Kosh wrote:
And again I'll ask you what evidence you have that he wasn't/isn't dealing with depression.
People are accepting that on the balance of probability it's likely that he had/has depression. That's not the same as accepting it as fact.
Not on the on-line edition, but a two-page spread in todays "paper" Mail stresses the illness was real:
Page 4 of today's HDM wrote:
The Mail understands, and must stress, his illness has been very real, and although friends says he has coped with the past six months admirably, Gleeson continues to be a troubled character.
Therefore, Hull FC were probably right to grant him leave for stress at the time.
His illness was certainly not something concocted by the club, or over-played.
They do also go on to ask the questions of how much of the stress was induced by the drug test failing, and, if so, if the support and advice following this was sufficient by the club.
Feeling a bit sorry for Gleeson who's main failing seems to have been gross stupidity. Also surprised at Long's negligence, especially after his verbose descriptions of horror in his book about Cunningham's failed drugs test when unwittingly given them by the Saints conditioner, and the possible consequences for other team-mates.
