A question was asked on Radio Humberside yesterday as to how may overseas players are allowed next year. They seemed just as confused as everyone else.

However James Smailes has been on tonight to inform people Hull currently have 1 more place available for next year, 2 if the dont renew Motu's contract.

I have read with interest that the opinion on here seems to be we only have 6 places (max 5 Aussies). The only evidence I can find to back this up is Wiki (which lets be honest is not really that reliable)

Smailes statement would also back up Rule's E mail to a poster saying we are not at full Quota, and also other's claims we are currently in talks with a big overseas Centre.

Anybody else had any further info on this one as its causing me sleepless nights now.

It won't matter, Agar could make Wally Lewis in his prime look crap!

Could have 3 soon

its a complete complex mess

so its odds on that we will get fined, points deducted, thrown out the league etc for not understanding the rules!

Someone under contract leaving or we're getting Cusack and Manu off the quota?

No one's leaving

Go on then?

www.superleague.co.uk/page.php?id=346 according to this we can have a max of 6 overseas players and by my count we have berro manu cusack o'meley fitzgibben hame this would leave out moa unless we can get manu off this like gene

www.superleague.co.uk/page.php?id=346 according to this we can have a max of 6 overseas players and by my count we have berro manu cusack o'meley fitzgibben hame this would leave out moa unless we can get manu off this like gene

Why do you think we havnt signed that quality hooker yet?

Err keep dreaming

Motu Tony's OOC, though.

becuase they want more than a fiver in loose change and a couple of bottle tops?

Wouldnt warm the bench.

FC's methods of payment are well documented thank you, hence their recruitment.

I recieved James Rules' E-mail and it was 100% genuine. He is certain that we have at least one spare quota place. I have E-mailed him twice since then but I have not recieved a reply in almost a week. I explained to him that neither I nor many other fans understand our current quota situation and that we would appreciate a little, albeit brief, clarification but he has not responded.

I'll be surprised and disappointed if I don't even get the basic courtesy of a reply !!!

don't think his knees up to being an 80 minute hooker! Although I like your optimism

I listened to Radio Humberside tonight too. Manu doesn't count on quota as he qualifies for residency. Motu won't be here which means we have ONE quota spot left. If Moa signs thats us full. If we sign someone else Moa has to go.

The plot thickens.
Either way i hope we keep big sam.

I emailed the RFL a week ago and haven't had a reply.

I think I asked a difficult question, since they either have to admit that they've changed the rules without telling anyone or that the information they've released previously is just plain wrong.

so what happens if a player becomes a British citizen?

look how long that took with Webster though

i'd rather we gave Moa a chance than waste months chasing after Visa's passports etc for months. We wasted loads of time building our squad with the Carvell, Dykes and Webster situations last season and that left us with Thorman!

He's still non-Fed trained unless he qualifies for the exemption.

From what I remember Kosh you were one of the Forum posters that was adament it was 6. As already linked there is evidence that is this case however it does make it confusing when radio pundits dont know and the Mail reporter and our Chief Exec say we have a spot.

I can only imagine there is some truth in the fact the club already know Manu is coming off.