He's been charged with reckless wounding, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and two charges of lying to police. The actual bodily harm is a fractured eye socket so how is he going to be found guilty of common assault?

It will be interesting to see how things go. He may well only play a year, most likely not even a full one in 09. But if he enjoys his rugby and settles in the team.. he may take up the remaining years. I expect he'll initially enjoy getting away from the higher media profile that he currently has in Aus.

A lot can happen in six months.. for the time being I just hope we see the international class player he can be whilst wearing a Bulls shirt this season.

A stopgap signing perhaps www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague ... ckyer.html

A stopgap signing perhaps www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague ... ckyer.html

but whose to say he didnt apply for a visa several months ago when he was first being linked with a move to SL? work permit he wont have been able to apply for till he knew which club he was going to but work permits generally dont take that long to process

Perhaps if he is convicted we could ask for him to be transported here !




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But on a serious note if Bird is convicted of the charges he faces prison beckons as I suspect the Aussie criminal justice system is less supine than the one in the U.K.

And quite rightly so as DV has to be condemned wherever it occurs.

Dont worry,if he doesnt get his Visa he can always blame someone else.

Mick Gledhill will blame the ref.

Ashley Klein may have caused UK Immigration to tighten things up.

Hang your heads in shame Bulls Club Board. This fool should not even be in the country never mind playing in our league. Its nothing short of a disgrace and the RFL should have stopped it. What sort of message does this send out to kids. Talk about double standards. I suppose the term "win at all costs" is the new motto at Bradford.
I would like to know how Carney and Croker are stumbling with their visas and he is ok. You should put an advert in the Bradford job centres. "Glass your missus and play for the Bulls".
Unbloodybelievable.
How can Chef Walker loose 12 months of his career in the nick for a fight outside a club and he, doesn't do a day in jail but walks straight into a job over here.
RFL answer that. You must have some very influential board members.

He turned me into a newt.

Erm . . . .do you think(rhetorical) it could have been because Chav was found guilty in a court of law, perhaps??

<. . . as opposed to the Kangaroo (geddit?

www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/s ... 07,00.html Bird will come back to OZ in 2010.He is just biding his time until the NRL allow him to play.Cronulla coach Ricki Stuart said Bird will be out to prove a point in 2010 back in NRL. I think the club would be better investing their time and money into rewarding loyalty to players that want to play for the club,not to ones that have a year to fill in.Will our players off contract this year have to wait around to see if Bird is staying?We may loose loyal players if this is the case.

www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/s ... 07,00.html Bird will come back to OZ in 2010.He is just biding his time until the NRL allow him to play.Cronulla coach Ricki Stuart said Bird will be out to prove a point in 2010 back in NRL. I think the club would be better investing their time and money into rewarding loyalty to players that want to play for the club,not to ones that have a year to fill in.Will our players off contract this year have to wait around to see if Bird is staying?We may loose loyal players if this is the case.

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So should be fine getting approved for a RL half back then!