G'day,

Surprised no ones mentioned this before. On Bootsnall last night Eddie referred to the Cunningham thumping incident and said they'd had hundreds of emails about it, the gist being that it was disgusting that he (Cunningham) had "got away with it". Well, I saw the incident for the first time on the programme and immediately thought that it was innocuous and the Wakefield player totally overreacted. Then they went on about Cunningham fracturing the man's eyesocket. The same is in the Daily Mail (Tuesday). This is not the case as Wakefield have said it isn't fractured and the player is available for selection this weekend. The world at large now thinks Cunningham is a thug because of these comments in the national media. I bet there will be no correction in the Daily Mail nor on Bootsnall next week. The RFL panel obviously had the same opinion as myself - hence the caution and not a ban.

Billy

Your a biased numpty.

It was an innocuous challenge, and rightfully no ban. But what a ridiculous comment to say the player over reacted. He was laid there for 2 tackles after the incident, until you scored. Then he was taken from the field not to return. He was hardly over reacting.

Maybe you should write to them demanding one then?

I agree, to me it was just Cunningham wriggling about trying to get up, the guy shouldn't have been holding him down.

Too true, I wondered if Saints should have been complaining on his behalf about the coverage from Sky. Talk about over egging something in the name of sensationalism, I bet this coming weekend we see several 'worse' incidents and none will be mentioned and none will attract 100 letters from Wigan fans asking for them to be banned.

Maybe, maybe not. However the point is that everyone in the media says Cunningham fracture the man's eye socket, and he hasn't.

Billy.

The guy asked for it... Don't lie on the King or you'll get punished

Especially given that they claimed Stosic had a broken eye socket when in fact he's fine and playing next week. I can't believe how inept (if that is what it is) they are at times.

Grassy knoll, cars in the tunnel, moon shots in a hanger. Cunningham's fist clenched, while carrying the ball; travels 6" and breaks eye socket of player who recovers in 3 days to train and play in the next round of SL.
You couldn't make it up...........

He is quite possibly the most sanctimonious, self righteous, trite little around today....

I heard Stosic's head fell off when they got him into the treatment room.

lets get KFC to smack you and see how long you stay down for, or see if you overreact

Seems as if he does have a [url=http://www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=rleague/09/07/24/RUGBYL_Wakefield.htmlfractured eye socket[/url but is able to play.

So why did Wakefield announce on their website on Monday that it wasn't if in fact as they are now claiming it is? Hmmm and why would you consider any player taking to the field if indeed they had a fractured eye socket? If I was one for conspiracies I'd say they got into trouble over the claims that it was fractured and then saying it wasn't and now they are trying to cover their own backs. But only of course if I believed in conspiracies.

Didn't Roby play against Wigan once with a hairline fracture in his cheek?

Agreed. The one that wound me up the most was the outpouring of sympathy for "poor" Richie Mathers when he almost decapitated Matt King. Poor old Richie did it to someone else a couple of weeks later as well.

so he gets a punch to the eye and recieves a fractured eye socket

what a t1t

I know, he shouldn't have held him down, the t1t.

ah , touche

A lot of these incidents could all be stopped by referees stopping this messing around at the play of the ball. Trying to even the league out by stifling the faster sides is daft. That's what the salary cap is for and it won't happen overnight. I've seen kids hit with far more intent than that; and if he's playing this week, it's all been blown out of proportion anyway.

yeah , a fractured eye socket isnt something to be discussed

especially when it didnt happen, the player isnt injured!

I wasn't at the game but have just watched the incident on Sky plus.

If he does have a fractured eye socket he has biscuit bones! KC has hold of the ball, has an open hand and pushes out from less than a foot......hardly the malicious striking rubbish i've reading about on here. I can only assume that the people saying it was terrible/disgraceful etc etc have spent their entire lives walking round in bubble wrap.

I beleive KC threatened Danny Orr with his finger this afternoon and may have been put on report, it was his forefinger, which have caused a lot of damage.
Do you think KC is a marked man and is too forceful a player to carry on playing rugby league.

Did Danny Orr step towards him? Because legally he is allowed to punch him three times now!