Re: Zak Hardaker - Statement : Thu Sep 18, 2014 10:42 am  

Gotcha wrote:

I wonder how all these self righteous idiots now feel on the Andrew Gale issue?

Not a game that gives heat of the moment emotions. Just a simple reaction to another, and now terming a word the cricket board use themselves into a racist comment.

Of course this was direct at someone who applies to that, so in those terms worse than the Hardaker one. But shows how ridiculous governing bodies have become, with this politically correct nonsense.

Wasn't aware of this indecent but just read up on it... sounds like what we used to call "banter". How calling someone a "Kolpack f*cker" can be construed as racist escapes me.

Re: Zak Hardaker - Statement : Thu Sep 18, 2014 2:44 pm  

Cue comments from Kolpak Stiff and Homer Phobe, and possible Chris Chan

Re: Zak Hardaker - Statement : Thu Sep 18, 2014 2:53 pm  

Gotcha wrote:

I wonder how all these self righteous idiots now feel on the Andrew Gale issue?

Not a game that gives heat of the moment emotions. Just a simple reaction to another, and now terming a word the cricket board use themselves into a racist comment.

Of course this was direct at someone who applies to that, so in those terms worse than the Hardaker one. But shows how ridiculous governing bodies have become, with this politically correct nonsense.

I find the relative amounts of coverage equally bizarre. Andrew Gale was a name I had never heard of before this morning. And I watch all the news & sports bulletins across many channels.

Is Leeds CF&A a breeding ground for bad boys?

[Wheels]

Re: Zak Hardaker - Statement : Thu Sep 18, 2014 5:13 pm  

LeagueDweeb wrote:

Andrew Gale was a name I had never heard of before this morning. And I watch all the news & sports bulletins across many channels.

Do you watch them on mute? He just captained Yorkshire to the County Championship!

Re: Zak Hardaker - Statement : Thu Sep 18, 2014 8:41 pm  

Wheels wrote:

Do you watch them on mute? He just captained Yorkshire to the County Championship!

Cricket is played in long pants and as such does not qualify as a bona fide sport

Re: Zak Hardaker - Statement : Fri Sep 19, 2014 7:40 pm  

William Eve wrote:

Hardaker should have been sacked by the club in June after being found guilty of homophobic abuse directed at a referee. That was MjM's opinion and it's an opinion I happen to agree with. So much for being given second chances and to grow up... oh well... he's now on his third, though some might argue it's now his fourth!

Loved this quote of yours concerning Hardaker and his exit from the England camp during the RLWC last season.....

"He [Hardaker] was the only Leeds player not sent home from the [England] squad. He left, as already pointed out, the rest were sent home at the end"

MEGA

Why have you stopped adding a no really?

Re: Zak Hardaker - Statement : Fri Sep 19, 2014 7:51 pm  

Fat Boy wrote:

Wasn't aware of this indecent but just read up on it... sounds like what we used to call "banter". How calling someone a "Kolpack f*cker" can be construed as racist escapes me.

I think part of the issue was the preceding phrase:

Prince told gale "f**k off back to cover point"
Gale replied: "Well you can f*** off back to your own country you Kolpak f*****.”

All the same its clearly a reference to the fact that Prince shouldn't be allowed to play for lancs as they already have a foreign player and he only gets in (taking a place from a young English kid) due to being a kolpak.

Bloody stupid case for the ECB to have pushed on with...they're doing a good job of making the RFL look good

Re: Zak Hardaker - Statement : Fri Sep 19, 2014 8:10 pm  

What's a kolpak, am I missing something

Re: Zak Hardaker - Statement : Fri Sep 19, 2014 8:37 pm  

rollin thunder wrote: What's a kolpak, am I missing something A foreign player who isn't allowed to be counted as a foreign player due to a court ruling... http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolpak_ruling

rollin thunder wrote: What's a kolpak, am I missing something A foreign player who isn't allowed to be counted as a foreign player due to a court ruling... http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolpak_ruling

Re: Zak Hardaker - Statement : Fri Sep 19, 2014 8:56 pm  

Omar Little wrote: A foreign player who isn't allowed to be counted as a foreign player due to a court ruling... http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolpak_ruling So why is that offensive.

Omar Little wrote: A foreign player who isn't allowed to be counted as a foreign player due to a court ruling... http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolpak_ruling So why is that offensive.