Quote: “Greg Bird will have to wait until his day in court to prove his innocence and get back his life,” said his agent Chris Orr, in a statement this morning.

“Today he has had to endure more heartache as his application to secure a visa to take up his contract with the Bradford Bulls was denied due to facing a police charge.

“Rather than fight this decision through the appeals process, Greg has decided to have his day in court and prove his innocence before reapplying.

“The Bradford Bulls will support Greg throughout this period with a view of him joining them as soon as he has cleared his name.

“Neither Greg nor the Bradford Bulls will be making any further comment until after the court case on April 27.”

chpntpsr wrote:Absolute joke, when you think of all the eastern europeans that come in thanks to our links to brilliant EU, that offer nothing to the country, compared to what Greg Bird would offer

chpntpsr wrote:Absolute joke, when you think of all the eastern europeans that come in thanks to our links to brilliant EU, that offer nothing to the country, compared to what Greg Bird would offer

Highlander wrote:But I do find it troubling that a man who has only been accused of a crime and not found guilty of anything now finds himself unable to work in his preferred field presumably due to an accusation of a crime.