I notice the HDM has it's hate campaign in full swing.

Whilst I cannot condone the incident, I dont think anyone deserves trial by media.

I know have followed rl for 30 yrs

I thought you never read any press?

Why do you just want to argue with posters

Had you followed my posts I was discussing the media circus which now surronds KR & Cockayne. I believe the fact Cas have acted has placed pressure on KR, 2 clubs 2 sets of standards etc..

I do not agree with the media circus..I am aware it is not isolated incident as I have watched the sport for 30 yrs and I am more than aware of off field antics, decent posters can debate this, you however seem unable to do this

I agree.

Now let him get on with playing rugby.

2 years in prison would have cost the tax payers thousands.

Make him do his CS down west hull teaching kids to read.

Crocker's punishment was a £300 fine for what's been described as a "scuffle". I don't recall reports of him inflicting 7 broken ribs, a broken nose and severe head swelling on anyone, but if you can post a link, fair enough.

Unfortunately RL players have a track record of getting into trouble with nightclub scuffles and the like and both Hull clubs have their fair share. IMO, the clubs (FC included) and the RFL have let them off too lightly with the old "dealt with internally" whitewash. Even you must see, though, that this one, with the sustained and brutal nature of the attack and its consequences in terms of injuries, tips into a different category.

Nor me trace, you're wright the HDM is no ne better tha gutter press all my family have alreaady stopped buying it, most of what you read in it thes days is rubbish anyway, it certainly is not the quality paper it used to be once upon a time.

The strange thing about this is, i thought that during the summing up by the judge, he stated that one of the reasons for not sending them to prison was because the victim suffered no real injuries, if thats the case then, how come all these injuries have suddenly come to light?.

The suspended sentence is an example of the shambles that our judicial system has evolved into.
Based on the video evidence he should be behind bars and I think the RFL will have "words" with HKR about the continued employment of a convicted thug.

Unlikely if you think of the number of players with criminal convictions.

I keep reading how Cas have done the moral thing in sacking their player but yet they were trying to and came very close to signing Ben before he signed a contract extension with us knowing full well he had pleaded guilty to the allegations

This cas reaction is laughable ,they seem to have acted to appear whiter than white in terminating a player who has appeared for the reserves once this season ,dont forget this is a club that gave a trial to a drug cheat chased away by his own sport who was known worldwide and then took on a previous SL drug cheat,and before you say they were both punished before so was ben cockayne .This is not in defense of ben cockayne BTW