Joined: Jun 01 2007 Posts: 12668 Location: Leicestershire.
blakeysrobin wrote:Dont suppose this thread will last till morning as its now about an ex-player. However my thoughts are these. Rovers were fools to sign him without proper paperwork. To de-register Dobson could have backfired and we lose the no 1 influencial player we have. We have made ourselves look silly to the rest of superleague and perhaps made the RFL look at us in a different light. Mason has my sympathy in that it was not his cock-up and he has every right to look after himself.
With hindsight it looks dumb-ass, but... When Galea's Maltese passport fell through, either by luck or judgement, the club had a plan B - Mason is eligible for a Tongan passport. And under normal circumstances he would have one. The timing of Tonga's voyage into partial democracy and the problems they encountered were not anticipated - least of all by the Tongans, sadly. The Dobson thing was worked through with the RFL. I have no especial bitterness towards Mason, but sympathy is pushing it given that he has supposedly quadrupled his wage. And Toulon does look nice. Be interesting to see how he gets on in RU - a lot of kick tennis nowadays and substitutions rather than interchanges. If the Barbarians give him anything more than the last 20 minutes, I can see him seriously struggling.
'Thus I am tormented by my curiosity and humbled by my ignorance.' from History of an Old Bramin, The New York Mirror (A Weekly Journal Devoted to Literature and the Fine Arts), February 16th 1833.
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gingerspice wrote:as I remember it was defo that Sumet was required for Toulon.
Who's this Sumet chappie?
Is he currently playing for another French club?
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WormInHand wrote:Good to see some Rovers fans like you (and Zod!) are seeing the situation for what it is. Hope Mason's name isn't blackened further. Not fair, and possibly defamatory, some of the stuff regarding the blame for this and his motives that is being said about him on here and in the local media.
the situation as you put it is quite simple for all thoses people who see common sense. rovers messed up the process from the start. mason plays along while getting paid (and quite rightly) mason gets offered mega bucks to swap codes (while still been paid by hkr) mason accepts the deal and takes the money. what ever way you want to potray mason thats your call ,we all have our own views.
nothing wrong with smelling the flowers its when you start picking them when the problems start.
Joined: May 25 2002 Posts: 37704 Location: Zummerzet, where the zoider apples grow
Where's CAB MAN when he's needed?
Running Wille to the airport no doubt
The older I get, the better I was
Advice is what we seek when we already know the answer - but wish we didn't
I'd rather have a full bottle in front of me than a full-frontal lobotomy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ kirkstaller wrote: "All DNA shows is that we have a common creator."
cod'ead wrote: "I have just snotted weissbier all over my keyboard & screen"
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "No amount of cajolery, and no attempts at ethical or social seduction, can eradicate from my heart a deep burning hatred for the Tory Party. So far as I am concerned they are lower than vermin." - Aneurin Bevan
Joined: Jun 01 2007 Posts: 12668 Location: Leicestershire.
cod'ead wrote:Who's this Sumet chappie?
Is he currently playing for another French club?
Sumet of Toulon was a 12th century knight who served Raymond Berenguer I, the first Catalan Count of Provence.
'Thus I am tormented by my curiosity and humbled by my ignorance.' from History of an Old Bramin, The New York Mirror (A Weekly Journal Devoted to Literature and the Fine Arts), February 16th 1833.
Joined: Jun 11 2007 Posts: 12260 Location: south of Hull.
Gavin Miller - Legend wrote:[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.
Fair comment.
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Joined: May 25 2002 Posts: 37704 Location: Zummerzet, where the zoider apples grow
Bobbin' Along wrote:I can't believe he didn't know that!
Nor me, I've just given my head a bang
The older I get, the better I was
Advice is what we seek when we already know the answer - but wish we didn't
I'd rather have a full bottle in front of me than a full-frontal lobotomy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ kirkstaller wrote: "All DNA shows is that we have a common creator."
cod'ead wrote: "I have just snotted weissbier all over my keyboard & screen"
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "No amount of cajolery, and no attempts at ethical or social seduction, can eradicate from my heart a deep burning hatred for the Tory Party. So far as I am concerned they are lower than vermin." - Aneurin Bevan
Joined: Jun 11 2007 Posts: 12260 Location: south of Hull.
I have said it before,but I will say it again. Putting aside all banter and rivalries ,I feel sorry for you supporters.Mason was a big signing,and all the hype ,and shirt sales etc gives hope for better things to come.Then it all goes pear shaped.As a supporter its dead disappointing.I feel the same over Longy.Although a different situation ,I was "over the moon" when we signed him,and it hasn`t worked out as expected. The best thing for us supporters is to put it down to experience.
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