Quote Him="Him"I have absolutely no idea what the point of your sentence was, other than yet another rant directed towards Hull KR.
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In that case I feel for you.
Quote HimNo they're not. They are allowing a club to de-register a player. Which is allowed in the Operational Rules. Which other rules should the RFL not let clubs abide by? Or is it just Hull KR. Why aren't you getting this upset over Pat Richards Irish passport? Or Brent Webb's exclusion from the Non-Fed Trained list?
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Because it happened about 2 years ago. And at the time i said it was a stupid concession to lazy short-term thinking. We have too many overseas players. There is no need for us to have the same amount this season as last. Wigan have too many.
There are no rules in the operational rules which i would let clubs not abide by in this circumstance. Hull KR have made their bed by trying to use loopholes to squeeze in an extra overseas player by using a passport of convenience. Im not sure why we should be granting dispensation to expedite this.
Quote HimReally? I think the RFL have just spelt out that the rule was put in place for:
"The rule is in place to prevent clubs from stockpiling overseas players and developing a carousel of player changes to their squads throughout a season."'"
You think 10 overseas players, with 6 counting on the quota isnt stockpiling? you think that taking one of the quota whilst injured replacing him with another, then taking that player of the quota and adding the previous one isnt developing a carousel.
Quote HimNo I haven't, you have contradicted yourself several times on this thread, often within the same post. You started off being happy that it would go to the RFL board if it was exceptional, that then changed when you quickly remembered how much you dislike Hull KR. You admitted yourself it was an exceptional case, then you decided it wasn't, then you decided it was. The same goes for your reluctance to admit that Hull KR haven't actually broken any rules.'"
I have never said i would be happy if it was exceptional, you have simply made that up. I have said it is exceptional as in not common, not exceptional in deserving dispensation.
And again, its a very simply concept. Hull KR have (or are planning on) breaking the rules. They have apparently asked for dispensation to do so which it has been indicated they will be given. If they werent breaking the rules, why would they need to ask for or receive dispensation?
Quote HimEither it is an exceptional case and worthy of RFL Board discussion or it isn't, there is no halfway house with this.
Either Hull KR have broken rules or they haven't.
Which is it Smokey?'"
I have no interest in your nonsense false dichotomy. Your either/or situation simply doesnt apply in the real world.
Things that are uncommon dont by their definition of simply being uncommon deserve discussion of the RFL board with a view to granting dispensation. By being uncommon (or exceptional) it simply means it doesnt happen very often.
Things which do deserve discussion by the RFL board with a view to granting a dispensation would be things which were exceptional as in so far beyond the realms of normality as to represent a situation not covered by the existing rules. This situation clearly is not one of those.
Now i cant be the first one to have taught you this, but to sum up what seems to be your confusion and why you keep bringing up your nonsense false dichotomies, as Robert Plant said, "'Cause you know sometimes words have....Two meanings"