Ah right that explains some people saying we've ditched Biggs for another union player last night. Rumour last night was another southseas player who's played both codes but currently playing union.

I thought we're up to the limit with the quota personally but not sure or that interested how it works these days.

Well at least the Biggs rumour has now been confirmed. Will be interesting to see who this "high profile" player is. Given our track record I am quite doubtful on this. Either it won't come off or it won't be what we consiser high profile.

Can someone please remind me of this in a few weeks time if I am wrong? I will gladly eat humble pie

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Heard its a centre and we are awaiting visa clearance

Could this be him? www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Hull-KR- ... story.html

Could this be him? www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Hull-KR- ... story.html

Good luck with him if thats who your looking at, sounds a good player but a complete tool too. Hull as a city has never been a place to rehabilitate bad boys, too many temptations and provocations.

Theres a rumour going around that its Blake Ferguson but I doubt he'd get a visa and I thought he'd become a professional boxer anyway

Israel Folau.
Wants to add English Rugby League to his list.

In other news, HKR have just taken delivery of 6900 socks

I just hope it's someone who is already quality and can slot in and bolster what is looking at the moment like an average at best three quarter line. No experimenting for next year we need a strike threat now.

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Shame he can't get out of his contract on a technicality as I suspect he might just get a game at Hull

Just as a heads up, anyone who fits this description is ineligible for the "new talent pool" exemption and would thus count on the cap. (So ultimately not a replacement for Biggs who wouldn't count on the cap.)

Given Redford announced to the world in the off season you were spending up to the full cap, and have subsequently brought in two further players (one of which won't be cheap) I'm not sure how it would work ...

Is that Robert Redford ?
We'd best pass this on to Motu Tony urgently.

Aha, that's what I get for not rereading before posting ... Ruddy autocorrect.

I'm not accusing hull of anything so I'm not sure why your defensive about it - I'm sure there are plenty more aware of hulls SC situation than myself - but Biggs would be worth 0 on the cap (for his first cap year at least) and a player who fit the above description wouldn't. Caps aren't infinite so either your still not spending up to the cap now (which was claimed before you were supposedly signing that Fijian prop - don't ask me to spell his name!) - or someone will have to go to allow said south sea duel code player to come in. That would seem the base logic to the rumour that's being suggested...

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Quote ="major black"Ah right that explains some people saying we've ditched Biggs for another union player last night. Rumour last night was another southseas player who's played both codes but currently playing union. I thought we're up to the limit with the quota personally but not sure or that interested how it works these days.'" www.london-irish.com/PlayerDispl ... ayertype=p

'The player's reluctance to force the issue with Bath has been a major source of disappointment for coach Lee Radford', according to the HDM. Bit harsh. Surely it was up to Hull to 'force the issue', agreeing terms to secure his release.

Unless they did and he was in no rush, but that seems a bit unlikely.

Edit - Sa would be a very good signing.

It looks like it is Settimata Sa (sp)

Good signing.

He's hardy set the word alight recently - Injury delayed him signing for London Irish for a year, his debut was in the news last November, and since then he's played 3 games.

Hope I'm wrong.

Sa would be a great signing, as long as he is fit and passes the medical, just the type of player we need at centre. Was excellent as Catalans.

Should make a good pairing with Talanoa.

o/t Reports over here are Benji Marshall wants out
(fed up of `bench warming') &
Koukash is prepared to pay him $1m / year.
Is there a limit to how many RU players you can claim exemption for?

Sure I read somewhere that it's 2, also Marshall wouldn't be eligible for the exemption as he's played league in the past.

E1:5:12 ‘New Talent Pool Players Allowance’
The intention behind this allowance is to remove any disincentive Clubs might feel in considering signing untried players from Rugby League development areas and/or other sports.

The RSCM will administer the allowance in pursuit of this intention in the event of any cases where there is a doubt as to whether the individual in question should qualify for an allowance.

An allowance against the calculation of a player’s Salary Cap Value is available under the provisions of this clause 5.14 as follows:

(a) a person who:
(i) has attained age 19 on 31st August prior to the start of the season (e.g. 31st August 2012 for the 2013 season),
(ii) has not played Rugby League at any age group or level, subject to the RSCM’s ability to use his reasonable discretion to override this restriction so that, non-exhaustively, it would ordinarily apply only to those who have not:

(a) played Rugby League for any participant club or team in a national 1st tier senior grade competition (including for example, the European Super League, UK Championships, any of the Australian NRL competitions, French Elite Championship, New Zealand’s national competitions),
(b) played for a team in a national Rugby League development competition (including non-exhaustively, the RFL’s Academy competitions and the NRL’s National Youth Competition), and/or
(c) participated in and/or played RFL Scholarship age group Rugby League (or any equivalent Rugby League programmes based in other countries not covered in (ii) (a) or (b) above)

shall, for the purposes of the allowance set out in this clause 5.13, be known as a ‘New Talent Pool Player’,

(b) subject to (c) below, where a Club registers a New Talent Pool Player, that player’s Salary Cap Value will be reduced in accordance with the following provisions:
(i) in respect of the period up to the end of the New Talent Pool Player’s first full Salary Cap Year with the Club, his Salary Cap Value will be reduced to £0 (and for the avoidance of doubt, where the New Talent Pool Player is registered on or after 1st February during a Salary Cap Year, that year will not count as the one full Salary Cap Year to which this allowance applies),
(ii) in respect of the period up to the end of the New Talent Pool Player’s second full Salary Cap Year, his Salary Cap Value will be reduced by 50%,

(c) the New Talent Pool Player allowance set out in (b) above is subject to the following conditions:
(i) Clubs are limited to 2 New Talent Pool Players to whom the New Talent Pool Players allowance can apply to at any time,
(ii) where a Club has more than 2 New Talent Pool Players registered, it may notify the RSCM as to which 2 of its New Talent Pool Players the allowance will apply,
(iii) for the avoidance of doubt, where a New Talent Pool Player moves to another Club the allowance is available to his new Club but shall not extend beyond the period it would have endured had he remained at his original Club.

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I got told yesterday we had signed Charnley. Cannot see it personally like

I love a good rumour! Charnley on the wing, Talanoa moved into the centre spot and we also get another goal kicker on our books. Make it happen AP and Radders

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P.S. I don't see this happening but I can dream can't I?

Sounds like a rumour off the Hull FC facebook page. Some people were hoping to some Joel Moon, Jamie Foster (Crap signing), James Maloney, RTS, Manu Vatuvei, Uate, Jamal Idris plus other no doubt.

James Clark has started following Setaimata Sa on twitter and Sa has started following a Hull FC fans account...