Quote ="Panda92"Hudds sign Simpson news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... 361567.stm Be interesting to see who gets here first, Mason or Simpson.'" The 2 bits I've underlined from the article make me think this is yet another poor quality Aussie reject. [i[uThe 24-year-old has been released a year early by South Sydney Rabbitohs [/uand will arrive in the UK once his visa has been processed. Simpson told BBC Radio Leeds: "I've been doing some research and see they're a very young side. "They've made the top four and Challenge Cup final so hopefully I can better the team and go one further." He continued: "It feels really good to be a Giant - [uI've always wanted to come over and play in England [/uso now is a good opportunity to do so. [/i

Quote ="Panda92"Hudds sign Simpson news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... 361567.stm Be interesting to see who gets here first, Mason or Simpson.'" The 2 bits I've underlined from the article make me think this is yet another poor quality Aussie reject. [i[uThe 24-year-old has been released a year early by South Sydney Rabbitohs [/uand will arrive in the UK once his visa has been processed. Simpson told BBC Radio Leeds: "I've been doing some research and see they're a very young side. "They've made the top four and Challenge Cup final so hopefully I can better the team and go one further." He continued: "It feels really good to be a Giant - [uI've always wanted to come over and play in England [/uso now is a good opportunity to do so. [/i

10 days futher on and still no sign!!!

trust in rovers he will come hopefully very soon

So what exactly is the hold up with Mason?

Can anyone give a definate answer whats going on?

We are sure he will fully fit, and fully integrated with his team mates in time for the first game of the season

No.

Surely if he has sorted his nationality out and got his new passport then nothing will stop him?

Maybe he genuinely isn't coming.

Maybe someone told him about the terrible floods in Hull in 2007

Maybe someone told him the place hasn't really changed since the 1980's apart from the fact all the immigrants coming over from Grimsby have pushed the price of a three-bedroom house above the £6 mark.

Maybe someone told him about how the people from Bransholme are known for their sense of humour. Popular jokes in that area of East Hull include, "If I see you looking at my missus I'll cave your face in," and, "If you touch my moped I'll rip your bloody arm off."

Hard luck PHIPPS, he's definitely coming. He must have read the following about our great city: www.timeout.com/travel/features/ ... reaks-hull

Hard luck PHIPPS, he's definitely coming. He must have read the following about our great city: www.timeout.com/travel/features/ ... reaks-hull

Quote ="PSchofield"Hard luck PHIPPS, he's definitely coming. He must have read the following about our great city: www.timeout.com/travel/features/ ... reaks-hull'" Maybe he should have read this more truthful version. news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3158298.stm [iHull takes first place - decried by a former resident as "a sad story of unemployment, teenage pregnancy, heroin addiction, crime, violence, and rampant self-neglect[/i

Quote ="PSchofield"Hard luck PHIPPS, he's definitely coming. He must have read the following about our great city: www.timeout.com/travel/features/ ... reaks-hull'" Maybe he should have read this more truthful version. news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3158298.stm [iHull takes first place - decried by a former resident as "a sad story of unemployment, teenage pregnancy, heroin addiction, crime, violence, and rampant self-neglect[/i

2003???? That's a very old article PHIPPS.
I'm sure Big Willie's reading habits are more up to date.

btw, I see the RFL website has changed Big Nige's quotes, so he now says Willie is off quota, but non Fed.

well there only 6 days to go for him to land in england, cos all the kr fans are been saying he'll be here by end of the month

Where's Willy?

I enhanced your photo and lo and behold here he is having a quiet half with Anthony Minichiello

Yes that's right, all of them.

Bless.

Yeah right, in other words BB all you lot on the FC forum are probably predicting an unfit Mason with a beer gut been a nightmare for the club and starting changing room brawls with the rest of the team, you nasty bunch!

I for one hope he turns up fit and ready for action...and rips up Superleague. I still say he was no better than average last year, but it would be great to have him in SL in his 2007 form.......and even better, he's off quota

He's not off the non-fed list though.

...really? How does that work then

See the post halfway down on [url=http://viewtopic.php?f=2&t=478704&start=345this page[/url for where I think me and Dux cracked the mystery of how Rovers got around the quota/non-fed ruling!

Mason is definitely non-fed though. It says so in the RFL statement.

Yep, Mason counts on the non-fed trained list, but due to his Tongan passport doesn't count on the Overseas Quota.

wouldn't worry about whether he on quota/fed trained from what i've been told today, he isn't coming, from a rovers players mouth he wants 40% of his salary up front before he comes over, whether its true we wil have to wait and see

Only 40% I heard 208% and a house.

dobson to saints next season for same reason

What reason?