This will get the girls at the KR shop going into overdrive handling the rush for memberships on the never-never, especially with the deadline for the 9mth deal on Monday.

I gave a sigh of relief when I read Rovers had signed Blair & Kelly, relieved we haven't gone down the Campese route although, if the HDM can be trusted, there still might be another half back on his way (hopefully Dureau).

From what I have seen and read about Blair and Kelly, they are both very strong defensively, have a good turn of speed and like to attack the line. Kelly has his moments though, so we can expect Hall-type inexplicable blunders, on the plus side (and there's plenty) he has that Xfactor to create something out of nothing.

The squad is shaping up nicely (cue a new 2015 starting line-up thread), and with 2/3 more signings on the horizon it is unrecognisable with 2014s. Looking at the 'ins' I don't think there is one dodgy defender, an area Chester has taken personal responsibility for, an area that has been Rovers nemesis for too long. If the rumour relating to Dudson is right then he will be another to fit this genre.

With the RFL, you never can tell. Bans generally haven't applied to training over here. They might take a different stance with this than they have for other types of issues (breaches of registration rules, or on field misdemeanours, for example). Hopefully we'll have sounded them out. I'm sure the lad wouldn't want to miss out the Army training camp in Scotland.
it'll probably take a while to sort his visa in any case and it doesn't sound like we're going for an ultra-structured approach in attack.

After the Mason fiasco I don't think Rovers would announce the signing if the visa wasn't already granted. On the club site I can't see any mention of "subject to the paperwork"

Bans over here don't apply to training either, but this is a ban applied by the anti drugs in sport authorities, not the NRL, and the terms for our players mean they can have nothing to do with the club till the ban is over - so no training with the team. The ban was put on by the Australian authorities, not the international one, so maybe it doesn't apply over there.

Gold Coast fans (including my mate Jay) are all gutted to see Kelly go. Exciting player and interception machine! I don't think he'd get in the same kind of trouble in Hull for going out on the lash that he did in Australia either. Only issue is his legs. They're not bothered about losing Blair. I enjoyed watching Kelly for the Titans, but never really noticed Blair on the pitch tbh. Saying that - Ranking couldn't get a start at Titans, and most Hull fans are happy with him!

If the ban does apply internationally, then fair enough. At least we know where we stand. Probably better than relying on the RFL's discretion, and there'll be no conspiracy theories or accusations of bias at least.

How far does it go? The fact he's done an interview on the club website suggests that no contact doesn't extend to media stuff? If the ban applies over here, can our coach call him on the telephone? Send him a playbook? At one end of the spectrum it seems not very enforceable, at the other kind of pointless.

Don't know about shifty, but he certainly can shift.

I don't know the full details, but my understanding is that they can't do anything that involves playing or training with the team, so our guys are basically having to get themselves fit for the season, which is OK because both our guys are seasoned internationals who will know how much work they need to do.

Different players got different length bans, so maybe Kelly has already served his suspension - I can't find details of his suspension.

It does. (In the Albert Kelly interview).

Found an article that says Kelly's ban is over on November 23rd - so it shouldn't effect him.

It looks like the north bank of the Humber is the new Gold Coast.

Kelly could be an amazing signing or could be a disaster. Blair is steadier so they should complement each other nicely.

Cheers roopy.

I can just focus my worrying on his injuries, drinking and moments of on field madness now.



He does look like a special talent, at least.

I assume with the 6.07 announcement, these two will get the 6 and 7 shirts, with the third 'halfback' getting the 9 shirt, probably. If it is Myler, then looking at the Wire forum a few think he would be better suited to hooker. Their expectations have been raised these last few years, of course.

On the positive side, Kelly has gone about 2 years since his last "incident" - which was just about when he became a father.
Maybe he has turned the corner with the added responsibility of providing for his family.

@HumbersideSport: #HullKR coach Chris Chester has confirmed an interest in Huddersfield hooker Shaun Lunt. Reaction in our sports news at 2.30 & at half-time.

Hold on a minute here, can someone remind me what these sanctions came about to being?

Jesus, my own writing apalles me.

Simple terms, for myself, this Albert chap, what's the score?

Have I missed our Welsh signing?



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He's off to london broncos stan,thank goodness.

quick interview with CC on Humberside at half time of City's game stating his interest in Shaun Lunt.

The signing of Albert Hastings Perceval Kelly by Hull Kingston Rovers ranks behind only the Catalans Dragons' signing of Todd Carney as the most exciting signing in northern hemisphere rugby league in over eight years. The aforementioned Albert Kelly will devastate opposition defenses, and give Hull KR an attacking power second only to that of Catalans in 2015.

Wow.

ill have 2 of whatever he's on please

The posting of "JEAN NOT IN ANY WAY FRENCH ALLEZ BIEN CAMEMBERT SACRE BLEU COMME SI COMME SA CAPDOUZE" only adds to it's increasing litany of idiocy.

i find him quite entertaining , but i am easily pleased.

You been at the vineyard all day again pal?