Re: Ben Flower : Sun Oct 12, 2014 11:44 am  

Standee wrote:

Why, it's not down to the Police to make comment on social media.

I think they were more drawing a comparison, rather than specifically commenting on the Flower incident

Re: Ben Flower : Sun Oct 12, 2014 11:45 am  

Only just seen it. Thought it was a cowardly act, he looked out when he was on the floor and the second punch was just a disgrace. I see Wane is backing him up, perhaps a club ban of 6 months might show just how bad his actions were. You can guarantee the RFL will bottle it with a ban of 5 games or so.

Re: Ben Flower : Sun Oct 12, 2014 11:46 am  

loiner81 wrote:

Good to know that you think that allegedly calling a player a poof

Hardaker called a referee, in a viciously aggressive manner, a "****ing faggot". The circumstances are of course entirely different to last night's horror show, but no one in their right mind, or maybe a subset of Leeds fans, still thinks that the 5 game ban for that and conducting an investigation when he clearly appeared to do a similar thing again a few weeks later, were anything other than justified.

Re: Ben Flower : Sun Oct 12, 2014 11:46 am  

Not sure what there is to get worked up about in the police saying that if you punch someone in the head on the ground while out in their town you'll end up in the cells.

Re: Ben Flower : Sun Oct 12, 2014 11:46 am  

cod'ead wrote:

I think they were more drawing a comparison, rather than specifically commenting on the Flower incident

still question why they are even on Social Media

Re: Ben Flower : Sun Oct 12, 2014 11:47 am  

If you buy a dog, are you surprised when it barks?

This is Wigan all over - they've dragged the game through the mud for several years now thanks to Michael Maguire's grubby attitude, and Shaun Wane carries on that fine tradition; win at all costs, play the game with reckless disregard for your fellow professionals and do absolutely anything to achieve even a minor competitive edge.

Flower went out with orders to take out Saints only hb, and a dangerous cocktail of being both too fired up and thick as two short planks has resulted in one of the most sickening acts of thuggery ever seen on a pro RL field; in two seconds of madness, he lost Wigan the GF, ensured that every neutral instantly started rooting for Saints, and brought more negative publicity on the game than Bradford, Gareth Hock and Zak Hardaker combined.

Shaun Wane must be a proud man this morning.

Re: Ben Flower : Sun Oct 12, 2014 11:49 am  

Standee wrote:

still question why they are even on Social Media

Because everyone is on social media? It's 2014, not 1974.

Re: Ben Flower : Sun Oct 12, 2014 11:49 am  

craigizzard wrote:

Not sure what there is to get worked up about in the police saying that if you punch someone in the head on the ground while out in their town you'll end up in the cells.

I don't have a problem with the comment, I have a problem with the fact that tax is being used for someone to be on social media at all.

Re: Ben Flower : Sun Oct 12, 2014 11:50 am  

Standee wrote:

still question why they are even on Social Media

Because its part of modern society, and a society they have to Police. The best way to be able to communicate with people is to use all available platforms to be able to do so, I'd question it if they weren't on twitter.

Re: Ben Flower : Sun Oct 12, 2014 11:52 am  

christopher wrote:

Because its part of modern society, and a society they have to Police. The best way to be able to communicate with people is to use all available platforms to be able to do so, I'd question it if they weren't on twitter.

I disagree, you don't catch criminals on twitter.

but hey, standards are low.