Re: Ukuma Ta'ai footage.. : Wed Dec 26, 2012 8:46 pm  

My source says we / he is struggling to get a visa hope wrong as he's one of our main signings lets hope he here in jan

Re: Ukuma Ta'ai footage.. : Thu Jan 03, 2013 9:31 am  

confirmed on the webtsite this morning that theirs a visa problem and a delay... so misses the pre season friendly on the 11th...which would of thought anyway even he was here!

not ideal but still confident he will be here at some point

: Thu Jan 03, 2013 12:46 pm  

As much as DG hates the Twitterati, I wonder if the club would have released this information if it wasn't for #WhereIsUkuma

Re: Ukuma Ta'ai footage.. : Thu Jan 03, 2013 1:07 pm  

According to Examiner report, a problem has been raised by the Border Agency in Manila. Not sure what they have got to do with it, as Manila is in the Philippines!

Re: Ukuma Ta'ai footage.. : Thu Jan 03, 2013 2:46 pm  

Manila is where the UK border agency visa processing is based.

Re: : Thu Jan 03, 2013 3:49 pm  

Wadski wrote:

As much as DG hates the Twitterati, I wonder if the club would have released this information if it wasn't for #WhereIsUkuma

#whereisukuma didnt somebody say that he cant speak english and thats why theirs a delay?!

: Thu Jan 03, 2013 4:09 pm  

He speaks English fine. He's played in the NRL for NW Warriors and had no problems. He can articulate a sentence better than most on here.

Re: Ukuma Ta'ai footage.. : Thu Jan 03, 2013 4:56 pm  

l have often thought about this Visa stuff, Every year a few new players come over, all from within the Commonwealth, every year there are problems with visas
In soccer Loads of players come in twice a year, some from very dodgy countries, yet l never hear of problems with their visas. Do we think there is a problem within the Rugby League family, or outside forces, whatever, someone in authority needs to be looking at this ongoing problem

Re: Ukuma Ta'ai footage.. : Thu Jan 03, 2013 6:25 pm  

halifaxgiant wrote:

My source says we / he is struggling to get a visa hope wrong as he's one of our main signings lets hope he here in jan

Looks like your source was spot on, unfortunately

Re: : Thu Jan 03, 2013 10:55 pm  

Wadski wrote:

As much as DG hates the Twitterati, I wonder if the club would have released this information if it wasn't for #WhereIsUkuma

Do you think so? I'm on twitter and didn't see that, even now with a search there are only a few tweets on it. I think it more likely that the moans on here or in the general public or MOST likely simply the friendlies are about KO and he isn't here when the club said he would be triggered this story. Just my opinion.