As said, feel free to check. Point being that even if I've deliberately inflated all Rovers players ages by 1 year, it would still mean there was very little difference between the average age of the 2 squads. So do you agree that Rovers fans mocking FC as a retirement home look stupid in the context of the similar ages of the squads?

is this the same player whos was a bench warmer at north queensland cowboys when he could get a game at all big willy more big white elephant me thinks!

i think the point some, not me mind, rovers fans calling the kfc a retirement home is that a lot (not all before you start mrs b) of your signings have been at the ar5e end of their careers and the wrong side of 30 (i'm sure you'll reel a few of that rovers have signed).

Feel free to twist this round in your favour as you usually do

It wasn't funny when it was first posted on the FC forum what makes you think it will be funny the second time around?

What like the fact in todays Hull Daily Mail "The 31 year old Mick Vella" will somehow be 33 come next March

Quote ="MrPhilb"What like the fact in todays Hull Daily Mail "The 31 year old Mick Vella" will somehow be 33 come next March '" www.slstats.org/p1344/Michael+Vella.html

Quote ="MrPhilb"What like the fact in todays Hull Daily Mail "The 31 year old Mick Vella" will somehow be 33 come next March '" www.slstats.org/p1344/Michael+Vella.html

So it's an innaccuracy somewhere isn't it. He's the new Stanley

Indeed. But the point is, whether the odd age is out by a year or so or not where there are differences between slstats and wikipedia etc, there's bugger all difference between the ages of the squads, so those claiming we're a retirement home are either talking $hite or Rovers are also a retirement home.



Are we still counting down? If you could let us know the current ETA of your Tongan superstar, that would be helpful. At present it's like having an advent calendar but getting a new set of doors each week.

The difference is the folk in out retirement home have obviously moved in too early

[urlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Vella[/url

SLStats in "error" shocker!

24 appearances last season would suggest he didnt keep that bench very warm!

[urlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Mason[/url

I'm pretty sure Vella is 32, born '78. Think I read it on Wikipedia, in fact.



What number is the countdown at now?

Nope, the personal stats on the right hand side of that page a couple of hours ago when I checked said
Born February 19, 1978 (age 32),

I see at the bottom it says:
This page was last modified on 2 December 2010 at 19:55. And your post was made at 19:58. Coincidence, or desperation? I think we all know.

news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... 102610.stm In October 2006: "New Super League side Hull KR have signed former Australian international Michael Vella on a three-year-deal. The 28-year-old prop, capped five times by the Kangaroos, has secured an early release from the last 12 months of his Parramatta contract." Which makes him 32 now, and 33 in March. Best change that Wikipedia profile back, Sir Stan.

news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... 102610.stm In October 2006: "New Super League side Hull KR have signed former Australian international Michael Vella on a three-year-deal. The 28-year-old prop, capped five times by the Kangaroos, has secured an early release from the last 12 months of his Parramatta contract." Which makes him 32 now, and 33 in March. Best change that Wikipedia profile back, Sir Stan.

Only because of what he has done off the field. If you think he is in the same class as Fitz you are sadly mistaken.
Nobody has batted an eyelid about his move to England, there was uproar in Aus when Fitz left

I have many talents & traits, editing Wikipedia ain't one of them. I have no real idea of MV's age and don't really care. He's only likely to have 1 more season in him I suspect.

After that, he can retire west.

Sure there was. I seem to recall the televised emergency debate in the Aussie parliament.

There was certainly uproar in the roosters dressing room, so much so they went from bottom to GF runners up

Uproar is a strong word. Riots were there? Questions asked in Parliament?

Mason has more games for Australia and NSW (unless somebody has been fiddling with Wiki again

). Of course, it's what he does when he gets here that matters to us.

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Do you mean the aussie legends that said it was a disgace and he should have been offered a 3 year deal to stay.

Yeh can't wait for Willie to arrive. its going to be funny watching him disrupt your club

Sorry to reference the thread topic, but when is that, again?

None of your business.

Bet that fact doesn't get bookmarked

Naturally, a man of your talents will be able to point the rest of us to a link supporting this "disgrace".

Like MrPhilB says, wooden spoon to GF runners up, they were clearly thrown off course by the sudden departure of this lunchpin player