Why do people like you go onto forums for an argument? Surely its easier to not bother.

I know the difference between subtle and 'non-existent because I got caught out on a grammatical error so I played the irony card because I know there is no way anyone can either prove or disprove it'.

But enough derailment for today (you can take this as a 'victory' if you want).

I see the attention seeking, whingeing, money grabber [url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a246494/rourke-to-play-gay-rugby-star-thomas.htmlis at it again[/url...

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Another 80k fine then!!

40k when it 'comes out' at the pictures and the same when it is released on Dvd!

And you are a moderator making these, frankly ridiculous, remarks?

I think it's time to quit now. It's getting boring and extremely tedious.

Anyone know when the appeal will take place.

Seems to have gone a bit quiet on that front.

Last I saw was the RFL confirming that, whilst Cas had signalled their intention to appeal via the press release, no appeal had actually been logged with the RFL. I'd suspect Cas were taking legal advice first re: chances of success and possible impact on franchise application (as former in-house lawyer for the RFL, Rod Findlay should know a thing or two about that). However, I'd also have thought there'd be a 14 or 28 day limit to when appeals can be lodged. 28 days would be next Tuesday. Maybe waiting for the Crusaders game to be out of the way before announcing it?

I hope that they'll teach Rourke the Welsh accent.

If it's a Hollywood film, you can bet that he'll end up being an American lad who was born in Wales and emigrated when he was a baby. (No need, then, for learning a Welsh accent). He returns to Pontefract, the South Walean mining village of his birth and then goes on to play soccer for both Pontefract and Wales, scoring the winning touchdown in the 3rd final of the All-England Superbowl 2008 (after all Wales is in England, isn't it?).

By the looks of the release below on the Super League website the appeal should already be in by now, says Cas had 15 days from date of findings (28th June?) to submit and appeal likely to be heard by end July.

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Prepare for another shafting then, they arent going to change their minds , or apply this ruling fairly to other forms of abuse.

In short the RFL are a joke , and a pretty bad one at that

So being a moderator means I'm not entitled to an opinion? Jog on.

A statement such as

for anybody is quite ridiculous. For a holier than thou moderator, embarrassing.

But don't let that stop your pish weak defence.

Why? Is it not true?

Sounds like you've just got a chip on your shoulder to me.

It's not justified by your link, no (tbh). Unless by "attention seeking, whingeing, money grabber" you mean Mickey Rourke.

I think it's justified by several other links in this thread, especially considering it relates to a person who wanted to get on with his career and put the whole coming out process and the Cas incident behind him.

Your potentially libellous, overtly subjective offering is the problem, nor in the slightest bit justified by a tenuous link to Mickey Rourke.

Yes, I can see how you are helping to overcome the problems of "perception" highlighted by the RFL.

Disgraceful. After allowing himself to be abused, he's now allowing people to want to make a film about him. The audacity of the man. He should be stopped before it's too late.

Dont worry he will stop it himself if theres not enough money in it.

More likely he will stop when either small minded idiots stop abusing him or they bankrupt their club in fines

I'm a similar build to Gareth Thomas....and have a similar hairstyle and tattoos.

If Dally Messenger from the NRL/VT forum is willing to step in and be my 'stunt double' for any gay sex scenes that may or may not be in the film I'd be more than happy to play him.

And I'm heaps cheaper than Mickey Rourke.

It won't even get past the actual writing, nobody wants to watch a film about him

nobody outside of Rugby has heard of him, the Americans won't give a toss and there's just no money in it, so no company would pick it up.

Not to mention, without Cas' permission, any use of the clubs name would land them in deep legal trouble as I believe the club name is a trademark.

More of a skidmark at the moment!