Pretty weird thread drift this.

yeah

The best thread drifts occur in my conversations, the fluff blows around inside my head and I don't know whats coming out next.

I would imagine that the insurance would be roughly the same in the UK if a 50-something wanted to take out cover for everything with, say, BUPA, its not going to be cheap.

A couple of decades ago I was running a business with a chap who had no kidney function left, he had three afternoons a week off on a kidney machine (we adjusted the salary take

), and it being the late eighties we'd get frequent calls from the fledgling private health insurance companies, it was the new buzz-word, apparently you simply HAD to have private health cover as a badge of office because the NHS was rubbish (so they said) and we'd always play along with the sales people on the phone, showing interest in insuring all our workforce etc.

Just as they started to put the documents in an envelope to post I'd put Michael on "He has a few questions but he is one of the directors and will be making the decision", he'd ask in a very innocent voice if a person with no kidneys could still be covered, sometimes the phone line would just go dead, other times they'd persevere and exclude him but try and get him to still sign up for everyone else, "If you think I'm paying for these fookers when I can't be covered etc etc".

We even in all seriousness tried to get him cover that would exclude anything related to his kidney complaint but they just didn't want to know him, he was damaged goods and uninsurable, thats what convinced me that private health insurance companies actually don't give a s[ihit[/i about you as a person, in fact as a person liable to catch diseases you're a bloody nuisance to them, your money on the other hand is very welcome...

Back to the original thread - Does anyone else think or wonder if Gleeson had anything to do with Terry Newton? Was he the supplier or did he know who the Mr Big was? All very very sad but he will be playing again soon or maybe not after penning an autobiography.......

Happy New Year to you too Lion.

PS: Dickens is my favourite writer

And you are my favourite poster ,when you make it easy for me to understand .

Martin Gleeson and the Hull FC club in acting like scum shocker.

What next?

Martin Scumbag Aspinwall promising to keep out of trouble, then barely when the ink has dried on the press release he gets caught in another drink related act of scummery? Nah, it'd never happen.

If FC away game is on Sky, will watch it there. Don't fancy funding that bunch of rotten eggs.

Wow! So much hate (and "scrum"icon_wink.gif to start the New Year with!

Didn't Santa bring you what you wanted then?

i got some freebies last year and sat in the main stand and had no problem whatsoever. in fact i've never had any trouble there.
seems to be the travelling scum who drink all day and set out for trouble is the problem

Same here. Never had a problem or encountered any trouble at Hull. Of course, if one sets out to drink p[ii[/iss all day and purposely situate oneself close to like-minded opposition morons to indulge in cross chanting and baiting sessions, one will end up not being disappointed

i was meaning the hull travelling support who seem to target leeds as a place to cause trouble, although no doubt we have our own idiots

do leeds players never drink, get in trouble and have never been in jail??

idiots like you should think before you post!

No no no. I'm not having that. The Bloodbath is always thinking about it..... thats the trouble!

I don't know what things are like these days, it's been 15 or so years since I regularly went to games, but I've been to Hull many times and never had so much as a surly look and that was at the Boulevard, the least hospitable ground I can think of (with the possible exception of Wilderspool which did have a bit of a reputation in the 80's).

But like I said, I haven't followed the club in person for a while.

I always found old Naughton Park Widnes a little bit unfriendly

You'd have thought so, what with him being Ryan Baileys boyfriend an' all.

Things could just get worse.. Richard Owen may not play a game for Castleford next season.

oh dear. same 'problem' as gleeson?

Could say its worse in a sense.

Gbh and broken jaw?

This just a rumour or is there a link to a news item ?

One of a couple of rumours currently circulating which if confirmed will once again prove the Big Daft Lads status of PROFESSIONAL Rugby League players.

I'm beginning to wonder if coaching and management staff could do more to get a grip on such situations ?

Bear in mind its only rumour so far and no careless accusations should be flung around.

I'm lead to believe that an announcement today should be jaw dropping to say the least.

Just avoid the quick repeat offending. Just the problem with a club that seems to have problems left right and centre.

Bet Hull fans always wince was clicking on 'Rugby League Headlines' links.