Wasn't that because the players already had contract before the rule was implemented, so it was deemed unfair, there has been 9 year since the non fed rule was brought in and all teams and players should no how it works, the fact there hasn't been any cases since (When they must be loads of players not trained here but have British passports) says that clubs/players can't find ways around the rule (Which is good).

Be interesting to see what happens with your recruitment particularity with the non fed players.

That (eventually) applied to all non-fed trained players. Initially just for the rest of their current contract iirc, but eventually their whole career including those who went back down under and then returned. The late notice on that amendent was what Hood is complaining about in that article.

Choosing my words carefully...

The non-fed rule is potentially legally contentious. The RFL, I suspect, did not and do not want it challenged in court. Anybody with a legal right to live and work in the UK etcetera, etcetera.

Finnigan, the Henderson brothers and Clark don't just have UK passports, but were born here, [iperhaps[/i making the RFL more receptive to their cases. The RFL tends to give itself discretionary power to ignore its own rules.

More recent cases would be less notable, so I guess they may just not have been reported. Clubs not stretching the rules might reflect that quality realistically available from the NRL has dipped.

Brexit could well render the whole thing redundant.

So in reality nobody really knows

The reason I bring this point up is that you make out that you are a super fan, and earlier this season you was quoting on a game, that you never attended due to babysitting a newborn, and you couldn't make a game because you had a baby. There is no malice intended towards your family, I apologise if you have taken it that way.

I personally think you are an arrogant poster, who is never wrong, you posted that I was trying to be a "smart alec", and that I was wrong in bringing up the fact Clark was born in UK so is exempt. I am right on this point.
We DO NOT need to release somebody to accommodate an oversees signing.

How many of your non fed players are contracted beyond 2017? It's OK bringing more in but there doesn't seem to be a lot of quality in your overseas players if you do win promotion and don't have much manouvre room to bring better quality overseas players in for next year

Heffernan, ZDC, Carney and Blair all are iirc.

JBF and Quinlan, I'm not sure.

We have to get up before we start worrying about staying up. Running a bigger squad with fewer stars, is probably the way we'd go though. From necessity and because injuries is now maybe the single biggest challenge a coach faces.

A few points.

First it wasn't babysitting it was I didn't think it was fair to leave the wife for an away FRIENDLEY with a new born.

It didn't offend me, just thought it was strange for you to mention my baby in the only two posts you have replied to, but thanks for the apology.

Never claimed to to be a super fan, I do try and be positive and don't like negativity off those who don't go to games and only post when we lose but no where to be seen when we win.


I'm certainly not always right I've been wrong many times and will be in the future, I have strong opinions and think I know the game pretty well and try not be too biased against Rovers, I could be wrong about Clarke, this is why I asked the question, but as it stands you have no proof that you are right, you are just guessing at the moment, let's be honest with the RFL making decisions any thing could happen.

Just because he was born in the UK, doesn't mean he is exempt he needs to appeal to the TFL, and as I've pointed out they doesn't seem to be any examples of this happening for 8/10 years.

Be interesting to see what happens, not sure why Rovers need 9 overseas players though, but that's the desperate situation you find yourselves in.

Lastly if you don't like my posts or find me arrogant, press that button to ignore my posts.

Heard from a reliable source Quinlan has been deregistered.

Didn't sheens say during the week in a interview that he will be back within a month?

Yes I said that to my mate, his friends father in law is a sponsor most of what he's told me has come true tbf

Well if it's true it's a big worry because our current full back is struggling

I wonder how far away Marsh is from fitness now?

Bradford fans raved about Moss as a fullback, maybe when Carney has served his ban, we'll look at that option. Sheens doesn't seem keen to do so though.

Lose a lot of creativity without Quinlan, I am all for giving moss a chance doesn't seem comfortable on the wing

I've a bad feeling we'll be stuck in this division for a long time to come. Too many half d players in this team.