Quote: bren2k "And this was thuggery; totally unnecessary, completely unprovoked and utterly pointless given the situation in that particular game.
I don't buy this insouciant attitude towards the media - like it or not, the game needs more positive media exposure and given that the Independent chose to re-hash the Hull FC drug scandal the day before the MW kicked off, it's easy to see the mountain we have to climb in that respect.
It's not the 1970's any more; the world and the game has moved on - unlike some RL fans, I don't think that's a bad thing.'"
Never done Ice Hockey, Aussie Rules, American Football and many other games any harm.
Nobody cares that much except you and a few busy bodies. Life isn't lived in a sanitised bubble.
If I were the Chinese or any other predatory nation I wouldn't build a big Army. I'd just wait until we become that soft we will just roll over for fear of hurting someone - 5 of them in a Nissan should be enough.
I'm no fighter, never have been - but I'm glad some are - even when on occasions it's not pretty or justified. Young men in those situations will lose it occasionally.
Only Hock is a genuine issue - mainly because of his off field activities and tendency to be snide. Even then he's hardly Hannibal Lecture. It's a hard sport and wrong doing must be punished by the authorities and that is where it ends. No need for these public examinations and outcry's every time we have a spat.