Out of the halfbacks who were getting linked to us Clifford was the best by a distance.

Think his situation mirrors Hastings & Croft because they were both hyped up and seemed to fall out of love with the game due to things out of their control, in Cliffords case AOB being a weird bloke who has zero interpersonal skills. There is the worry about homesickness with him for sure but it was 100% worth the risk.

A totally new dynamic spine along with a coach known for promoting a 'eyes up footy' approach sounds like a very exciting combination.

The 'clause' is a bit of a strange one, back to the NRL at any time if an NRL team wants him.

Hes a great signing all the same

TBH most overseas players who come under 30 have this, I would suspect it would be at the end of a season.

The club deserves huge credit in getting this deal over the line. We are in a tricky spot with contract situations (albeit the club has itself to blame for that) however I believe we have made some brilliant recruitment given our position. If i was to be picky i would say a SR is still needed, however we have improved in the areas we were most weak last year. The club have not sat still and have been proactive, it is time for us as fans to repay them and get the place packed next season.

Has this clause been confirmed?

only place ive seen clause mentioned was on the newcastle knights fans forum.might not be true.

Id doubt it is, so if a NRL player gets injured a week before the season starts and they want to sign Clifford, he could just go, without any notice, leaving us with a 7 days before the season starts?

I'd imagine either it comes with a big release fee or its at the end of the season.

https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/r ... at-7753417 no clause it seems

https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/r ... at-7753417 no clause it seems

As the article says, players can leave at any time. See Danny Levi not wishing to stay on at Huddersfield or Wade McKinnon for us in the past. On the other hand you have many more examples of players who love it over here such as Carlos.

The risk in any overseas signing is that the player and/or his family don't settle in the UK regardless of how they play. The good thing is that Clifford and Hoy can help each other adapt.

I think that I read, He says that he is bringing his family over.
Fans can help a lot by making him feel welcome

All overseas players will have the clause
“ compassionate grounds “

Good interview with Mark O'Meley regarding the signings of Hoy and Clifford.

[urlhttps://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/mark-omeleys-hull-fc-transfer-7753725[/url

just hope we can find a big mobile second row although wouldnt mind trying Carlos there in a similar role to Watkins at Salford.Strong, good footwork and a bit of pace with Mitch as his centre partner it could work.
Although the two new Aussie signings are not Smiths signings he will get the best out of them and i for one are looking forward to seeing some attractive rugby next season and with the addition of pace we have hopefully a lot more exciting than what we have been used to.

Could Sutcliffe not play second row and then Griffin, Wynne or Scott at left centre?

I said myself if we don’t bring in another forward then wouldn’t mind seeing Carlos in the back row. As you say, he’s a similar build to Watkins and he’d form a great partnership with Mitch on the right.

Don’t want Griffin or Sutcliffe in the second row.

Posters have gone from 3 months of fretting about connor leaving to now fretting about a routine contract clause.
What if Clifford has a major injury
What if he has mental breakdown
What if ?
We just sit back sign up and enjoy the ride..

My old dad god bless him, used to say
“if me auntie had balls, she’d be me uncle”

Sounds promising, the only thing I don’t like about that article is it’s pretty much a decade since O’Meley left. Where has the time gone?

When was the last time we had a genuine 7 with both a decent running and kicking game?

Who is flapping about the clause, I can't see anyone, a Rovers fan mentioned it and there was a brief discussion about it?

Kevin Dick!!!!

I'm not so sure that Sutcliffe has the size to be a regular second row. He's played there for Leeds and has been ineffective. Centre is his best position.

I'm going to get a pile on here particularly from a certain poster

but if we can't create space on the cap for a new second row, why not give Griffin a chance? fully fit confidence restored under a new coach give him a chance.

Right, I'm off logging off before I get horsewhipped

You was flapping about the Clifford signing, to the point of saying the club should have other plans in place if it fell through plus you did say about “ the clause” which doesn’t exist. All Aussies have a “compassionate grounds” clause.

I was slightly concerned about Clifford signing for which seemed like a gamble from the club (if you listened to media), but it's has paid off this time.

However I wasn't once concerned about the clause, unless you can show me otherwise on this thread, I don't belive the this rumoured clause, but certainly wasn't concerned.

So no flapping about the clause on this thread is there?