I don't. But as his visa is for him to be a rugby player, they can't do that without breaching the terms of his visa.

I hope for their sake they haven't got him working somewhere in the club without permission

Would imagine his visa was granted as employed as player, so would think any change to his employment status would affect his visa and validity?

Rovers will have it covered and he is injured so he can't play anyways, parasol do employment law, hudgell is a solicitor, ok in say 8 wks time if his passport is not here that's a whole different story.

Big fuss about nothing I think , think they would have being given permission from RFL otherwise they wouldn't have done it

Yes it could.

If he's on a work permit, and given that Rovers licence is only for Sport visas, he can only be employed by them as a sports player, unless of course, he has another type of visa that doesn't have work restrictions (as Webster did).

If he's on a work permit and that employment ceases, the visa can be affected. If he gets taken on by another club, they can transfer it to them

My god someone who talks sense

But there is a difference between injured and deregistered? Think its an interesting case.

We didn't know that, but we do now thanks!



Edit; In fact, I've noticed a strange correlation in the speeding up and eventual arrival of Big Willie since Chris28 started very knowledgeably posting on the subject...

Bl00dy hell, keep up. On the 27th Feb, just after the injury was announced as a 10 weeker:


Also, how cliched that Vella's injury is "6 weeks but might be sooner". FFS Morgan, you make me look original. DOUBLE BOOST FOR ROVERS IN DERBY BUILD UP. I'd put it in flashing red lights if I could.

They thought they did.......Oh dear

I've just rung ukba myself was a nightmare trying to find the number in the yellow pages didn't realise it was the local Indian takeaway on olderness road, do not worry they said phew got of with that one I'd say

Now there's no way I was on the grassy knoll for Dobbo's injury!

Unless you mean Hudge has started taking advice from cabbages....

They didn't need permission from the RFL to de-register him, as according to the RFL statement they've complied with the Operational Rules and terminated his playing contract. I can't imagine that they didn't at least discuss his re-registration before going ahead, and the Operational Rules allow for the RFL board to sanction a re-registration if they so wish. Although the wording of the RFL statement seems a little odd if that's already cut and dried - wording similar to the HKR statement would have caused less heat and light.

Maybe then Rovers have terminated his contract, and in 7 weeks time reinstate said contract? This would I guess be different than simply deregistering and reregistering?

With these two clubs? You really think so?

Possible, but I can't imagine them gambling on someone else not waving a big fat contract under his nose in the mean time. Can think of at least 1 team looking for a 7 next year when their current one buggers off to pastures new.

According to your unofficial forum, Nigel Wood of the RFL has just been on GMR and "stated very clearly that Michael Dobson is no longer a Hull Kingston Rovers player."

It's the only way to de-register and re-register according to the Operational Rules. If those rules have been followed as written...

Then Dobson sues us for unfair dismissal and then we have to pay a fee and compensation to re sign him. That leaves us broke and unable to afford Big Willies wages, so he has to go on loan to Workington with them paying part, allowing us cap and salary space to sign O'Meley.

It's a big merry-go-round!

Anyone else hear this nigel wood radio thing?

For now he isn't but he is still contracted to rovers

No he is not!

Yes he is

He is lol

He's behind you...... Boo