[Paul Thexton]

Re: Bailey-Radford...set aside your prejudices? : Mon Sep 06, 2010 12:50 pm  

bramleyrhino wrote:

Sonny Nickle

racist! (had to get the thread back on track, after all)

Re: Bailey-Radford...set aside your prejudices? : Mon Sep 06, 2010 1:14 pm  

Seriously people, look back from the start of this thread and reread the posts. You will see an incredible amount of biased numpties posting.

Bailey is a cowardly thug who gets away with things, yet the player who repeatedly punches a man lying face down on the floor is considered a hero who should not be sent off.

Seriously, only on RLFANS could you see such childish hypocrisy.

Re: Bailey-Radford...set aside your prejudices? : Mon Sep 06, 2010 3:09 pm  

Gotcha wrote:

Seriously people, look back from the start of this thread and reread the posts. You will see an incredible amount of biased numpties posting.

Bailey is a cowardly thug who gets away with things, yet the player who repeatedly punches a man lying face down on the floor is considered a hero who should not be sent off.

Seriously, only on RLFANS could you see such childish hypocrisy.

Radford is Super League's "have-a-go hero"!

Re: Bailey-Radford...set aside your prejudices? : Mon Sep 06, 2010 3:14 pm  

Omar Little wrote:

Bailey clearly isn't popular around here (except with Leeds fans) and as a result there seems to be a lot of attempting to justify Radford's stupidity.

But does anyone else get the feeling that if the roles were reversed everyone on here would be saying how it was a well deserved red-card for a cheap-shot/sh*t-house/cowardly attack on the man on the floor...

...in fact if we're being brutally honest, perhaps if Radford was black and Bailey white a lot of those sticking up for Radford might have very different opinions...

Don't be daft, colour has nothing to do with it. Not saying that Radford was anything other than stupid, he maybe should have done as Bailey does and got a sneaky un in as third man in the tackle.

Re: Bailey-Radford...set aside your prejudices? : Mon Sep 06, 2010 4:21 pm  

Funny how when all these acts of cowardness/brutality/thuggery are recalled none of them were perpertrated by Bailey, what is the worst thing he's done on the field to warrant his reputation as the biggest thug in the game ?

I do love the the reason he never gets banned in that Leeds have the RFL in their pocket line. If Bailey tackles above the waist the knuckle dragging opposition fans go ballistic shouting high, due to the comotion it gets put on report, result no case to answer. Bailey does a high tackle the opposition fans foaming at the mouth with their hatred screaming off, off. Put on report, penalty sufficient.

It really is hilarious a few elbows, knees and sly digs here and there garner such bile and vitriol. Someone mentioned Paul Davidson earlier, a fairly apt comparison, never received the abuse Bailey does, I wonder why.

Re: Bailey-Radford...set aside your prejudices? : Mon Sep 06, 2010 4:26 pm  

Rhubarb Triangle wrote:

. Someone mentioned Paul Davidson earlier, a fairly apt comparison, never received the abuse Bailey does, I wonder why.

You tell us, please do.

Re: Bailey-Radford...set aside your prejudices? : Mon Sep 06, 2010 4:54 pm  

yet i bumped into a lancashire based gb international yesterday and asked him about bailey and he laughed. he agreed he was a wind up merchant but said there are plenty of them about. he said also said there were far bigger thugs about and while he didn't particularly like bailey he couldn't see why he gets the stick he does

Re: Bailey-Radford...set aside your prejudices? : Mon Sep 06, 2010 5:15 pm  

tad rhino wrote:

yet i bumped into a lancashire based gb international yesterday and asked him about bailey and he laughed. he agreed he was a wind up merchant but said there are plenty of them about. he said also said there were far bigger thugs about and while he didn't particularly like bailey he couldn't see why he gets the stick he does

Because he never gets punished for it is probably why people give him stick.

He's not done anything of major note (i.e. finger someone's anus or grab someone's nuts in the tackle), but he has consistently been a thuggish and cowardly player in pretty much every game he's played in in SL.

People seem to hate Lauaki as well, but what has he ever done as well?

Re: Bailey-Radford...set aside your prejudices? : Mon Sep 06, 2010 6:41 pm  

Offside Monkey wrote:

Without predjudice?

Bailey's actions may have been worthy of a penalty, but Radford's reaction was ridiculous. I'd have been happy with a yellow but accept a red.

Well done

Re: Bailey-Radford...set aside your prejudices? : Mon Sep 06, 2010 9:26 pm  

Dunbar wrote: Of course I read the first post, I quoted it in my reply You specifically stated, "...in fact if we're being brutally honest, perhaps if Radford was black and Bailey white a lot of those sticking up for Radford might have very different opinions..." which explicitly implies that many of the people are using race to base their opinions My reply, which I stand by, is that this is a slight on the supporters of Rugby League which has a reputation as one of the most inclusive sports in the country and has broken down many racial barriers (i.e. fist black national captain, first black national coach) Please tell me where I misinterpreted your statement Jeez you're hard work. Ok lets take it step by step... 1. Read this http://oxforddictionaries.com/view/entry/m_en_gb0657460#m_en_gb0657460 2. Re-read the first post 3. Re-read your post where you specifically take issue with the thread title 4. Lie down in a dark room and try and think about it

Dunbar wrote: Of course I read the first post, I quoted it in my reply You specifically stated, "...in fact if we're being brutally honest, perhaps if Radford was black and Bailey white a lot of those sticking up for Radford might have very different opinions..." which explicitly implies that many of the people are using race to base their opinions My reply, which I stand by, is that this is a slight on the supporters of Rugby League which has a reputation as one of the most inclusive sports in the country and has broken down many racial barriers (i.e. fist black national captain, first black national coach) Please tell me where I misinterpreted your statement Jeez you're hard work. Ok lets take it step by step... 1. Read this http://oxforddictionaries.com/view/entry/m_en_gb0657460#m_en_gb0657460 2. Re-read the first post 3. Re-read your post where you specifically take issue with the thread title 4. Lie down in a dark room and try and think about it