Don;t suppose we know what he earns but I would assume he's our biggest earner which would presumably put him on the £140 mark.

Why would he fail? When he was at Canberra before he was part of a inexperienced half back pairing, he's not inexperienced anymore and his organising skills have improved.

Gareth Widdop's just signed a deal worth reportedly $200,000 (£130,000) after half a season in the NRL, 7's are worth more than 6's right now.

Who knows if he would fail some players and not saying Dobbo is one of them make it big in super league but not in nrl sum players make it big in nrl but are a flop in sl I think the nrl is a much tougher game than sl, ur right he has more experience than before, I just dont want him to go

If he's on that now, id expect at least another 20k on top if he re-signs

They also had around a dozen players who had come through their own academy.

Yep, he's twenty nine, approaching his peak. If I were him I'd go now irrespective of the money, couple of years with the right team in the NRL and then he'll be able to name his price.

I really want him to stay, but you can't fault his ambition and he owes us nothing. He's also going about things in a completely up front and professional manner, if he does go, he'll go with the best wishes of the vast majority of fans, only the utter gormclopi would have a problem.

Who, Dobbo !! thought he was 24 ish

He's twenty five, god knows what I was doing there?

Maybe they did but it still doesn't take away from the fact that they 'flouted' the rules in a similar manner to what we are accused. It could be said it is even more inexcusable that they would rather have 8 o/seas players rather than play more of the academy players they have.

Fair play to Dobson. I can see an argument for him doing one more year and going back as the expanding NRL is at its hungriest for talent, but equally if there are good offers on the table now it'd be daft not to think seriously about them. If the NRL is where he sees his future (and who could blame him?), he shouldn't wait beyond 2013. My Tommy Lee riff could be about to go from phlegmatic realism to desperate pleading to the heavens.


The rest seems reasonable enough. Now things are a bit calmer and happier, perhaps we'll get a video update on HullKRtv - hope they haven't gone the way of Phil-Back.

They have 8 this year but i don't think any have been given special dispensation in the way Rovers players have. Although the RFL's own rules on overseas coaches was broken when they got McGuire.

There's a rule for overseas coaches?

I don't know the RFL rules, but I saw something regarding Salford's new coach needing special permission from UKBA as he is only an assistant in the NRL - can't remember the details but that is roughly right.

Something to do with having to have held a head coach job elsewhere.

Just looked it up and Gentle, the new coach at Salford, is okay for a work permit at least, as he has 'ancestral links' here (Manc Evening News).

Maybe not, certainly in a Mason type way but do we have any like that anymore? I just thinkWigan who are held up as the club who has all this wealth of homegrown talent shouldn't need to have 8 o/seas players or at least should get an equal amount of criticism to what we get.

Lovegrove counts as club-trained due to a dispensation - though he only just missed out on qualifying legitimately. Gene pushed the rfl on one of the steps of their back track, but that went universal pretty swiftly.

He is staying at least 2 more years

Nice one Hudge, good work to get him signed up before his agent has arrived in the country.

Have you had to increase his wages much?,,,,,,

Why does this post fill me with dread..

Although ,sad to say,the next round was only as far as you progressed.Still annoying though.

Was always going to happen tbf. Both sides knew that was both of our cup finals.

HHhhmmm....
Yes you can de-register me but you give me your blessing that I can leave at the end of the season no questions asked if I wished.

Can't blame him for wanting to go back home. He is bit like Carl ablett for us in that he is a lot younger than he looks. Would be a big miss for you guys