Not an FC issue and nothing to worry about for either the club or AP imo. Yes were now a man down but as one door closes another opens so im sure either a youngster can step up or we'll get someone else in

=#FF0000Umm... no. Just no.

Kosh

WT actual F?
If he's done it, we need to ask some serious due diligence questions internally and bin him off, incidentally a player few were impressed with signing.
If he's not done it we need to stand him down until due process is complete and get on with Yeaman/Sa/Logan/Whiting/Thompson in the centres.

Neither of these scenarios should "derail" our season.

I know you are a "mod"

but still a big swollen member

Same if the arrest warrent was for murder ot a parking ticket?

sack him now, get rid, clear room on t'cap

The length of his deal, and probably enough to earn an extenstion with us

My opinion he will be gone next week.Already stood down
I understand the innocent until proven guilty thing but there are 10 counts to defend.
He should and I think he will resign and return to Australia next week.

That would be the pragmatic solution. I guess if the investigation is new there's no reason why the club should have been aware of anything before signing him. In the scenario the question would be whether research on players is adequate and also whether we're going to reinvest his salary in a centre or elsewhere.

How can both the above comments be true?

How and why can/ should we sack him until he's been proven guilty . Not saying he's guilty but at the minute he's innocent

Regardless of this situation specifically your sentiment regarding social media is spot on.

I'll ask again

What if the warrant was for a traffic offence or murder?

Whats next? Price advertising a new range of glassware at Asda?

Who cares? those morons on the Hull FC facebook page thought it ok to name the Raynor accuser

Everyone cares these days about social media - that's the problem with it.

I honestly don't believe there is any way the club could have found out about this when we signed him.

The mighty morons or whatever the heck it is on facebook rejoyced at blocking a Rovers fan, this is after "not realising" what they did about naming that woman was not legal

We'll have to start employing ex police officers to help Motu.

Social media dangerously allows idiots to have a voice.

You realise that RLFans is social media, right?

Although TBH that supports your point rather than working against it.

Irrelevant. Although in the latter case I rather doubt he'd have an option about returning to face the charges.

I realise. Thanks for backing up the point

That I do agree with

could be worse i suppose, we could support gold coast

Indeed, no sponsor, no training facilities and 4 players shown the door, and thats before the season starts....bad times in robina

If the Australian authorities haven't applied for extradition he need not go back and without that application the police over here would be powerless as he's done nothing wrong over here.
There seems to be an awful lot of people here inferring he is guilty on the basis that it is '10 counts' and that he has being named for arrest..those of you binning him off before any court have already decided he's guilty without any facts whatsoever!
IF he is found guilty, of course but until he is I think it's pretty bad form the way a lot of people here are talking..
and IF he is found not guilty/charges dropped then I'd be wary of what some posters are writing because it is bordering on libel if you ask me.

Overhere in Oz, the talk is that Bird, Taylor n the rest who have been named are to sue the Titans if they're contracts are terminated or wages held before a verdict.

Can't see much happening anytime soon tbh. It took 2 years for ASADA & NRL to ban the player caught up in the peptides scandal. To top it all off, the largest ban was about 6 games iirc.