That is absolutely correct. It is a point which is underlined by the fact that this man will only be able to make a good living at his profession for another ten years. If we deny him now, he will be deprived of the chance of a comfortable life, and may eventually lapse into a future life of crime.

For all of you who say he shouldn't be anywhere near SL or NRL, how many of you where slamming Gary Hethrington for his comments about Carney? You can't have one rule for one and one rule for another.

I'm sorry Jean, he may have a name with Scottish roots, however, he would probably be hung, drawn and quartered for his crimes by almost all sane Gaels, me included!!!!!

Another peice of utter tosh!!!!!
I'm Scottish born and bred, from the greatest clan in the Fatherland, and for some numpty to come out with "media bullsh@t" like you just have, really gets my blood boiling..

This isn't 1314, it's 2014 so shut the f@ck up with hatred of English - it's the hatred of media that you can land at Scottish and Irish feet... GREAT BRITAIN is my home and it's about time you foreigners respected our nation instead of spouting (as we say in Perthshire) PISH!!!!!!

I'm not sure that I've been watching the correct NRL if you think that Blake Fergurson is one of the most potent attacking players in the last 10 years of NRL.

What channel is the stuff on that you watch Jean?

I doubt many criminals slip back into their previous public facing roles once convicted of indecent assault on a female. Tyson is the only one I can think of and he was a bit player by then, a sideshow freak who made money for others.
If you want women to associate our sport with that class of person then it's no wonder the games in its

What's stopping him earning a living, in another profession? Would you want your kids looking up to him?



Why do you think he deserves a 'comfortable life'?

Blake Ferguson's current profession, and I suspect the only one for which he is qualified, is rugby league. He is an exceptional talent in this game. He is entitled to think that he deserves a chance to play that game if he first serves some punishment time away from the game. He has been denied the right to play the game for over one year. He has also doing some community service for the Sydney Roosters. Yet at the moment the NRL has given no evidence that it is contemplating letting him return to the game ever. If he is authentically remorseful (which some say he is), and he has changed his life considerably, which it appears he has (for example he now has a steady girlfriend), then he deserves a second chance in the game.

If the NRL insists on not letting him back into the NRL yet, then let him follow the path of redemption that Gregory Bird took, which is to play for the Catalans Dragons before returning to the NRL.

His religion has changed him apparently. If denied a comfortable life, he should read his religious scripture and embrace a life of servitude of others, safe that he will get his reward in paradise......if he re-offends, then it will just show what a grub he is and how right the NRL are!

Read my post above.

Redemption and Greg Bird are not happy bedfellows......
Wriggling off the hook, passing the buck, blaming someone else and Greg Bird sit together very well.

Your OP invited response. Because the responses you have had thus far aren't the ones you wanted to hear, you come up with inane comparisons to try and show you're right. You are failing badly.....Ferguson is a grub and the game doesn't need his image. IMHO that is

Didn't know RL players had to be qualified to play.