How old are you? You sound like a relic from the 1940's. The fact so many people have dimissed your ludicrous comments with regards to Danny Houghton should tell you that you really are barking up the wrong tree with this one.

The spirit of Andy Capp is alive and well in 2014.

Probably more like Victorian dad from the viz

I watched the game on sky and thought you'd get blown away second half, so to only lose by 4 points is a cracking effort, especially given the conditions.

Hahaha..nope, because I was generally bigger than most, smarter than most & was a generally all round nice person..whatever that's got to do with anything.

All I hear on this forum is BLAH BLAH BLAH..excuses, excuses, excuses.

When my son was born 7 weeks premature and had lung problems & had to be put in an incubation unit (& didn't come out of hospital until he was 10 weeks old) it was a tough time..did I take time off from work..no i didn't. Firstly because actually it was a massively stressful time & work took my mind off the fact my son might die.
Could I have helped him get better..no, because the nurses and doctors were doing eveything they could. did my partner need more moral/practical support than what she already had from me despite she having a horrific pregnancy..no. Our first child and my support for her was without question and was enough, she knew that I had a job to do and when she & baby got back home I'd be there for them both at the time when it would be needed most.

So for all you 'idiots' out there banging on about how I'm embaressing myself then you're wrong.
Yes I appreciate that DH has a newborn kid, but the baby was born on the 11th June, that was a full 10 days before the Catalans game..sorry but as much as it's great he has a kid and stuff..being away for a couple of days makes jack difference. However it would have made a difference to the team.

As for 'mandatory' paternity..so what, he could have said, yeah we're in a spot, I'll play..but that's me..nothing can prepare for parenthood the first time but even at a much younger age than DH with my family hundreds of miles away I was able to balance things, so I know for a matter of FACT that two days away just isn't going to make any difference whatsoever.

I've said my piece on the matter and nothing any of you can say will change my mind.
Radford is still a loser of a coach and needs binning off for the sake of the club.

I'm a disgrace..okay, you're entitled to your opinion but in shock that you and other can't quite manage to put your finger on actually coming up with reasoned responses that actually rebuff my original statement.
Please see above for workings out and if you need me to do some stick men drawings and spelling cards for you so you can understand and maybe formulate a reasoned response I'll be glad to help out...blockity block..how childish..

See you went missing after a couple of decent results but nice to see you back in full swing after a decent effort and narrow defeat from the boys.
You're a class act, no, really.

Good for you, but you don't know the ins and outs of Houghton's situation do you? Or the intricacies of his relationship? Just because your mrs was fine without you doesn't mean mrs Houghton is okay with the father of her newborn child being away, and not able to get home very fast, and it's completely acceptable for him to put his family before rugby.

Family before Rugby every time, anyone who thinks it should be any different is, quite frankly, an idiot.

I don't keep upto speed with the personal lifes of people I don't know, so I don't know the actual date of birth of DH's child

However, I am certain that the Sky commentators said that DH became a Dad on Friday (the day before the game and what would probably have been the day of travel).

The other point highlighted probably speaks more about you than anything else. The inability to take on board others view points.

We already know that.

My first son was premature, spent weeks in ICU and I took unpaid time off to be there for support. As have other fathers I know.

If knockersbump wasn't there for his partner, he's clearly lacking compassion and motivated by money. I pity his wife.

Sorry but you're wrong because he's bigger than most, smarter than most and a good all round guy.

No, forget I said that. You're right, he's an idiot.

The other point no one has mentioned is that, regardless of whether he was needed at home or not, this is a game of rugby league, not a straightforward 9 to 5 job where you can work a bit, drink a cup of tea, twiddle your thumbs for a while and then go home. If Houghton's mind isn't 100% on the game (and I would be surprised if it was), then I don't particularly want him out there anyway.

You do have your moments HR.
Quite amusing at times.

Biggest load of bollox I've ever read on here and that is saying a lot. What works for you, doesn't work for everyone else. Hope everything turned out OK, by the way, just me being human or humane, not robotic?????????????

He didn't say he was an all round good guy he said he was a nice person.

I just assumed that was the swear filter in action.

No that was poetic licence on my part. I did see the error of my ways though and corrected myself. Just to confirm I do think he's an idiot.

lol...more insults and yet you have no actual real comebacks..typical thick narrow minded Northern mentality

Comebacks?.......how about the Linehaham back in for Lancaster quote when it's on here,the website and the Mail that Lancater was actually injured or did that slip your attention.As for Houghton being there we'll good for him.......My daughter has been hospitalised 3 times and every time I left work to be with her and the wife and the 3 rd time I was threatened with a warning which I had great delight in telling my then manager to stuff up his fat arris.

Can you tell one black man from another?

He was brought up watching love thy neighbour.

I've just fed my whippet but I put my flat cap on to do it.

I've just had a lard dripping buttie whilst use ing outside bog

I bet it stinks?

Aye...I dropped a knockersbump in it.

Just because we have an outside loo, doesn't mean to say you can't keep it clean!!! I particularly enjoy wiping my arris on the sport section of the Hull Mail, especially the letters page.