The ongoing onslaught on Cockayne is getting ridiculous. The lad knows he has done wrong and has recieved his punishments from both the judge and Rovers now leave him alone and print some news!


Personally i would like to see a show of support from the fans at the derby tomorrow. It has gone on long enough.

I agree.

I'm sick and tired of this witch hunt by the HDM, you are right, its about time it stopped, i have already cancelled my regular delivery from them and told them why.
The Hdm is just becoming nothing short of gutter press standard and the general standard has droped dramaticaly over the last few years imo.
I will probably buy it on pre match days from now on, the after match reports are just as good if not better in the yorkshire post on mondays.

What do you have in mind? Singing & chanting his name, or making a "we love you Ben" banner in a televised game the week he's escaped jail? The tv audience and national press won't have the context of the HDM coverage and will just think you're a bunch of criminal apologists. Just out of interest, have I missed Cockayne's apology?

Unless your name is Kiel Thompson what has he done to you for you to warrant an apology?

Oh and also, who cares?

A lot of people only buy it the day before a game, especially when its a derby game they had a pull out in todays just for the derby which is probably why they've re-printed and just re-worded the first interview that was in earlier in the week!!!

Problem is it will all die down and then the week before he's due to make his come back it'll all be dragged back up again and they'll probably re-print the interview again and give Kyle a ring to ask his feelings on Ben making his come back again!!!

I emailed them, they don't think they've done anything wrong

Imagine if it had been one of their own staff that did this, I bet you it wouldnt make it in the paper and probably wouldnt get sacked.

They havent

Chev Walker, Leeds Rhinos' England international, returned to pre-season training yesterday after his release from prison and immediately issued a public apology.

The 21-year-old England three-quarter came out of a young offenders' institute on Sunday after serving five months of an 18-month sentence for his part in a Leeds city-centre brawl.

"I would like to apologise for any embarrassment my actions have caused the Leeds Rhinos club, its players and supporters," he said. "I have paid a heavy price and I realise that my actions put the good name of both Leeds and the game of rugby league in jeopardy.

"I deeply regret and apologise for my actions. I am now looking forward to getting back to playing for Leeds and repaying the faith that so many people have shown in me. I would like to thank the club, players and fans for their support over the past couple of months which have obviously been an extremely difficult time for me and my family."

Raynor said: “I am deeply embarrassed at this situation, I wish to apologise for the embarrassment this situation will have caused the club.
I am thankful that I can put this behind me now and intend to focus on giving 100 per cent to my responsibilities as a professional player with Hull FC."

Cooke accepted his behaviour was unacceptable and fell below the standards expected of him: "Paul wishes to apologise for the embarrassment he has caused to himself, his family and his club."

Get a life!







In the past players have apologised, yes, is it a must? No.
Will Ben make a public apology? More then likely but if he doesn't i fully expect to see this post dragged back up in 2015.

Do you think they've done anything wrong??

All they are doing is print the story, i always thought that is what newspapers did?

There is such a thing as overkill.

Depends on your standards I suppose. When most players have embarrassed their club to this extent a public apology to the club and supporters is part of the player's rehabilitation. Looks like he doesn't need to make amends with the Rovers fans though if you're already planning a warm ovation for him at the derby.

It's not about him needing to make amends it was meant as a show of support.
To say that not everyone is daft enough to want him publically crucified.

What like Radio Humberside did nothing wrong in breaking the Cooke Story????

ban them from the KC, boo hoo wailed the FC faithful,

I don't need an apology from Ben,

he has been tried and convicted, the judge hands down the sentence not the Hull Daily Mail, Rovers or Hull Supporters.

Did we miss racist Raynors aplology ?????????????? did the HDM bait him???????????? do you lot back him???????????? did you want him sacked?????????????

Have you even read the thread?



Raynor said: “I am deeply embarrassed at this situation, I wish to apologise for the embarrassment this situation will have caused the club.
I am thankful that I can put this behind me now and intend to focus on giving 100 per cent to my responsibilities as a professional player with Hull FC."

Raynor only apologised to the club not to the victim of his racially motivated attack.... mind FC did make a personal appearance to read their
character reference.... must have printed alot of pages ... they ran-out of toner!!!

Wheras Cockayne has apologised publicly to neither his victim OR his club.

Or perhaps he simply is not either sorry NOR embarrassed?

=redAnd then went on to to fund a counterfeit inkjet cartridge business , which was illegal , to again embarrass his family and his professional career at Hull FC

What a pathetic post from a sad, pathetic individual.