what if in the next week mason gets his passport and the rfl let him register and he starts to play and plays like he used to do will we forgive and forget or do we then want him to go or what if he never gets a passport what do we do with him then any ideas has i dont think any team has ever bean in this mess before

Well, given that passport issue is not his fault and if he doesn't go to Toulon, then he's actually done nothing wrong. The fault lies with the club so there's nothing to forgive him for.

The only thing to forgive and forget would be the Toulon thing - and it isn't clear how 'bad' that is.

If he never gets his passport and his contract didn't stipulate that he needed it and he is fulfilling his obligations, then he can't play this year and Rovers have to pay him despite that.

Realistically you'd assume Tonga would have to start granting passports soon - it has to start to become a problem for ordinary Tongans eventually.

If it really didn't ever turn up, and based on the assumptions above, we'd have to clear a quota spot for him for [unext[/u year - assuming he's happy to stay.

The annoying thing is that even assuming he does play again this season he's going to need to gain match fitness all over again.

He will be back soon and playing. There has been some real =#FF0000We have a swear filter for a reason, Try reading the AUP-RW said about him, mostly from the Gateshead lot.

=#FF0000I find it strange that you are complaining about the 'gateshead lot' and yet you are the one trolling.-RW

Are you sure?

I just looked on the Gateshead board and I am unable to see any refrence whatsoever about him....Are you lying again?

The club has to prove without reasonable doubt that mason approached toulon about a deal. If not he has every right to approach the RFL and claim discrimanation like stanley gene did with halifax.
Then if the club is found to have been in the wrong not only would he be entitled to his full pay but also compensation for any expenses that hes had.
This could cost the club alot of money.

Maybe we could try and get the Cooke-saga settled at the same time then

the hull daily comic has said it was the rfl that told rovers about mason going and having a meeting with toulon think its time for him to go

Can the RFL also provide details of what was said between the parties? Can they tell Rovers that he was not trying to come up with a deal for the 2013 season?

As stated Mason has done little wrong in his time over here and before he even arrived. The problem has always been with the club as admitted by our chairman. I hold no grudges against Mason, he's been put through a lot just to get here and play a few games and has been made out to be the bad guy in all of this.

I like your optimism,we need more of it,if not a little cheeky at times.
As B.B. says ,why would Gateshead be interested? thought they were going bust.

forgive what ,he was signed as a quota player ,ben galea should have come off quota that was plan A ,masons togan passport was a bonus ,ffs the way your club have treated willie you will be lucky if any top aussy ever signs for you again

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I agree.

Totally agree.

The club have done amazing since Hudge took over but in this instance, all Mason has wanted to do from day one is play rugby league. And even though the passport thing was a very low-risk gamble, it was still a gamble.

Al though I doubt it will happen, I still want to see Mason get his passport, get re-registered and play for us again because I don't blame him at all - this situation is down to the club.