: Fri Jun 26, 2009 2:26 am  

Chris Dalton wrote:

But Michael Jackson was acquitted of the charges made against him. So you are being ignorant.

But he also paid off another family before it even got to court in the early 90s, guilt pay?

No matter what you thought of him, no matter what he did late on in his career, he was a cracking Second Rower and deserved his Wembley win in 98.

: Fri Jun 26, 2009 2:46 am  

Haighy wrote:

But he also paid off another family before it even got to court in the early 90s, guilt pay?

Or maybe saving himself from public embarrasment? No way of knowing and innocent until proven guilty. Like I say, he was a complete weirdo, but some people are going way too far.

I can't take the moral high ground on bad taste jokes, but celebrating his death? Come on. Some people need to take a step back and say nothing if they've nothing good to say. They're doing themselves a disservice.

: Fri Jun 26, 2009 5:31 am  

Chris Dalton wrote:

Or maybe saving himself from public embarrasment? No way of knowing and innocent until proven guilty. Like I say, he was a complete weirdo, but some people are going way too far.

I can't take the moral high ground on bad taste jokes, but celebrating his death? Come on. Some people need to take a step back and say nothing if they've nothing good to say. They're doing themselves a disservice.

Jog on. I can think what I want sunshine and I AM NOT going to mourn the death of somebody who puts the health of children at risk.

: Fri Jun 26, 2009 5:59 am  

I never liked Michael Jackson the singer , never understood what he was all about at all.I had read he`d sold all his concerts out but I remember the Jacksons coming to the Civic years ago and a right row kicked off because they refused to go out and perform in front of a more than half empty theatre. The manager quite rightly told them to get out on stage as people had paid their money and if they didn`t they wouldn`t get paid.
They ended up eventually doing the show but did it under duress , I thought he was sick for a long time no-one in his right mind dangles a baby over a balcony like he did I have no doubt people will now make a fortune out of writing all their stories about him.
Now our Michael Jackson I did like even though he seemed to be injury prone. I remember playing Wakey just after we signed him from them and the crowd was telling the Fax fans how he would always be injured .He seemed to come out all right as he was one of the first ones to benifit from Super League money.At the time he was the "David Hasslehoff" of rugby league.

: Fri Jun 26, 2009 7:51 am  

Jacko was indeed whacko, but then again aren't we all? Must admit, you've made yourself look a right pr!ck rejoicing in his death, yob, like it or not he was proved innocent.

: Fri Jun 26, 2009 8:03 am  

Chris Dalton wrote:

Or maybe saving himself from public embarrasment? No way of knowing and innocent until proven guilty. Like I say, he was a complete weirdo, but some people are going way too far.

I can't take the moral high ground on bad taste jokes, but celebrating his death? Come on. Some people need to take a step back and say nothing if they've nothing good to say. They're doing themselves a disservice.

$20,000,000 ,seems a lot to save public embarrasment. Just think what that could have done for any SL club.

: Fri Jun 26, 2009 8:05 am  

who gives a monkeys,,

: Fri Jun 26, 2009 8:10 am  

seanfax wrote:

who gives a monkeys,,

True I for one don't know why it's even got an airing on a RUGBY SITE.God knows what we'll get when "The Iron Lady" passes away.

: Fri Jun 26, 2009 8:15 am  

False alarm, Jacko is not dead, he's been found in the kids ward having a stroke

: Fri Jun 26, 2009 8:19 am  

original_faxfan wrote:

False alarm, Jacko is not dead, he's been found in the kids ward having a stroke

Quicker off the mark than your George Best death jokes. Thought you might have left school since then OFF. Never mind.