No RFL charges were issued to Rovers when Cooke joined so how can you say he was illegally tapped up.

Cookegate - that can only pour oil on troubled fires!



Sharp picked sides over that, so can't expect to be Mr popular among Rovers fans. But it has nothing to do with this, and I think he did as well as he could under the circumstances.

Cooke's joining Rovers was deemed illegal to the laws. You know precisely what happened and you know who to blame.

Oh, it's been a while hasn't it? the initial approach must have come from Cooke to Rovers - how else would the club have known about the issues around his contract?

I believe congratulations are in order, btw! CONGRATULATIONS

Just what I was thinking. A crucial and shocking decision against Rovers in a derby costing them the match, Hulls forward pass (lack of) decision last year and Cooke-gate.

.... KABOOM!

D'oh to you pal.

Sandercock said in his hysterics after the game he was already ordering the field goal. Another one like Ganson who doesn't know the rules by the sounds of it.

Don't act stupid. You know what Sandercock meant!

Stupid would be the assumption that you were likely to go 80m (with kick) and score a guaranteed drop goal when you were clearly out on your feet.

To be fair I don't think it's an act it comes across as genuine to me.

Anyway - back to the statement...

A bit puzzling that NH should choose to highlight the potential affect on Sanderock's career when he must have already known that a new deal was on offer. A tad unprofessional?

Wow, so lets get this right, you are suggesting that then Paul Cooke saga had some bearing on a video refereeing decision?

Because that would be saying its no longer just a
stupendous brain fart by someone with a history of making controversial calls to a high level vendetta going back more than 6 years by the games governing body.

Or, for the record, rovers had lost the lead by that point, so it didn't cost you the game, it cost you a point IF there had been no further score I the remaining 3 minutes should the penalty have been given on the rovers 10.

Twisting his argument for a desired effect. Doesn't sound like him.

Cheers mate, a good weekend all round

Nonetheless, a decision like that could result in a coach losing his job. Whether Sandercock was secure or not the point is valid.

Erm...

I'm a Hull FC fan mate. Reading your post it doesn't seem to bear any relation to what I actually said. Bizarre. Did you respond to the wrong person?

Troll fight!!!!

No, sensationalism.
You could have the scenario of a chairman saying to the coach we must win 3 from the next four or else (nudge nudge). guess what he wins 2 from 3 then ganson drops the bomb. Could happen.

What did Dobbo mean when he said "That last set we kept them to their 40 metre line and if it had been a penalty to us like it should have been, we'd have had a chance to kick it and win the game." ???

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Maybe it's not me who is stupid

If it had been a penalty we would have kicked it, and from the resulting field position we could have won the game. It's obvious that's what he meant.

Maybe he would have gone for the 2, as the coach instructed, from his own 10m line? Nothing like a bit of confidence in a player.

Measured piece on the whole incident from Andy Wilson in the Grauniad: www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2013/ma ... anson-hull

Measured piece on the whole incident from Andy Wilson in the Grauniad: www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2013/ma ... anson-hull

Quote ="Kosh"Measured piece on the whole incident from Andy Wilson in the Grauniad: www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2013/ma ... anson-hull'" And gives due credit for Green's not-insignificant role in the incident. I'm convinced he would've scored that try regardless, even if he had to start his run a couple of yards further back. Thaler's confusion with the tackle count forcing Houghton to kick unexpectedly and thereby rendering Green unfortunately offside was the sole reason Green was in that position in the first place.

Quote ="Kosh"Measured piece on the whole incident from Andy Wilson in the Grauniad: www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2013/ma ... anson-hull'" And gives due credit for Green's not-insignificant role in the incident. I'm convinced he would've scored that try regardless, even if he had to start his run a couple of yards further back. Thaler's confusion with the tackle count forcing Houghton to kick unexpectedly and thereby rendering Green unfortunately offside was the sole reason Green was in that position in the first place.

Quote ="Kosh"Measured piece on the whole incident from Andy Wilson in the Grauniad: www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2013/ma ... anson-hull'" The bit about Hudgell and Sandercocks job made me laugh out loud! Fair point that

Quote ="Kosh"Measured piece on the whole incident from Andy Wilson in the Grauniad: www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2013/ma ... anson-hull'" The bit about Hudgell and Sandercocks job made me laugh out loud! Fair point that

What a complete prat he made Hudge look

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CS instructed to go for the field goal which, I'm sure you realise, is Aussie speak for a drop goal.