Assuming that they all applied in time and assuming that the RFL agreed that they qualify, they should become Fed Trained next month.

its not a shame hes staying in the nrl jb.

It is from Hull KR's point of view!

well, like all sl clubs, lets produce our own.

That was exactly my point about Clint Newtons extension mid season.
Is that what is freeing up the extra quota place.
What is really confusing in the situation involving Fitzy.
Surely he fell in the group of players this involves (I think).

or alternatively, like all SL clubs lets sign high quality overseas players within the rules allowed!

dont agree.

hopefully by 2014 the quota will be at 1 with 2 non fed players/quota given dispensation if their willing/able to play for france/scotland/wales/france//ireland.

There was an article in the press stating his mother in law was ill and his wife had returned home

That would make more sense tbh.
Hope all is well if that is true.

I have to say, I think the quota system is going to kill the english game (super league at least)

The players who can't get into the NRL first team sides are the best players in our league - Berrigan, Dobson, Brent Webb, Richards, Scott Donald (to name a few)

Now I'm all for youngsters coming through, and ok there are some dispensations in place etc. etc. but why rob the clubs of the best players, and those youngsters coming through the opportunity to learn from the best etc.

Like I said, I'm all for youngsters coming through, but maybe instead of lowering the overseas players, lower the amount of other club trained players - briscoe or cooke for example.

There is no way that the english youth is going to be good enough and constant enough to come through quick enough. If we're not careful we'll turn the super league into lower league style play.

Lets be fair, take the odd prodigy out of the equation (tom briscoe, sam tomkins, myler) we don't really have that much GOOD young talent. Look at ainscough at wigan, and westerman at cas, both have come through over the last couple of years, been rated massively by the media (which will kill tomkins career btw, but another topic lol) and have now fallen into the background.