Joined: Feb 23 2003 Posts: 28736 Location: Home of the Mighty Widnes Vikings
Big Graeme wrote:Did you feel the same way over Julian O'Neil?
Was he a wife beater? I'm aware of some other stuff he did, now. But then, I by the time he really went off the rails at Widnes I wasn't really aware of his previous and he'd fallen out of favour with the fans.
And do YOU support a wife beater coming over here and playing for Bradford? That is the issue here, so stop being petty.
Sorry, that's like asking the pope to stop being catholic isn't it?
Chris Dalton wrote:Was he a wife beater? I'm aware of some other stuff he did, now. But then, I by the time he really went off the rails at Widnes I wasn't really aware of his previous and he'd fallen out of favour with the fans.
And do YOU support a wife beater coming over here and playing for Bradford? That is the issue here, so stop being petty.
Sorry, that's like asking the pope to stop being catholic isn't it?
You're missing a whole load of "alledged"'s in there, Bird has not been convicted of beating anyone (and she also isn't his wife)
Did people turn their backs on Gary Schofield, Keith Senior etc etc. all who have been accused of the same (as have many many other sportspeople)
Joined: Dec 22 2001 Posts: 10445 Location: Bradford
Chris Dalton wrote:Was he a wife beater? I'm aware of some other stuff he did, now. But then, I by the time he really went off the rails at Widnes I wasn't really aware of his previous and he'd fallen out of favour with the fans.
And do YOU support a wife beater coming over here and playing for Bradford? That is the issue here, so stop being petty.
Sorry, that's like asking the pope to stop being catholic isn't it?
af wrote:Here's a fun game we can all play - what's the worst crime you can commit/be accused of commiting while still being of sufficent moral fibre to hold a Super League contract. I'll start the bidding at drink-driving.
Joined: Feb 09 2005 Posts: 3859 Location: Manchester
Peter Hood wrote: That brings into question whether Bird will secure the necessary paperwork to gain access to the UK – especially after Huddersfield Giants saw their efforts to bring Todd Carney, another Aussie stand-off, foiled due to a criminal record.
But Hood said: “There is such a thing as being innocent until proven guilty.
“We’ve started the procedure of obtaining the work permit and visa and that will take a few weeks but we’ve no reason to suppose at this stage it’s going to be a problem.”
Joined: Jul 31 2003 Posts: 36786 Location: Leafy Worcester, home of the Black Pear
Paul124897 wrote:Peter Hood wrote: That brings into question whether Bird will secure the necessary paperwork to gain access to the UK – especially after Huddersfield Giants saw their efforts to bring Todd Carney, another Aussie stand-off, foiled due to a criminal record.
But Hood said: “There is such a thing as being innocent until proven guilty.
“We’ve started the procedure of obtaining the work permit and visa and that will take a few weeks but we’ve no reason to suppose at this stage it’s going to be a problem.”
Two points...
1. As far as I'm aware, there has been no official reason given for Carney's visa refusal. The idea that it was solely down to his criminal conviction is pure speculation.
2. I'm pretty sure that the Huddersfield board were equally sanguine about Carney's paperwork.
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