The 72000 dollar (Aus) question, that no-one will answer.

Not at the club

I'm keeping him in a fish tank. The fecker bit the head off one of my Plecostomus yesterday but today my African Clawed Frog gave him a right nasty nip.

That'll teach him.

Ideed, Gareth Price did a job for us at the time and I too thought Phil Joseph had talent but never seemed to get a chance. His subsequent career proves Morgan right and us wrong.

Quote ="WormInHand"Ooooh - he will be. But when? 30 days to process a Tongan passport; who still thinks this is the reason he's not here? And why is your computer on your doorstep?'" Sorry Wormy, I should interject here. He had the passport 8 weeks ago according to reports in the first week in January. It's the visa or the "red tape" that's the trouble. We could do with Chris28 here. If he's applied as a Tongan for a UK visa, I think it was said that he had to apply via Fiji? I don't think this can be right though because the visa processing stats for Fiji in January here: www.ukvisas.gov.uk/en/howtoapply/processingtimes show that no visa application took more than 5 days.

Quote ="WormInHand"Ooooh - he will be. But when? 30 days to process a Tongan passport; who still thinks this is the reason he's not here? And why is your computer on your doorstep?'" Sorry Wormy, I should interject here. He had the passport 8 weeks ago according to reports in the first week in January. It's the visa or the "red tape" that's the trouble. We could do with Chris28 here. If he's applied as a Tongan for a UK visa, I think it was said that he had to apply via Fiji? I don't think this can be right though because the visa processing stats for Fiji in January here: www.ukvisas.gov.uk/en/howtoapply/processingtimes show that no visa application took more than 5 days.

Quote ="Mrs Barista"Sorry Wormy, I should interject here. He had the passport 8 weeks ago according to reports in the first week in January. It's the visa or the "red tape" that's the trouble. We could do with Chris28 here. If he's applied as a Tongan for a UK visa, I think it was said that he had to apply via Fiji? I don't think this can be right though because the visa processing stats for Fiji in January here: www.ukvisas.gov.uk/en/howtoapply/processingtimes show that no visa application took more than 5 days.'" Meant visa, not passport, of course. We all know the Tongan president handed the passport to him on the canape tray all those weeks ago. Interesting, the update on that link. Chris28 posted it a few days ago and applications via Fiji for certain types of visas were taking 30 days max then. So it looks like they've cleared the backlog! Hurrah!! That means Willie's visa will definitely have a decision by now, and we should see him singing Ollie Murs-style in the middle of Caravan Park on Sunday. I've had to cancel the Hudds trip now . (Thank God for a good excuse.)

Quote ="Mrs Barista"Sorry Wormy, I should interject here. He had the passport 8 weeks ago according to reports in the first week in January. It's the visa or the "red tape" that's the trouble. We could do with Chris28 here. If he's applied as a Tongan for a UK visa, I think it was said that he had to apply via Fiji? I don't think this can be right though because the visa processing stats for Fiji in January here: www.ukvisas.gov.uk/en/howtoapply/processingtimes show that no visa application took more than 5 days.'" Meant visa, not passport, of course. We all know the Tongan president handed the passport to him on the canape tray all those weeks ago. Interesting, the update on that link. Chris28 posted it a few days ago and applications via Fiji for certain types of visas were taking 30 days max then. So it looks like they've cleared the backlog! Hurrah!! That means Willie's visa will definitely have a decision by now, and we should see him singing Ollie Murs-style in the middle of Caravan Park on Sunday. I've had to cancel the Hudds trip now . (Thank God for a good excuse.)

Well indeed. 5 day max processing time for all Jan applications, therefore the visa should have arrived at the latest on 7th January, coincidentally the day Mason himself expected to be in the departure lounge. Yet here we still are, 7 weeks later. Another flaw in the plan?

Another hole in Hudge's pocket? Willie's expecting about £45K plus the signing-on fee he was sweating about in November? Has Cabman not told him it's ok and it's all safe in the boot of his taxi when he picks him up from the airport?

Not sure if you really are a Dull fan but shouldn't you be more worried about Phelps than Mason?

She is.
Im guessing she is wondreing if Phelps has ever played SR before as Agar clearly doesn't think he has enough of them to the point he paid £150,000 so he can get another one.

Whatever will we talk about when Mason does arrive???

No point in getting worried about Phelps at this stage. Hudgell said there was plenty of due diligence by Rovers on Mason's signing visa-wise and today it's 25 weeks exactly since he signed, or six months on Friday if you prefer. In that context I doubt we'll see Phelps before Round 24, due diligence or not.

Mark O'Meleys impending arrival i would guess.

Quote ="R.B.A"Mark O'Meleys impending arrival i would guess.'" Or Joel Clinton's: www.superleague.co.uk/statistics ... eason=2011

Quote ="R.B.A"Mark O'Meleys impending arrival i would guess.'" Or Joel Clinton's: www.superleague.co.uk/statistics ... eason=2011

Quote ="Mrs Barista"Or Joel Clinton's: www.superleague.co.uk/statistics ... eason=2011'" Horrendous stats for a player of Clintons stature. What did surprise me is that our only prop to match O'Meleys stats is Mick Vella and i think he has played poorly so far this season. I suppose that is testament to how high i set the bar for Vella standards wise. Worryingly, if O'Meley does make the switch east then it will be Vella who he replaces!

Quote ="Mrs Barista"Or Joel Clinton's: www.superleague.co.uk/statistics ... eason=2011'" Horrendous stats for a player of Clintons stature. What did surprise me is that our only prop to match O'Meleys stats is Mick Vella and i think he has played poorly so far this season. I suppose that is testament to how high i set the bar for Vella standards wise. Worryingly, if O'Meley does make the switch east then it will be Vella who he replaces!

Wheeldon has been our best prop this season and was probably considered 5th choice until Lovegrove got injured.
Hows Hull's 5th choice prop Ewan doing.
Will he get a run out today

Probably,you never know,he may have a stormer.

I think you're missing the point, cockle. I can understand why you'd be keen to big up Wheeldon

but tbf he's done well. We're discussing O'Meley and his transfer to Rovers. Just saying he'd be better value than Clinton probably, who, in case you missed it, was the highest paid forward at Brisbane. I'll miss him at FC for sure.

Dowes is 5th choice so didn't get a game. I know you're obsessed with running Dowes down on a daily basis, but sadly for you his tackle bust per game ratio wasn't too shabby in relative terms last year so you look daft for citing it as a specific weakness. I don't rate him particularly either, so there's no mileage in that one. But I'm glad he's not on Clinton's wage when he's broken the same number of tackles this season as Clinton in half the games.

Now its a bicker thread so going off on a tangent is acceptable.
Not bothered how O Meley does to be honest as he is carrying Hull's pack alone and that will catch up with him at some point in the season.
You overlook the development Clinton has brought to Lovegrove, Watts and Wheeldon's game since his arrival at Craven Park, they will all tell you he improved their games, and his perfomances last season were very good.
I run down Dowes on a DAILY BASIS do i


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And you totally missed my point when i picked on Dowes.
It was more a dig at Hull's recruitment in the off season were they thought LMS was coming rather then him personally although he is just a plodder.

You mention it more than once a week. Look, you could have said Dowes was just a bit poor and no one would have disagreed. You chose to pick on his tackle-busting which in hindsight was a mistake on your part in the context of last season's stats. If the performance of Rovers props is due entirely to the tutelage of Moobs, I'd suggest he walks the walk a bit more (should get "ample" chance today, mind). I say he'll break 4 tackles today, and Dowes 0.

Back that up then i will agree.
Dowes watch will be a weekly feature now the seaon has started though.
Agar best play him today

Mason?

Your probably right, wonder what the most outrageous rumour will be?

very sensible post.

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5 posts in less than a fortnight. That's more than one a week, chuck.



No-show for Dowes today. Gutted that Clinton's pulling away in the tackle bust stakes.