saying he's signed for hkr and is awaiting his visa and he's got his visa approved and is just waiting for the paperwork?

Its pretty hard to deny photographic evidence.
Anything else can be palmed off as paper talk IMHO.

A photo of two people shaking hands, a photo your yet to give me a link to , is better evidence than a coach saying he's interested in signing a player then said player saying he's signed and the visa has been approved?

You sure?

2 reasons the Mason story broke IMO.

1, Him being such a high prfoile player it was going to make big news, might as well break it yourself as let the international rugby press talk.

2, Our passes were on sale and Mason will sell passes. Anyone denying thats a factor is deluding themselves. It would have been silly of the club not too.

Blake Green's signature isn't really big pass selling news as even followers of oz rugby no very little about him.

Exactly.

From the Sydney Morning Herald
HULL KR SEAL MASON DEAL
WHILE Willie Mason was sweating it out for the Cowboys last night, his manager, Greg Keenan, was in England finalising a lucrative three-year deal. This is an exclusive picture of the deal being done with Hull KR boss Mike Smith late last night in England.
Although no picture is on this link, the quote suggests there was at the time...so seems to back up Roverswall.
The link seems to be snippets of previously published articles.
and I'm certain this will fill them with great excitement."

<ss childishly >

Thanks for taking time out for me grafton but on the link you gave I can't see masons name mentioned.

The second part would seem more reasonable.

Scroll down mate its there.
It mentions him signing 'last night with pictures'
Like I said Rovers moved fast to make sure they announced it to the UK first.