Chester said he's very close to signing a permanent deal a week ago,



Hoping he's signed it especially with Aiton now leaving Leeds for Catalan they'll need a hooker and Lunt is someone I'd hate to lose.

Dangle a Challenge cup squad place under his nose. If you don't hurry up and sign then you ain't in the squad.

Looking on the board it is full of Wembley and Final posts and comments, I hope the squad aren't in the same frame of mind or you'll start the Mid 8 campaign with a loss to a championship club

BTW congratulation with getting to the Challenge Cup Final and have a great day out

No disrespect to the middle 8s or Leigh but a trip to Wembley is a bit more of an exciting prospect than the one to LSV on Saturday.


That said, it's a massive game. The boys need to have their heads screwed on for the next 3 weeks before thinking about Wembley. Cup final or no cup final I've got my tickets for Saturday!

This.

Lets get back to work.

Aiton the hooker at Leeds has signed for Catalan, lets hope bearing in mind Lunt was at Leeds a few years ago doesn't cause problems.

My thoughts also, depends why he left Leeds in the first place? but who could blame any player for joining Leeds?

Heard from a Leeds fan that they are trying to lure Josh Hodgson to Headingley but think he is pulling up trees for Canberra so will be difficult!

Didn't we put a first refusal thing in place when he went like Wigan did with Tomkins an mossop etc??

The only move I can see Hodgson making is to a better NRL club, he's been outstanding at Canberra.

Hugely chuffed for him.

Yes I believe we did put a clause in where by Rovers had first refusal if and when he returns to the super league.
At the moment though I cant see him wanting to come back here for at least another year or two, after 2015.

Yes thought same about first option clause, could prove a very valuable one too

Is it worth anything? If he wants to go somewhere else he'll just say no thanks and go there.

Didn't something similar to that cause all sorts of pandemonium when Iestyn Harris came back to RL and signed for Bradford?

If for example he decides to return to super league 2017/18, he may base his decision on how well Hull Kr are doing at the time.

I think Harris had 3 years left on his contract, Leeds held his registration and he came back within that period but went to bulls. So in effect it was seen as Leeds should of had a fee. Josh's contract will be up of and when he comes back I would assume.

Josh has already been offered a very lucrative contract extension by Canberra so we wont see him here for another 3 or 4 years. There was a chance a few months back that he could be persuaded to return early but that has gone now.
When he returns, it will be to Rovers. The fact that he paid his own transfer fee when he left and Rovers have promised it him back when he returns will see to that!

Paid his own transfer fee? Sounds bizarre, is that something that happens often...or ever?

Happens in all sports, it's more that you buy out your contract as opposed to paying your own transfer fee.

Where does this information come from? Being offered an extension by Canberra and paying his own transfer fee?

Him.

I hope it's true. Good news as a Raiders fan.