To scrap 2 prominent members of the squad at such a critical time of the season was a brave but correct decision by the club.
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You can't stop the news being out there, don't shoot the messenger!

It's a news item we all seem to be interested in.
That is not trolling.

I'm guessing that this video would of been used as evidence against these 2 bell ends. What happended in the courts?

I was told by at least one person on here that we could not win the Million Pound game without these 2. I argued at the time that the group would be better without them - and now we see why!

It was clearly a brave decision to leave out the 2 players capable of winning the game on their own, but they made their choice and we went and did it our way!

Sod the pair of them - they did this at a crucial time in our history, risked other people's lives and all at a time when there was an alcohol ban in force at the club! Idiots!

Slow news period for RL - hence the fact that Rangi Chase's squad number at Leigh was 'news' last week for some of the more desperate outlets...

This is nothing more than further reinforcement that the club did exactly the right thing in sacking off a pair of wasters.

I really don't understand why this footage is being continually put on Twitter months after the event. Usually have a lot of time for the18thman on Twitter but to retweet it again and again yesterday and today is in poor taste. It happened, the club dealt with it in the correct manner. Old news, new season lets move on.

Very well put, TRB

No longer at the club and well done to Smith & Carter for dealing with the situation properly.
Can you imagine the uproar if they had played and then all of this came out.

to get behind the wheel when you cant stand up is just not on

It's being put on just for reaction which is what they are getting. There is still a strong feeling about the despicable behaviour of these two hence the comments. Agree with all on here let's put it to bed and look at what we have and not what we unfortunately had.

Probably 'news' now as the owner of one of the cars that was damaged put it on YouTube earlier this week.

Description on You Tube :

"Published on 27 Dec 2015
On 13th September 2015 in Brough, East Yorkshire, my and my mother's cars were badly damaged (and later written off), along with the destruction of our garden wall, by Australian Rugby League star Tim Smith, when he drove into them in his Audi A4."

If they hadn't have put it up, it wouldn't have been 'news

I have watched this video a few times now and something was really bugging me.

Not the drink driving, that's bad but the penalties are in place to deal with it. I get the drink driving, I don't do it but when I was in my mid 20 (pre kids) my own interpretation of DD was somewhat loose though never as loose as this. He deserves all he gets and possibly more.

No what bothers me is what he did next. In an attempt to get away with it he makes a cowardly attempt to hide his guilt by getting in the back seat and I assume pretend he wasn't driving. Most DD offenders at least have the decency to hold their hands up and take it like a man or woman.

Not Smith though, and this explains a lot as to why such an obvious talent has so often failed to deliver on the pitch when needed. This explain to me at least why Smith was never a great RL player or the answer to our problems.

My old mate Belly (and yes he is a mate of mine believe it or not) used to say that we had a dumb team because they wouldn't follow Smith around. This is not a dig at Belly because despite me not being quite as big a fan of Smith than he I did broadly agree. Yet this video makes it clear what a selfish and gutless individual this bloke is. He's no team player and isn't someone you'd want next to you in the trenches. This mentality must have been obvious to many of his team mates and must have transferred onto the pitch. To me at least it's obvious now why perhaps a large number of his team mates were perhaps not happy to follow someone who clearly lacks any kind of leadership qualities needed and as I say is IMO the definition of a "non team player" if that makes sense.

I don't buy this all RL are gladiators claptrap and certainly don't buy the role model stuff. RL like all team sports is a mix and RL has it's fair share of reprobates. However most get the idea of being a team player and having a modicum of honour and decency. What I suspect is that the one thing RL players can't forgive is a lack of guts, something Smith has occasionally shown IMO. What he did in this video is the ultimate expression of this personality flaw.

Smith did some great stuff every now and then and it would be churlish to deny it. It's equally unfair to damn him completely as most of us are flawed - however his particular flaw marks him as unfit for the job he held and it's a shame it wasn't more obvious sooner.

I wish Tim the best and hope he defeats his demons before someone really gets hurt - but he'll need to find far more courage than displayed on that video. Tim you're a bell end but you can improve like we all can - oh, and you won't find the answer in a bottle I'm afraid.

So ends the sermon

You did not have to be the messenger though
A bit of mischief making on your part I suspect.

I am so glad I logged in to get the latest up to date news. Bless the RLcommunity for keeping things current.

Well its a new year and a new start for the Trinity. I am 100% sure the culture at the club's changed and we can all look forward to a much more professional 2016.