: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:03 am  

Monko wrote: Ask the board not me. I wouldn't have touched him with a barge pole in the first instance. Me neither but the only reason he was brought in was to cover the backs if he cant do that why keep him? His contract was subject to him not getting a custodial sentence and passing a medical. The club didn't need to make up an excuse about an injury if he got sent down. Some more info regarding his release here http://sporthull.co.uk/rugby_league/hul ... p?ID=12338

Monko wrote: Ask the board not me. I wouldn't have touched him with a barge pole in the first instance. Me neither but the only reason he was brought in was to cover the backs if he cant do that why keep him? His contract was subject to him not getting a custodial sentence and passing a medical. The club didn't need to make up an excuse about an injury if he got sent down. Some more info regarding his release here http://sporthull.co.uk/rugby_league/hul ... p?ID=12338

: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:04 am  

Monko wrote:

Ask the board not me. I wouldn't have touched him with a barge pole in the first instance.

Who's got a barge pole????!!!

: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:06 am  

Kosh wrote:

He failed the medical. Fact.

Fact? Not FACT?

: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:06 am  

No conspiracy theories Kosh. Just a complete lack of trust in our board. And what do you mean ' Moon landings' are you telling me man has been to the Moon. You'll be telling me someone shot John Lennon next. [/i]

: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:08 am  

Monko wrote:

No conspiracy theories Kosh. Just a complete lack of trust in our board. And what do you mean ' Moon landings' are you telling me man has been to the Moon. You'll be telling me someone shot John Lennon next.

: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:08 am  

Monko wrote:

Several of our current squad would fail a medical right now but they are given rehabilitation. The board have come under criticism and needed to try and save face. If Readon is given a custodial sentence tomorrow how would the club react to having one of their players sent to prison. Maybe its me but i have no trust in our board at the moment. This story stinks of a cover up.

I would like to think the reason we have released Readon is that we are about to sign a world class fullback but then again its our board i am talking about.

: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:10 am  

Kosh wrote:

With all due respect, he was specifically asked to respond to challenges regarding Reardon's criminal record, not make general comments about his signing.

Assuming all this isn't just some hoax, of course.

I was actualling asking how on earth you can say we wont sign Greg Bird due to alleged assaulting a women and it doesnt fit with the family image of the club and they he can about turn and sign Reardon for the same offence.

He could have said well actually im glad you brought up Stuart Reardon because we have some news to share on that.

I personally think he was gutless, and thought if we tell the fans while on air they would start ringing and kicking off at us, and I havent had time to think of what spin to put on it yet.

Or Rule thinks give it a couple of weeks and it will have all blown over so when he is next on nobody will challenge him on it.

: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:13 am  

If he gets a spell at her majesty's today the media will want to attach him to club and we've left ourselves wide open i'm afraid.

[Kosh]

: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:15 am  

Mr Biff wrote:

I was actualling asking how on earth you can say we wont sign Greg Bird due to alleged assaulting a women and it doesnt fit with the family image of the club and they he can about turn and sign Reardon for the same offence.

He could have said well actually im glad you brought up Stuart Reardon because we have some news to share on that.

I personally think he was gutless, and thought if we tell the fans while on air they would start ringing and kicking off at us, and I havent had time to think of what spin to put on it yet.

Or Rule thinks give it a couple of weeks and it will have all blown over so when he is next on nobody will challenge him on it.

He didn't know that Reardon had failed the medical at the time you spoke to him.

: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:18 am  

Perhaps this is the REAL reason... http://uk.news.yahoo.com/4/20090423/tuk ... a1618.html

Perhaps this is the REAL reason... http://uk.news.yahoo.com/4/20090423/tuk ... a1618.html