So if this visa rule actually exists how have other teams got round it. Example would be Arama Hau signing for Fev from Gold Coast and he's not played first team yet as far as I can see.

I imagine that he will also be "working" in their community department which and be classed as playing rugby as part time so the Rugby side would be classed as supplementary income meaning it is a different Visa and much easier to get.

I'd spend the money on a new coach, who is experienced and has not necessarily won stuff, but has shown results can be attained given most situations, ie not having much money to begin with........yeah, then I woke up.

Who was the contributor on here who indicated that Hull KR would struggle because their new coach was not up to the job. I wonder what they think now ?

He might not keep them up but you can see the difference in Leeds United players with an experienced manager behind the scenes with Allerdyce….

Trinity need a rugby league equivalent Ellery Hanley,Brian Smith,Karl Harrison,Brian Noble etc

Not sure tbh, there was a lot of stuff put on here pre-season as per usual! What gets me is, if someone says they think a certain player might not be a good signing etc, it is just an opinion, the same as, yeah he'll be great for us etc, but that's ok because it's deemed to be 'positive.' But most of it is just wishful thinking. I thought we'd struggle a bit, but not to this extent, it now intrigues me if we did get a more experienced guy in if we would improve enough to at least make a fight of it, but I guess we'll never know. Like I said the other day, all we have left now to cling onto, is Gale & Jowitt making a difference, who is a new player really for Applegarth.

I'm all for it if it helps but for me we need speed.
Even if we make a break we don't get far.

A Mason Caton-Brown would be nice

This isn’t football. British agents generally get 5%. Sometimes less. Australian agents charge between 6% & 7%.

What happened to the French interest we had? Presumably we drew a blank (or a blanc)

Bit the dust like the world Cup rich pickings

Or a Lachlan Walmsley.

4 try’s yesterday and 64 try’s in 58 previous. No matter what league we end up in I’d be interested in him for 2024 or asap. The lad knows the way to the try line and he’s about to hit his prime years 25 shortly.

I agree we need some speed on the wing.

Not a chance until MC goes

Anybody know who this supposed new backer is.

Chip shop says it’s the football guy? Who knows? Been waiting a long time for the white knight.

Trouble is with a football guy, is that his priority is football, as and when he gets bored with Trin.

And, to point out the obvious, aren’t we just getting rid of a football guy in MC?

Are we sure people aren’t putting 2+2 together and making a couple of million here?

I had heard we had signed up a nice new sponsor for the new east stand which will provide better income than previous deals and it was an advance on some of those monies that enable the deal for Luke Gale, hence the new investment line there? Not heard anything about an actual new owner coming in, just MC stepping down as CEO and a replacement taking over that role. MC & JM would still hold the shares to the club.

If there is a new owner on the horizon then the football club guy is the most likely candidate but you need to be careful what you wish for there.

What happened to the Welsh winger that went to Featherstone, has he gone back to the Valleys? He had a bit of pace.

I'd sign him in a heartbeat.

Still in the Fev squad but not getting game time. I think.

Me too.

Indeed. I know people think I back him up all the time but this is a massive flaw for him.
Whether he's right or wrong about the agent he doesn't like, a CEO has to be able to negotiate rather than stubbornly dig your heels in.
He's lost us an avenue to getting good players.

And will cost us the chance of keeping some of our own as well.

That was definitely me! Yeah, I got that wrong.

That's the problem with new, untried coaches: you don't know until they start.

As for poaching the other code, union forwards don't run the same way or tackle the same way. Union is good for backs. Not so good for forwards.

I presume the club is thinking of a Championship rebuild. Try to do what Leigh have done. The new stand and pitch maintain a full-time squad and push for a Grade A or whatever.

That's the plan no matter which league we are in.

Bit of both.

I have been told more or less that some new money is coming. I haven’t been told how much.

Given the position we are in, which is near certain relegation. At least on League position I can’t see the need for millions straight away, though it would be nice. I don’t think you’d find many willing to invest huge sums right now.

What makes me laugh, and I suspect you and the smarter posters on here have worked this out. Despite what the trolls say Carter still pumps large amounts of cash into the club. When he leaves that will stop! These haters just don’t seem to get this. The financial hole will be enormous.

If we can find another MC to plug that gap in the short term we will have done well.

There is an old saying, you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone.

If it’s any consolation I get no feedback from MC anymore, I’m not sure he likes me all that much. But that doesn’t mean I can’t see what he does and has done, he’s fundamentally saved the club. So much so that after 25 years of flirting with relegation at least if it happens this time we can survive - it was a death sentence until the last two seasons.