Whatever happened to innocent until proven guilty?

Until the lad is charged and tried maybe we should all keep our oppinions to ourselves including the Wakefield Express.

It's the front page thing that gets my goat, and the way the headline is put. Judgement by media is not acceptable.

The story is true as the Express have reported as in a girl was glassed and Johnson has been arrested for it. The important bit is whether he is guilty or not. I totally agree that what has happened to this girl is disgusting and terrible. I think we crossed the line of being a 'family club' a good while ago regarding the players that we sign and the behaviour of players on our books. Would be interesting to know where people think the line should be drawn on players who have broken the law ect.

As to the Express is not the fact that they have printed this story it is the fact that it is on the front page and that it comes on the back of a hugely positive and important week for the club.

You're missing the point; the player hasn't been convicted of anything and on the week that the club has been saved from administration, it seems reasonable to expect that Wakefields local paper would show some support for its only pro sports team; this didn't need to be front page news. I don't think that view conflicts with feeling sympathy for the victim and her family and wanting to see justice done.

On a side note - if every player with a questionable incident in his past was kept out of our 'family' game, the pool of available players would shrink quite significantly wouldn't it?

The article printed on the front cover as a lot of you have previously said will always be the one that sells the most "rags". Everything in life is down to money and stats and calculated risks. Wakefield when signing said player decided the pro's far outweighed the con's, whereas the Express decided that by running the story they would sell to more individuals than they would alienate. However, It is understandable that so many of you feel aggrieved with the momentous week you have had in light of the last few months!!

Let’s hope that you carry on getting the plaudits from other media sources (maybe even the Pont n Cas . . . who knows) . . .



Good luck for the season and with the successful re-building of the club!!

and that has to come from the tv media which is more noticeable

I think we were a family club the trouble was it was a family of Richardsons

that I see again in the letters page Feline has thanked but that is her view and I respect that.
The problem I have with this article is that it's Huddersfield news I don't expect to buy a Normanton edition of the express and read whats gone on in Huddersfield

Yes but it became Wakefield's news once they bought the player!! In regards to TV coverage I really do hope that the current wrestling over TV rights will bring about greater coverage as it is ridiculous that our great sport gets so little.

Anyway back on topic . . . I do not believe that the great work been done at Trin will be undone by a single "sensationalist" story!!!

I don't know if this point has been made but by printing this i believe that the express have jepordised the judicial process as this may impact upon whether if charged he can have a fair trial.

It's already been reported in the Daily Mail, and i'm sure WE has just reported that Wakefield have signed a player who has been arrested for this crime.

Just sent my email to the editor as well.