Crikey, don't know whether I'm more surprised at the web that Rule wove or the RFL's complicity in it. What a fecking mess. And the only comment by Kath Hetherington, who effectively presided over the whole thing as Rule's boss, was that Rule had been hard done to.

As already said, Cooper's failure to do a pretty basic check is appalling and if you were doing some root cause analysis on this, you'd come back to 2 things IMO - firstly the appointment of Sean Long with his and his family's form, and secondly this lack of such a basic check by the club's conditioner.
That the RFL relaxed a rule effectively to allow Gleeson to play in the derby is mind-boggling.
Interesting that Agar was in on it all too, going to Gleeson's house etc.
Given the number of players supposed to be involved, and the number of drugs tests ongoing, I find it surprising there was only one failure.
And Rule not taking up legal representation and acting as "counsel" himself. Unbelievable.
Also, and tongue-in-cheek, this is not a great advert for Oxyelite. Before that derby we'd lost 7 from 10.

And to MrPhilb. I think we are officially owned by you today.

In the words of the article linked to in this thread (is the rest just speculation?).'
Inside Sport understands that UKAD took legal advice and considered but rejected the idea of taking action against anyone from the RFL.
Rimmer said: 'We are confident that the RFL and its officers dealt with the case entirely appropriately and this has been reaffirmed by UKAD.'

Sounds like gleeson been hung out to dry by rule..., what a mess

So Hull find out on 3rd June that he has failed his test and rule tells the rfl that the whole squad may have taken it and asks if he should stand them down for the game against the dobbins on the 5th? He then gives false statements on the 9th. He's either one dumb mofo or he was acting on instructions from on high.

Anyway, total shambles from start to finish.

Also, if I were a young GB international with the world at my feet I'd be wanting to distance myself from this lot

Well of course you'd distance yourself from them but what would that involve? Not going to their houses for dinner?

I'm talking about from now

I cant see any of them been employed by a rl club again.

why will it, the new board at Hull have nothing to do with it do they?

Alarms bells will be ringing at Salford.

Without commenting on the stories merits.. Some people normally excuse the lack of coverage of rugby league in the mail (the kids rugby union comp getting more coverage than a SL game) that the readership wont be interested. Strange then that they can manage such a large interest and spread when it comes to bad news in the game.

They'll be loving this.

To state that other clubs 'must' have been involved is a bit of an assumption to make based on no evidence.

Very bad for the whole game as well as Hull FC but at least the current higher levels of the administration are not tainted.

What a f**k**g mess.

Its called journalism mate,when the crap hits the fan they are out likes flies around a manure heap.
If anybody did any good it would get reported postage stamp size.

Also wont be helping with the RFL's attempt to get a high profile sponsor confirmed for the forthcoming season.