www.sportsfan.com.au/leeds-ceo-o ... fault.aspx What are peoples thoughts on this? Assuming it's true, and it would be a libellous comment by The Sun if not, WTF has it got to do with him who other clubs do or don't sign. We've had plenty of NRL players who have come over after doing stupid things in Australia in the past. Bird and Monaghan without even thinking about it, hasn't seemed to have bothered him before. Is he just worried Catalan May become genuine contenders with a player of that quality on board? Players make mistakes and like most other people have the right to earn a living and have the chance to move on with their lives. He and Leeds have rightly stuck by players who have done stupid things so what makes this so different? Rant over

www.sportsfan.com.au/leeds-ceo-o ... fault.aspx What are peoples thoughts on this? Assuming it's true, and it would be a libellous comment by The Sun if not, WTF has it got to do with him who other clubs do or don't sign. We've had plenty of NRL players who have come over after doing stupid things in Australia in the past. Bird and Monaghan without even thinking about it, hasn't seemed to have bothered him before. Is he just worried Catalan May become genuine contenders with a player of that quality on board? Players make mistakes and like most other people have the right to earn a living and have the chance to move on with their lives. He and Leeds have rightly stuck by players who have done stupid things so what makes this so different? Rant over

Didn't realise he was that powerful. I would say he hasn't a hope in hell and if I was Carney I would be licking my lips at a possible restraint of trade lawsuit.

I think Hetherington would be better spending his time preparing his defence for his RFL charge for gobbing off the other week.

Yeah, funny how NO ONE had that opinion for hardaker.

Hetherington runs the RFL so he can say whetever the f*ck he wants and theres nothing you can do about it.

You really are a tool

Another storm in a tea cup.
Hopefully he helps take Catalan to the next level

A lawsuit aint the only reason Carney will be licking his lips.

That is actually quite funny, why didn't you start with that remark?

We've had plenty of our own do stupid things over the years. Some may have even played for Leeds. Shock Horror

Poor from Hethrington if true. Like OP said, it's nothing to do with him. I don't see how Carney will tarnish SL's reputation any more that what Hardaker, Ryan Bailey, Chev Walker did.

Let me get this straight. A club boss who has just been charged with "improper conduct...a breach of operational rules...by engaging in conduct which is prejudicial to the interests of the game", feels it is right and proper to try and influence other clubs to speak out against a club hiring a player because it might "tarnish the competition's reputation"?

Oh sweet irony.

I bet there were more than a few chuckles as emails were opened at SL clubs today.

You might want to actually read the whole article before shooting your load.

[iIt's not the first time Hetherington has hit out at the Super League club's signing of an axed NRL star.
He was a vocal critic when Catalan signed Australian Test star Greg Bird in 2009 after he had been released by Cronulla as he faced charges over an alleged assault.
"It is disappointing that a club should want to sign him," Hetherington said at the time.[/i

Quote ="loiner81"You might want to actually read the whole article before shooting your load. [iIt's not the first time Hetherington has hit out at the Super League club's signing of an axed NRL star. He was a vocal critic when Catalan signed Australian Test star Greg Bird in 2009 after he had been released by Cronulla as he faced charges over an alleged assault. "It is disappointing that a club should want to sign him," Hetherington said at the time.[/i'" www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/240855 ... brawl.html Those in glass houses shouldnt throw stones!

Quote ="loiner81"You might want to actually read the whole article before shooting your load. [iIt's not the first time Hetherington has hit out at the Super League club's signing of an axed NRL star. He was a vocal critic when Catalan signed Australian Test star Greg Bird in 2009 after he had been released by Cronulla as he faced charges over an alleged assault. "It is disappointing that a club should want to sign him," Hetherington said at the time.[/i'" www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/240855 ... brawl.html Those in glass houses shouldnt throw stones!

And what's that got to do with Eastbourne Warrior being unable to read more than 1 paragraph of a story?

Has that story just hit the HDM?



I won't spoil it for you but one of them goes on to win 6 GF rings.

IT wasnt, it was in response to your post about hetherington whinging about nrl players getting in bother when he cant remember his own players doing the same or worse

Isn't his gripe more to do with the fact that Catalans being able to sign players whom can't get a visa in the UK gives them an unfair advantage?

Either way, I couldn't care less.

Oh, so nothing at all to do with what I posted then.

Sorry, my mistake.

I tend to agree.

Dangerous path this.

If he wants to go down it then so be it.

The assumption here is that French employment law will grant him a working visa whereas the UK wouldn't, which I'm not sure is the case with Carney (albeit IIRC it was the case with Bird).

Hence, assuming he's legally entitled to work, GH wants to adopt the role of "moral guardian" and try to deny him registration whilst perhaps not being best placed to do so due to the antics of some players at his own club ?????

All of which, btw, seemed reasonably fair enough to me then, and now.

its weird how much that is brought up. Its almost always against Bailey and Leeds, the tool who started it never gets a mention, its never really thrown at Chev Walker even though both got a stronger punishment than Bailey and is brought up for more frequently than the likes of Paleaaesina or Cockayne, Hull Fans tell me Lee Radford is known to the doormen of Hull for liking a few beers and a scrap as if it is somehow endearing. Odd.

On this, not a great look that some of SL's best imports are Aussies that the NRL has given up on because of poor behaviour so there is a good point there. Saying that Carney shouldnt be de-registered for what he did. If his club wanted to sack him then that is their choice, but what he did wasnt bad enough for him to be deregistered.

Hethrington needs to just keep quiet. As others have said, he can't complain about Carney when he himself has supported and stuck up for players who have gone to prison. IMO I don't think any chairman can take the moral high ground as I'm sure they've all supported players who've been bad lads in one way or another.

Of course I have a vested interest being a Dragons fan, I am just uncomfortable overall with the thought of one clubs CEO having influence over which players can and can't be part of Superleague.

What if Mc Dermott goes into his office tomorrow and says "we need Carney, he's the only player for me"... for example