Mickey has rejected an offer to stay as he weighs up offers from other S/L clubs, thought to be Wigan, Catalan (does eddy know something) and Hull.

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#HullKR exclusive: prop Mickey Paea has told the club he will not sign a new contract as #HullFC, Wigan and Catalan target him

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In today's Mail : Mickey Paea's agent says the #HullKR star has 'multiple offers' from rival Super League clubs.

No surprise. Surely he can make more money in the NRL than SL?

I'm sure sandy will find a replacement from oz who will play for less anyway

Fair play to Mickey and his agent for being open, honest and upfront.

Rovers offered him [ua lot[/u of money to stay but Mickey's preference is to return to the NRL for a number of reasons.

I think there's a chance we may see him back at Rovers in a few years anyway.

Good luck to him but life will go on we will find another player hopefully has good or better

Gutted....but not a shock as long as goes to the nrl I wouldnt be that miffed. He said rovers were a good place to be the other week and building for the next few seasons so you would think he would stay inSL if true. All the best mickey without doubt the best forward in SL this year.

Gutted....but not a shock as long as goes to the nrl I wouldnt be that miffed. He said rovers were a good place to be the other week and building for the next few seasons so you would think he would stay inSL if true. All the best mickey without doubt the best forward in SL this year.

www.thisishullandeastriding.co.u ... z2WGp5nPIj Gutted but not surprised. He's been superb, especially this season and will be a big loss. He should certainly get an NRL gig, if that is his preference. Not used to seeing quite such direct honesty from a player or his representative - kind of refreshing in a way. Hard to argue with what he says. Just going to make the most of seeing him play the rest of his games for us, he's a fabulous player and it has been great to see him in a Rovers shirt these 2 seasons. A shoo in for our best of the SL era team, alongside Mick Vella at prop.

www.thisishullandeastriding.co.u ... z2WGp5nPIj Gutted but not surprised. He's been superb, especially this season and will be a big loss. He should certainly get an NRL gig, if that is his preference. Not used to seeing quite such direct honesty from a player or his representative - kind of refreshing in a way. Hard to argue with what he says. Just going to make the most of seeing him play the rest of his games for us, he's a fabulous player and it has been great to see him in a Rovers shirt these 2 seasons. A shoo in for our best of the SL era team, alongside Mick Vella at prop.

Judas, going to boo his every move from now on. If he doesnt want to be here then get rid now. We have better in the reserves!!!!

God dont know what came over me then must be coming down with blacknwhititis, off to docs quickly.

Oh well , at least it gives grudgell another player he can ignore at the end of season presentation.
A bit like Ben galea last year.
Good news for rovers fans is that at least Micky. P. won't be playing too far away next year. We will let you know how he's getting on.

Funny that, I was at that presentation and saw Hudge and Ben talking and even joking with each other on several occasions? You must be thinking of your own club, who have a 'hate list' as long as the white pages.

Back on topic, good luck to the lad wherever he goes, he's a professional and I hope he gets the best deal for himself and his family wherever he ends up, I'm certain he will still give 100% to Rovers for the remainder of his contract.

Let's leave that there, eh? Never leads anywhere good.

honest, but slightly dis-respectful comments by his agent (unless that's the hdm!).
no player is too good for super league, the fact is the money is far greater in the nrl.
mickey has been stand out and no doubt will continue in that manner until the end of the season.
good look and thanks mickey.

A loss to us but thanks for the effort, I am sure he will go to the NRL & secure his future. Even if he goes to another Super league club they will pay more than we will (that will also do us a favour as they will have to pay someone else less to fit in the cap). The other thing he has done is to show others who can't find a contract in the NRL that they can come here for a couple of seasons & get their career back on track, so look out for more like him at Craven park.

He's extremely unlikely to sign for another SL club and if he does, it won't be because they have offered more money.

Apart from the Dragons (to play with his brother) why would he leave Rovers for another SL club unless it was for more money? I suspect he is keen on the NRL as they pay well but the other thing is that he can prepare for life after rugby better if he is near home, it is difficult to do that from the other side of the world.

Obviously money talks but do you really think that that reasons like the chance to win some trophies, and indeed not worrying if your employer is going to go bust don't count for something?

Tbf, security could be a reason. If somebody offered him a 3 or 4 year deal and he can be pretty certain they're financially secure and not at realistic risk of relegation, that has to be more attractive. We don't know exactly where we're at as a club, or even what the structure of SL will be beyond 2014. Wigan will be alright though, you can be fairly sure of that.
His preference seems to be for the NRL, which makes sense. If he can't strike a deal there (which'd be strange IMO), Wigan offers security and a good shot at silverware, there's a lot to be said for the South of France, especially with family there and Hull... well I'd be slightly surprised as he doesn't seem tied to the area, but they are losing some top earners and there isn't an awful lot else to spend it on, on the ooc list.

Very good player and certainly up there with the top 3 props in the league. Much respect for him for clarifying his position and I would definitely predict a gig in the NRL.

However no respect for his agent who's not only saying paea is to good for the club, but to good for SL! No player is bigger then any club, especially a club with a proud history in HKR. Massively disrespectful in a lot of things he says in the article.

He must be going back to NRL I heard he promised Rovers he would not go to another Super League Club if he didnt go to NRL. Or he speaks with forked tongue.
He has had a great season this year best he has played whilst he has been at rovers,is it because his contract is up,same as Mica, Ill leave that open for discussion.
Good luck to him whatever he does, will be missed but someone will take his place no doubt. I agree with comments regarding what will be happenning to Superleague after next year, would take a lot of thinking about if you were a rovers player coming out of contract this season

SUPER RYAN OHARA WILL REPLACE HIM

Shame really, if he'd got the assurances he was after regarding your club he'd have signed.

Signed for FC.

If so you've got a very good player.

I don't see him every week like you guys do, but he's spoke about very highly by the fans, and he doesn't miss a game. An excellent trait in a prop.

Already agreed a deal in the NRL.
Been a great signing and wish him all the best for the future.