interesting interview Charlie Mullen with Albert in which when questioned about his future, Albert basically said there has been interest from elsewhere and its in the hands of his management team. This without saying anything says a whole lot, and I would expect to see him back in the NRL in 2016. It's a bitter pill to swallow, but as has been said many times it's a short career and they have to do what's best for them.

He of to newzealand warriors was on the footy show last Thursday.

Worriors? Really?

Who would you like to see replace him next year?

Why don't we wait to see if he's going first?

He's gone, newzealand worriors

And even if we do wait, he could go at the end of the year after everyone else has picked off all the best talent available, leaving us with a huuuge job on our hands

Worriors? Who said?

Who are these worriers anyway? Are they like Wigon Worriers?

good point

I was talking about the post earlier on the thread? Footy show supposedly^^

Ah, a rumour.

They said it last thursday on the round up report on the footy show after showing him scorring against Saints.

Wonder if Chester saw it? He doesn't seem aware.

Albie is contracted to Rovers for 2016 which means theoretically he & his agent cannot even talk to other clubs until May1 2016 and even then only about season 2017.

I realise that this regulation is often broken when it suits and there is little anyone can do about that.

It does mean though that Albie & any possible suitors would need Rovers written consent for season 2016. At the very least that would mean compensation for Rovers. Rovers could if they wanted insist he see his contract out (which is 2 years not 3 as stated in HDM)

Albie is only 24 years old and it was always understood that his intention was to go back to the NRL after his two year spell with Rovers. His form has been so good that there is interest already.

Campese & Blair are also stand out players but at age 30 & 31 respectively their situation is different they both came here expecting to play out their careers in Super League.

Getting a blinding talent from the NRL like Albie at age 24 is a highly unusual and we should just enjoy him while he is here however long that should be.

It's not as though he wasn't making his name already in the NRL.
I hope we keep him for the full two years but if not I hope he continues to give his all for this season. It's a rare privilege to have such a talent in our ranks.

Wow! .....Talk about paranoia!

Does all that still stand if there is a get-out clause in his contract should an NRL team come calling? No idea (obviously) if he has such a clause in his contract but it has been rumoured in the past that a lot of your NRL signings have.

According to Chris Chester there is no get out clause in Albert Kelly's contract.
If the club did let him go then i would be disappointed to say the least and would have to question the long term ambitions of the cub, its ok some on here saying we should enjoy his talent while he is here but we may also just as well say that about any other real talent that comes along in the future before letting them also go elsewhere .
There comes a point where Rovers BOD have to at least try their utmost to keeping their best players for the long term if the club is really serious about its future success, otherwise fans like myself ( I've been watching the club for 48 years now) will start thinking... what is the point?.

Well said and i agree with you and i beat you i have watched rovers for 52 yrs now and hope to watch for a lot more yet

Perhaps we should join forces and be known as the Centurions, well at least for a year anyway.

Surely it's to be expected that you have an overseas half back leave before the end of his contract? Happens every year. I'd be more worried if it were campese leaving if I were a rovers supporter.

I'd be amazed if there wasn't NRL interest in a 24 year old half who is tearing it up and playing every week. I fully expect him to go back down under at the end of the season, but whether we get a fee or nothing, it's been a privilege already.

However, with Campese signed up long term, I would expect the club to be fairly chilled at the prospect.

That's the point though, we should not be in a position where we expect this to happen every year otherwise we 're never going to achieve stability in the half backs.
Don't forget, we had had a poor year last year because of a "shall we say" less than suitable half back pairing, we don't want to be in a position where we are forever trying to find suitable replacements simply to let them move on after one season.
Its a merry go round that we have to stop if we are ever going to be a real force in the game imo.

Please don't use the word "Centurions". It makes me think of Leigh and puts me off my food.