Let me know when you've read it and which charity shop. I can spare a pound or two for charity.

Some people are utterly pathetic,so he left us to join them and his career nosedived,its a rugby league book and Il be buying it....i didn't particularly like Robinson,Radlinski or McDermott and I cant stand Stevo but it didn't stop me buying their books.....people need to grow up.If Shaun Briscoe does a book,will u not buy his as he joined them after being a on his contract

Thanks for that. Well done on claiming the internet forum moral high ground.

I have my reasons for not wanting to give Cooke a penny of my hard earned, and I won't criticise others for wanting to buy it - it's their choice and parts of it will be interesting.

Also, the Shaun Briscoe situation was completely different.

Its a opinion forum and that's my opinion of the reaction to some on here.Was it....he was offers a contract,his agent said not enough as he will be a international and hawked him round,no offers came and ours had been withdrawn so he wasn't a for demanding more money...sounds familiar to me

I think the reaction on here has been pretty muted to be fair, there's worse written on the front cover of his book.

It sounds familiar because that happens all the time. Player wants £x, clubs offers £y, player turns down thinking he's worth £x and ends up going elsewhere. It happened with Tom Briscoe too.

But, that is not what happened with Cooke.

As an insight on an intriguing if upsetting period of Hull FC's recent history, from the man at the centre of it all, I will have to give it a read.

Of course its still just one persons version, and brutally honest Cookie will have a certain slant on what went on, nevertheless I'll pay my money and I'll take my choice.

Once read, mine will be donated to Age UK in Anlaby. There you are, I can't be fairer than that. lol

Great and appropriate title.

Is there a foreword by Garry Schofield?

Well good for you!!!! So does that make you pathetic then for buying it!!!

People have their own resons for buying or not buying me quite simply I don't wish too as no interest in what he says with regards his life. Obviously you know each one personally to be be able throw out your 'Utterly Pathetic' comment for posters who aint buying it.

So give it a rest you sanctimonious pratt

when you a have all read it enlighten us all on here cause I wont be putting ant money in his pocket simple

You " won't be putting any money in his pocket " ...but you still want to know what he's written . Like most Hull fans deep down your gagging to know what really went on .

Not really, he left his career failed.

Good enough for me

Odd quote/comment to make. Full of it like you've discovered a dirty little secret, despite several posters (including myself) already stating they're interest in what he says. There'll be a summary on here the day after it's release.

Even the post you quoted says "when you a have all read it enlighten us all on here".

I'd certainly be interested in what he said though I can't see myself getting a copy other than from a charity shop. I do wonder though if he really can tell the truth about his infamous move. The sorry joke that is the UK legal system which allows those with money to gag factual statements will no doubt prevent any truly dirty bits coming out of the wash. Still you never know.

As for Cooke, if he is genuinely sorry then I can't see the point in harbouring a grudge, I'll save the vitriol for any unrepentant accomplices.

Does anyone honestly think there will be anything interesting in it? Tales of his early life on longhill, lots of verbage about his parents, how badly done to at Hull he was, why he turned to the bottle and how he spunked away his RL career and around £1/2m by my reckoning. I've never read an interesting RL biography yet and this one won't be any different

I already know and I knew at the time sport is all about money no great mystery, he lost out in the end big time Horne is classed as a legend at the club has a job coaching and will be remembered fondly by hull fc forever, Cooke on the flip side will always be Judas for walking away and leaving the club in the lurch and rubbing our noses in it. many players go play at both hull clubs and are remembered fondly by both except Cookie, after you finish playing which is a long time you then realise its important how your remembered in your career, shame the people who advised him and promised him the earth never explained that to him at the time, its cost him thousands and always will do