why is it over the years at all clubs in rugby league we get good players and bloody good players but they ruin their lives with of the field antics I can name another who was good yrs ago David bishop but of the field he was a plonker douse it all go to their heads

Absolutely gutted about this but, the club have no choice, their hand has been forced! Ben gave 100% every game without fail and unfortunately some other club will benefit from this. Good luck for the future Ben!

Signed for Fev last night for rest of this season.

glad the club have made this decision. Personally felt they should have made it following the racism on facebook affair. I don't care how good he was on the pitch or if another club benefits from his signature, i'm just glad he's no longer associated with us.

Hate him as a player, thug off the field too.

Adios out of the city you horrible rat!

Rover's dont need him dragging the club under with him.

RoversTrace (assuming she is mortonstalker) has a good video on YouTube of Charlie that's currently doing the rounds on Facebook, Well chosen song and a reminder of just how much he has been a part of our rise.

Have a look, titled: Charlie_0001.wmv
Once there, her other videos are a good watch too, the one titled Ben Cockayne was great, 10-17 at Huddersfield IIRC, first Rovers player to the fans to celebrate, love it.

I fully expect that Charlie will get a warm welcome at NCP in the future in any shirt.

The guy is scum, how anyone can hold him in high regard is beyond me

Your better off without him

I find myself in the very unusual position of agreeing with you. I just wish more rovers fans would say the same but unfortunately I believe club loyalty is still winning the day

Each to their own opinion.

On the field he was unmatched for heart and off the field he was a great lad too, I've had the pleasure of talking to Ben a fair few times and he always had time for fans.

What he got up to, in his own time, is no worse than what goes unnoticed each and every day countless times in Hull, some far worse. His identity tied up his actions and sadly has ended his stay at Hull KR.

If it hadn't been for the media sources around the modern game this wouldn't have been the outcome.

Barrie McDermott has done worse than Charlie (he was the first person in the UK charged with using CS gas in a brawl) and now is a much loved TV pundit.

Barrie was a scrapper no doubts there (however he never needed a mate to hold any-one down whilst he kicked them in the head!!)...nor is Barrie a racist ....unbelievable comparison

Well said dum dum Charlie is a really nice guy but he made the mistake of moving back to the area where all his trouble started my motto is never go back and he did, I was angry with bens last actions simply because he was great for our club and I just hope he doesn't keep falling into the same trap at his next club.

Did the people in this area make this [ilovely nice guy[/i be a racist ?

Well, I've never met him, but I do remember his girlfriend (at the time, no idea if they're still together, hope not for her sake) being completely dumped whilst he went out on the town in Perpignan. Strange behaviour for such a lovely lad...

Whoo Whoo I never said that did he but it's pretty obvious ain't it that it's all happened whilst he has been living in this area he moved back to as I've said gutted he's gone from a players perspective but the club have done the right thing now it's up to him to turn his life around,and bb u know as well as I do that other people in society have done far worse things than Ben and I know that but cos he is in the lime light it's made it worse u cannot tell me he is the only racist in the country