If a player was to put something like the following in a text what would your thoughts be;

No matter what the handicap is lump it on Leigh and put a ton on for me we are playing the kids

As an experienced and respected professional, he should have known better and he has no excuse if he did this.

However Stevie Wonder could have seen we were going to lose that game with the players that were available.

Unlike the bookies back in July 2008. We'd lost 3 or 4 to the disciplinary on the Tuesday and had another 3 on the treatment table, but the bookies still had us to beat Castleford, who I lumped 50 quid on to win and another 50 at +30 points for a return of over 500

I remember being upset that I hadn't had a bet on Dorn to score a hat-trick against us.

A Six Month ban from July, is not much of a ban for a player in Richies situation. Injured ? And with nothing really to play for.

It's not the first time he's been caught...

Saw him on the phone after the CC final and resisted asking him if his bookies were on the other end of the line!

Yawn! how boring two supposed fans who post can be!

www.superleague.co.uk/article/33 ... ment-after Mathers retires . Regards , EW

www.superleague.co.uk/article/33 ... ment-after Mathers retires . Regards , EW

We never really saw much of him, due to his injuries.

Poor form from him IMO. Whether he thinks he's innocent or not, he signed a 2 year contract, his ban is up by the start of the new season. Don't understand it.

I wouldn't worry about it, no real loss IMHO

Respect Richie, no one here, knows all the ins and out and how it has affected both him and his family.

He's a supposed professional and should act like one.

Won't be missed.

Precisely.

Will you're good friend David be paying him for the rest of the season?

I'd imagine that the contractual obligations are in discussion, which is why it's not been announced on the Broncos website.
I was quite impressed with Richie, he certainly seemed to want to do a job, and I'd like to have seen him playing and more importantly leading.

Maybe he has. Maybe he hasn't recovered fully from his injury and has taken the option to call it a aday.

Richie Mathers is now Player Welfare Officer for Warrington Wolves, how does that square with his ban?

Don't bet as I (allegedly) bet?

Welfare could be seen as what the players get up too away from the club, not sure how the RFL would view that in being involved in the game.
I would hope that he could not start in his role until his ban was served.

Yes, that is how I see it.

That would include betting shops ...

Yes it could, what's your point

Just being scurrilous.