We both know it's not racism, but unfortunately nowadays it seems you're not allowed to discuss other cultures without someone taking offence on their behalf.

You raise some great points too - one thing I find particularly ridiculous is that there are many of these indigenous communities out in the bush who still don't even have access to electricity. For a country like Australia who claim to be such a forward thinking and advanced nation, its unforgivable that their government have allowed that to continue being the case. There are literally whole communities living without power, like what you'd expect to see in a third world country.

People who look to Australia all misty eyed and who think things are bad in England would do well to think about that! They might have immigration policies that many people would prefer, but their infrastructure in general is terrible.

Sounds like Burtonwood

Made me laugh!

I'm here all week (unfortunately)

Can't be Burtonwood. They got access to electricity in 2010

That was Tom Goode's generator from popular TV sitcom The Good Life, circa 1975

It ran on pig pooh

They think they're sophisticants in Burtonwood, now.

Let-off with a fine. Not sure if this disqualifies him playing in the NRL, or not? www.sportinglife.com/rugby-leagu ... -day-brawl

Let-off with a fine. Not sure if this disqualifies him playing in the NRL, or not? www.sportinglife.com/rugby-leagu ... -day-brawl

So involved in a charity boxing match and a street brawl, I wonder what sort of "conflict resolution " he will be a spokesman for?

So is he returning to France.....??

The former Parramatta and South Sydney half-back, who in November walked out of Warrington halfway through a two-year contract, avoided a conviction after he agreed to magistrate Andrew Hackett's unorthodox request that he become a community spokesman for conflict resolution in Cherbourg.

Weird judgment

Conveniently missing the comma n queensland at the end

www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/leag ... topiv.html Interesting piece where the magistrate tells him to be like Thurston (!), then he behaves like some sort of big kid and sneaks out of the back door of the courtroom.

www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/leag ... topiv.html Interesting piece where the magistrate tells him to be like Thurston (!), then he behaves like some sort of big kid and sneaks out of the back door of the courtroom.

It's all very sad is all I can say about it.
Dissapointed for him.
I hope he can do a Robert Downey Jr.
There's a waste of talent there.

I guess the whole Sandow story is just a reminder that when you sign a player who has shown repeated patterns of problem behaviour in the past, you have to go in to it with a realistic expectation that you know what is coming and are prepared to manage it.

Sometimes risks pay off but you can't be surprised if you end up seeing the same problems.