Er....no

If you have [uBritish citizenship [/uon ancestral grounds then work is nothing to do with it.

If you are applying for a [uvisa[/u on ancestral grounds then you do need to intend to seek or take work.

Two separate things.

Could he be loaned to NRL club in the mean time?

Apparently before signing any players from the antipodes in future GH is demanding that they obtain an enhanced CRB check.
Once this has been completed and shown to be clean then he'll start contract negotiations.

apparently GH is absolutely delighted, doesnt have to pay anything and its not his fault and he hasnt used his "we will look inside the squad/trust in youth" line for at least five minutes @)

He's hardly been tight over the last 5 or 6 years has he just very prudent and not put the club at risk for short term gain.

Wonder what GH has up his sleeve for the spare wadd he is now sat on

I'm sure he'll be reviewing it with bluey just in case greg's appeal goes t#ts up.

I heard that the proper reason was that the aeroplane could not carry his weight anyone else heard similiar.
Reliable source too.

Whatever options GH has in his mind, judging on his decisions over last 5 years or so, and 3 GF wins, he hasn't done much wrong.

Thats true.

It doesn't stop clueless gobes from harrangueing the bloke every year to sign "a big name", ie an aussie who is making press releases about wanting to play in England as a ploy to get his salary in the NRL upped a bit.

There was one such no-nowt gobe at the back of the Carnegie when I had a season ticket there, his constant loud mouthed bleating of "get yer 'ands in yer pocket 'etherington and get a decent full back/centre/winger/stand off/second row/forward" (depending onwhich way the wind was blowing that week) was one of the reasons I didn't bother renewing.

I have no idea about the Australian driving penalty system but over here he would get a ban after receiving 12 points so there is a good chance the "string" is only 2 or 3 convictions long.


If eastwood is a crazed 90mph through a pedestrian zone driving nutter then I don't think anyone would want him living in Leeds but I got 3 points and a fine for doing 34mph on a busy A road just following a line of traffic by a mobile camera in a driveway, I would be very p***ed off if that hampered my career or job prospects in any way.

www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/s ... 66,00.html

www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/s ... 66,00.html

Thats a really, really interesting article, thanks for uncovering it.

Wonder if Mr H would like it forwarding by means of explanation

that would be longun then. he sat behind you

That's just the tip of the iceberg McLaren

Apparently the things that convinced the adjudication commitee that Eastwood should be refused a working visa in the UK was more down to the fact that:

Allegedly Eastwood has also been reprimanded for not having a valid fishing liscence and that he also once failed to take his library book back on time!

I see Hull's new signing Sam Moa should be arriving next week after gaining his work visa. He was only snapped up five weeks ago as well apparently.

Good work Mrs H. Not sure whether he's a quality signing though.

Hull have signed an entire country?

Correct. It arrives next week.

Yep, on the basis that we may get one player through!

Going to be difficult to stop near the line. Probably still won't have the same bulk as Cunningham though.

Parcelforce??

force... force.... force...


(sorry, but it IS one of Lee Evans best jokes)

This visa issue just seems ridiculous and not just Eastwoods. I don't see it being applied to other sports, such as yawnion and football. If it did when will Tevez be deported - wasn't he driving without a licence and therefore uninsured!

It seems to take us back to the roots of our sport - the control of the working classes (perhaps a 21st century slant on it!). After all immigration rules have always been about controlling (relative) poverty.

even Iraq would be better than the location Hull currently has

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