Only problem being that the visa is not issued by the RFL and therefore it can be refused for non rugby related reasons. This is what happened with Crocker, Eastwood, Bird & Carney. They can be considered something of hard luck stories, though you can reasonably argue that the clubs should have done more research into their backgrounds. With Mason a visa as such wasn't the problem, only the passport it came with so that Hudgell could fiddle the quota system. The RFL needs to hang its head in shame for allowing this to happen by either (a) believing Hudgell's promises or (b) caving in to any threats he made [delete as appropriate].

Show a picture of Coltman Street to give that post some balance

Big contribution from Cooke to keep us up in 2007.
Had it been us and not Salford who had been relegated i dread to think where we would be now.
It was just 08,09,10 that was the problem.

Maybe I was a tad unfair with the comparison. Brough is lovely this time of year.

Far be it from me to question the depth of HDM's journalistic research, but this is simply untrue, isn't it? "Mason was linked with a move to Toulon before joining Justin Morgan's men and that interest remained throughout his short stay at Craven Park." First news of the link was well after he started at Rovers, surely? http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.u ... ticle.html

Far be it from me to question the depth of HDM's journalistic research, but this is simply untrue, isn't it? "Mason was linked with a move to Toulon before joining Justin Morgan's men and that interest remained throughout his short stay at Craven Park." First news of the link was well after he started at Rovers, surely? http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.u ... ticle.html

As is Sproatly and many more of the East Hull Villages.

"If you ask all the boys, I've always told them I've wanted to have a crack at rugby, and I've always been the type to jump in at the deep end, and I'm ready to try the best I can to make an instant switch."

This sounds awfully familiar.

Good riddance, never wanted him. Hope the board have singed their fingers enough to be carefull next time.
We are a world famous club but any more of this and we become a world famous joke.

Rovers have to rightfully take stick for this episode.
They couldnt have predicted the passport hold up which was the root cause of the problem but will have learned lessons from it.
Mason has been proven to be dishonourable but with the pay day he has been offered by Toulon his head was always going to be turned.
You live and learn.
Perhaps Youth over Marquee will be the blue print they adopt as a result of this falling apart around them.
Cannot blame Rovers for signing him, the media frenzy around him showed he was big news in Rugby League but time to move on.