From the club website, 11 September 2008Cooper has been the driving force behind Huddersfield Giants' high fitness and strength levels. He has worked in all grades from Scholarship to first team and he has earned tremendous respect and a growing reputation. He is well known to Hull's new Football Operations Manager Jon Sharp who was Head Coach at the Giants and consequently worked extremely closely with Cooper. Head Coach Richard Agar saidI believe Ben can take us to another level. Ben has done a terrific job in his current position. "Just look at the state of the Huddersfield squad over the last couple of years - they have been a very well conditioned squad. "Jon (Sharp) has given him a huge rap having worked closely with him over two years and you can't get a better recommendation than that.

Who would fine KH? She's not involved in RL now is she?

Also, if the RFL were complicit as MG claims, they're not in a position to start disciplining anybody. Thankfully, from a Hull FC POV.

hardly explosive

The Wail loves negative RL stories, Gleeson has an axe to grind so is grinding it with ferver, and the RFL are covering up for the fact that most of the players at most of the clubs are probably taking something, either inadvertently or deliberately.

The RFL have been covering up drug use in the sport for years (recreational and performance ehnancing), this isn't news, it's gossip in a poor rag.

As the head of the company she's more responsible than anyone still at the club, I have no idea if she could fined tbh I just find it disgraceful she can walk away from this quite wealthy.

Co-incidence that when he left Huddersfield went on to cement themselves in the top six and challenging the top clubs.

What is fairly certain, if the people in the article at the RFL were aware of what was going on, so did their immiediate superiors, it is inconcievable they would not have been told

For anyone concerned on other players failing a test, i would presume this low level product would only stay in the system for a short amount of time.

Yes if theyd been tested around that time there may have been a problem, but if a tester walked into the dressing room now i think there would be a full clean result.

UNless the players came out and admitted it, i think anyone would find it hard to prove and if that did happen, we could go down the Cunnigham/senior route

I doubt KH could be fined,but i guess she could be banned from RL in terms of ownership,directorship,player involvement?

She hasn't been found guilty of anything, and anyone throwing around accusations should make sure they have a decent lawyer and a ton of cash to back them up.

Another bad news story for the club, still get the feeling there is more still to come.

Tbh if the players took it I'd like them to admit it, they haven't been caught their openly admitting a mistake which is partly their fault mainly the clubs/conditioner.

It could go a long way to repair the damage.

do you genuinely believe that, or have you got a few KR mates whispering in your ear?

what else could come out, we're skint, we're drug cheats and we're suffering a lack of investment

can there be anything more?

Are you Gwilym in disguise?

as insults go, that's incredibly harsh!

All I am doing is urging caution.

Nope no Rovers friends whispering in my ear. I just feel as this unfolds more will come out.