Thats a strange take on what has happened to Lovegrove, just remind me how old he was when he arrived here?, and what opportunities he had in the NRL?, think you may just have a problem with him mate, most Rovers fans think he's been outstanding since his switch to prop, and even some FC fans commented last week on how good he was.

You do know it's part of the rules that you have to have 7 homegrown players in next season's squad don't you? It's hardly a genuine commitment to bringing your own players through, just signing them to comply with the basic minimum homegrown quota

We had this tosh from Morgan at the start of the 2008 season. Welham apart, you're going into your 4th season having brought no one through. Don't get me wrong, it's been a good tactic, but to claim that it's all sorted out because you're "promoting" some academy kids is silly.

I certainly agree with you phil, Lovegrove was around 20-21 when he came to rovers and once he settled in started to look the business, remember his fine perfomancs against Hull at the KC, in our first SL season?
Unfortunately he was injured for some time and took a little while to retreive his early form, however since coming back from injury he has got better and better and looks one of the in form props in super league at present,
He is still only very young and i believe he will turn out to be one of the best overseas aquasitions in many a year.

A cynical Hull FC fan, I'd never have guessed!

You should play them in your last game of the season.

Thats against us by the way.

Jason Demetriou has been a good SL player despite not making much of an impact in Oz. One-time Rovers target Matt King hasn't been that good since coming to the UK. It is about what they are doing on the pitch, not the route they took to get there. Sometimes people aren't appreciated in their own land - Jimmy Hogan, Brian Bevan, Eric Cantona, erm... Scissor sisters.

It's unthinkable that he could've improved as a player in the last 3 years, obviously!

I think its important that Rovers fans who see him play every week and Rovers Coaching and Management who are responsible for contracts realise the impression he has made....

OK. He's a no more than average Aussie. I guess that would make him better than 49% of NRL players and worse than 49%. He is however, happily for us and sadly for you, doing a great job for Hull KR.

At the end of the day that's all that really bothers me.

What clouds peoples judgement about imports is that they expect them to come over and just walk through the opposition and score 900 tries a season, otherwise they are a "flop". People should look at performances on the pitch, rather than names in the programme before been to judgemental.