Go get em GH!

G H may also be doing a bit of bridge building with Hardaker with a view to persuade him to sign a new deal.Hardaker broke off negotiations last year I hear

FIGHT... FIGHT... FIGHT...

Lets say what GH said was true. Surely that needs to be out in the open. Surely the club cannot be complicit in hiding those actions? Surely, if what he said was true, there is a duty to Hardaker and to the game to make sure that people are aware the RFL are behaving like this?

The RFL publicly accused a player of making a homophobic comment, left him hanging there for weeks, and then decided well there isnt actually any evidence for it. That isnt good enough, the RFL have failed there already (and you would think they would avoid drawing attention to that fact but this is Nigel Woods RFL we are talking about) if the Ref did subsequently change his match report, that needs investigating, if the RFL did not pursue this case with the same vigour and tools they pursue others that also needs investigating.

I think people trivialise a little bit what GH said because it was prefaced with such a confrontational term as 'witch hunt', but i dont think it is a small thing at all that the Chief Exec of one of the leading clubs legitimately feels, and has at least some evidence that, a referee changed a match report to include an offence he originally stated he hadnt seen. That really is a huge accusation and not one that should either be made or taken lightly.

I also think it makes the RFL, who publicly accused a player of homophobia with no evidence, look a bit hypocritical to then charge a CE for making an accusation at them. If it was ok for the RFL to tacitly make an accusation, then its ok for GH to tacitly make one against them.

Bang on Smokey!
lionarmour -Im sure GH has "re-built" said Bridges!

El Presidente must be slipping.

He's guilty. I hope he knows he's guilty and accepts that what he did was wrong. Just as players shouldn't run their mouths about refs that applies tenfold towards GH.

My money is on some people at The RFL not fancying getting embroiled in the storm heading their way regarding Keighley. "Oh can you take that? I'm just dealing with this!"

I bet Silverwood is pleased!

I thought Hetherington ran the RFL?

Why would he charge himself?

Only realistic answer to that is that Kath must have ordered him to.

Hadn't thought of that but it's the only answer that makes sense.

Presumably she was a bit sensitive to the witch hunt comment.

hetherington was spot on. had it been a wigan, saints or other player clubs player you can be sure they would have commented on what was a farcical situation too.

Except they didn't accuse Hardaker of making (another) homophobic comment. They announced they were investigating a complaint about Hardaker making a(nother) homophobic comment. The RFL accused Hardaker of nothing

Guilty as charged.

Pressure getting to him?

Perhaps it's the end of an era for the club in more ways than one?

Pay the fine GH and lift yer game.

I think you are right, more and more comment should come from other clubs on how the game is mis run by the RFL, its seems the RFL and its officials are immune from any form of criticism and are being a dictatorship in just handing out fines with little chance of successful appeal.