Maybe it's better to sign Aussies half way through the season when the weather is a bit nicer and the days longer lol

Winter rugby?

Suppose the only blessing in this is at least we have time to find a replacement.

My thoughts exactly. If he left right now we'd be screwed.

"knock knock"

"hello come in.. oh hello Tyrone"

"Hi boss... erm... well you see, ive been talking to the wife and..." <interupts>

"of COURSE we will let you go. cant be easy, young family and that.. missing the sunshine.... its hardly Bondi round here is it son? So we will terminate your contract at the end of the season and cite 'compassionate reasons'... "

"well, erm that's not it really, you see we fancy a day out in London and were wondering if you could reccomen" <interupts again>

"so we have already spoke to the Titans and they understand and are willing to have you back. So no hard feeling's, im sure the fans will understand"

"BUT..... BUT......"

"We realise its a shame and were all absolutely devastated you wont be staying another 2 years as the clubs marquee signing... Quick one... See this <shows phone screen>... Do you think this is a fake Sandow account, or the real one?"

IF he has a break clause and IF he honours the full one year, then I've not got a problem with it. Plenty of time and cash to find a replacement and so many on here thinking that he's not really 'all that' anyway.....

It was on the cards and personally I thought he's be going back after 1 season before we announced his signing.
Gold Coast said that they wanted him for 2019 and couldn't get him within the cap for 2018.

meanwhile, bryson goodwin is having the time of his life, he's on his 3rd or 4th european holiday so far this year, maybe tyrone needs introducing to shortbreaks.com

It's not that surprising, it's fairly obvious that he hasn't settled. I do think he's a good player and he would have come good and he still could to be fair. Its a shame but better we have players who want to be here.

It is a bit of a disappointment but then again so has he been. If he has anything about him he will morph into the player we thought we were signing in the first place and take us to the GF playing in a more relaxed frame of mind and showing his undoubted talent.

Good authority tells me Mellor is trying to get out of his Widnes contract to come to Warrington.

If we wait until the end of the season we can have him for no transfer fee.

under contract till the end of next season according to the Guardian.

Get him a house in Warrington then tell Widnes he is home sick, seems the easy way to get out of a contract.

Plausible

Not if they get relegated.

kev brown was under contract.

...and I don't think there was too much left on his, plus transfer fees seem little object to us.
We could loan them Tom Smith in return?

oooh no, not tom smith, i'd be against loaning tom smith.

Yes Morgan would have been a better idea...doh!

I’d prefer this option with Eastmond slowly re-introduced to RL via the dual reg. Mellor is no world beater but he’s well above average as we’ve see plenty of times against us. Danny Walker isn’t too bad if we want another local lad back.

could be worth a look at Mellor and Robert Lui , both with relegation a virtual certainty, though are Hull KR still chasing Lui? or have they signed him,the two of them could make a decent half back pairing.

Lui would be a huge backward step. Let's have some ambition please. That's a 2002 quality signing, not 2018. We have the money, let's spend it on quality, not settle for a "reduced in the sale" average halfback

Just as an observation, I've seen Roberts bagged on here as being from a "struggling NRL side" but then suggest we replace with a HB from struggling SL sides.

I'm sure we can aim our sights higher than Mellor.

We should be going for Mellor exactly for all the reasons you highlighted.