Post subject: Re: The sensible, forward-looking Mason/Dobson thread
Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 7:23 pm
General Zod.
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Joined: Jan 08 2006 Posts: 5679
pugwash pal wrote:Why? The club is a business, they need to explore all the possibilities of bringing in players and for what ever reason things can go wrong, it will never be the Clubs intention of upsetting fans. Neil Hudgell is the most loyal Chairman in SL and he is always looking to improve this great club. He will take gambles, some pay off some dont, no big deal. No need for that if you want to continue down that road go and post on the 'other' thread-RW
If Mason is to go then so what, we will bring in some one else next season , if he stays then so be it, I am fully behind the Club and all the Directors. I like the excitment.
Well said that man
Taken from Wiki:-
"In July 2008 Williams left Australia to join French rugby union club Toulon. Canterbury Bulldogs club officials were not notified of his defection until after Williams had already departed for Europe. Williams was 18 months into a five year contract with the Canterbury Bulldogs, which was resolved when Toulon paid a transfer fee of around £300,000 to the Bulldogs".
The precedent has been set to get some serious cash here...
Post subject: Re: The sensible, forward-looking Mason/Dobson thread
Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 7:24 pm
gingerspice
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Joined: Jan 16 2010 Posts: 7138 Location: Ramsey Street, Brough
pugwash pal wrote:Why? The club is a business, they need to explore all the possibilities of bringing in players and for what ever reason things can go wrong, it will never be the Clubs intention of upsetting fans. Neil Hudgell is the most loyal Chairman in SL and he is always looking to improve this great club. He will take gambles, some pay off some dont, no big deal. No need for that if you want to continue down that road go and post on the 'other' thread-RW
If Mason is to go then so what, we will bring in some one else next season , if he stays then so be it, I am fully behind the Club and all the Directors. I like the excitment.
Post subject: Re: The sensible, forward-looking Mason/Dobson thread
Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 7:26 pm
10-5
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Joined: Jul 03 2007 Posts: 852 Location: west hull red
barton baird wrote:The thing is mate,he saw the fans reaction upon his arrivel,he knows the club has sold merchandise,he signed for 3 years.Surely he is morally bound to stay until at least the end of the season?
You would have thought so,wouldn`t you? If Mason said he was going at the end of the season and he would give 100% untill then,i don`t think any of us could blame him.But if he goes now,it`s a bit of a slap in the face.After his first game against Crusaders,the guy was sensational,but since he`s been very average.On that form,he won`t be a big loss.
On the biggest change after returning to the Union code: "It's the first time I've been cold for seven years. I was never cold playing rugby league." - Jonathan Davis, A Question of Sport BBC TV (1995)
gingerspice wrote:Why? The club is a business, they need to explore all the possibilities of bringing in players and for what ever reason things can go wrong, it will never be the Clubs intention of upsetting fans. Neil Hudgell is the most loyal Chairman in SL and he is always looking to improve this great club. He will take gambles, some pay off some dont, no big deal. No need for that if you want to continue down that road go and post on the 'other' thread-RW
If Mason is to go then so what, we will bring in some one else next season , if he stays then so be it, I am fully behind the Club and all the Directors. I like the excitment.
This has nothing to do with that situation, But is you wish to continue with it feel free on the 'other' thread-RW
Sorry RW wasnt a troll as such but responding honestly to a previous post, but fair cop lol.
Might have your work cut out tonight
On a serious note the whole saga is either some gross cynical tactics (whether by club or player), horrendous mis-management (whether by club or by RFL), or devastating bad luck More likely a mixture of the first two IMO but I don't know the details and not many do. One thing is for sure it does not help the image of the sport - when the Dobson/Mason registration issue first occurred I didn't like it but appreciated you 'play to the whistle' and wished our board had the nous to achieve such a feat, but unfortunately it has back fired and when these things do you have to stand up and be counted. We could conceivably face a comparable backfire with our Gleeson gamble if it goes pear shaped and the same will have to he said then, but no reward without risk. Unfortunately there is also always consequences if the risk doesn't pay off.
Post subject: Re: The sensible, forward-looking Mason/Dobson thread
Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 8:51 pm
Anakin Skywalker
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Joined: Aug 14 2005 Posts: 14302 Location: On the Death Star Awaiting Luke.
Right just so everyone is aware we are getting annoyed by the fact that certain posters are either ignoring the mods on this board or deliberatly playing dumb. IWe had enough now so warnings are going to start being issued for folks who are mixing up the two 'Dobson/Mason' threads.
Post subject: Re: The sensible, forward-looking Mason/Dobson thread
Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 8:57 pm
Mild Rover
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Joined: Jun 01 2007 Posts: 12668 Location: Leicestershire.
RE-REGISTRATION OF AN OVERSEAS PLAYER C1:4:7 An "overseas Player" who is removed from a Club Register during the Season cannot then be placed back on that Club's Register in that same Season save with the permission of the Board.
Clutching at straws...
...if the Tongan privy council come good and the seeming strength of the Toulon link has come from repetition rather than having a solid basis, then could a de-registered overseas quota player, on becoming non-overseas quota, re-register? I think so
One more twist, one more twist!
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Post subject: Re: The sensible, forward-looking Mason/Dobson thread
Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 9:07 pm
Mrs Barista
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Joined: Jul 15 2005 Posts: 29811 Location: West Yorkshire
Mild Rover wrote:RE-REGISTRATION OF AN OVERSEAS PLAYER C1:4:7 An "overseas Player" who is removed from a Club Register during the Season cannot then be placed back on that Club's Register in that same Season save with the permission of the Board.
Clutching at straws...
...if the Tongan privy council come good and the seeming strength of the Toulon link has come from repetition rather than having a solid basis, then could a de-registered overseas quota player, on becoming non-overseas quota, re-register? I think so
One more twist, one more twist!
Given what's gone on and that Mason is currently without portfolio, stuck in East Hull, presumably unable to train with the squad, how motivated do you think he will be to bust a gut for Rovers if he is re-registered? FWIW I believe you describe a feasible scenario, but James Smailes said on RH tonight that their information was that Mason had played his last game for Rovers. I personally think Mason's been a bit "done to" in this scenario. He was keen to get here and went to Tonga to speed things up, has done all the club appearances etc asked of him, played as many minutes as asked and been a bit cross at being taken off on a couple of occasions, and now finds himself unable to ply his trade. For all that people say he might be OK to kick his heels and take the cash, at 31 he seems keen to play and Rovers administrative oversight re Galea's passport have made that impossible.
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