Do you think that a man's freedom being taken away simply for playing the wrong sport is a local issue? Of course not, it's something that requires international attention. The situation in Syria is a 'local issue' but that doesn't mean we should just ignore it or that it's not relevant.

If he was arrested for playing a game...id be all over this like a rash butbhebwasbarrested for administrating a game that's not registered and now it turns out he is there illegally.
As for Syria.....get a grip man.......first you drag up the holocaust and now syrua? Nutcases like you do more damage to league than any imaginary conspiracies

Because you don't seem to understand that a 'local issue' is no longer a local issue when liberties are infringed and it requires international attention to rectify. Clearly we aren't fighting a war but in sporting terms this is very serious as a man has been arrested. And no, he wasn't arrested for not adhering to policy, he was arrested for administrating RL, which the UAERU apparently deemed to be an attack on their organization. He was administrating RL for years without issue prior to them getting involved. And if you're seriously buying into and propagating this 'illegal immigrant' story without a hint of irony or skepticism then you clearly are as dumb as your posts suggest. BTW the head of UAE Touch federation, also a non-Emirati ex-pat administrating a similar 'unregistered game', is currently walking free.

I repeat....as morally repugnant as the union in UAE has behaved, only one party has broken the law. He is illegally there, the game he wanted to govern was t registered and the big bad nasty irb have tried to intervene but have little influence in a country that is not renowned for level handed handling of issues.......it is a local.issue.

So now you're Judge and Jury!

You've found him guilty without a trial or even knowing the full facts

You are detestable

Cool Pic Bro. I take it you've nothing to add and have now conceded that the issue is a local one, with little if any impact on either game outside of the UAE?

Nah, I think he's trying to use pictures to illustrate your childishness because you seem to have no comprehension of the words that people have been using.

Petition for Manchester council to use their influence to help free Mokdad. https://www.change.org/p/sir-richard-le ... sol-mokdad

Petition for Manchester council to use their influence to help free Mokdad. https://www.change.org/p/sir-richard-le ... sol-mokdad

Nope....he
has nothing to add and therefore resorted to pictures.
Manchester council......that will sort the UAE out for sure

Once again exposing your true colours, a similar petition to Leeds council helped to alleviate a RL ban in South Africa.

Yeah thats right, it's just a local spat. You're right and everyone else is wrong, as usual.

New RLIF statement: www.rlef.eu.com/news/article/106 ... ent-on-uae

New RLIF statement: www.rlef.eu.com/news/article/106 ... ent-on-uae

You, me, Purdie and headnutter are the only people on the worlds most popular rl fan site discussing it.....add a half dozen more on moonie express and that's it......it is a local dispute between a misguided union organisation who have been told to back off by the IRB and who have ignored this order and an illegally set up RL body run by an illegal immigrant.
Not sure how you'd describe it as anything other than a local issue really......other than 1 freelance journo, nobody gives a flying one!

fantastic.....keep up the good work.
Meanwhile, the RLIF have made contact with the correct governing bodies and have started the correct procedures to get RL recognised as an entirely different sport from Union......something they HAD NOT DONE IN THE PAST AND WHICH HAS RESULTED IN THIS FARCE.....Sorry...LOCAL farce!

I'll repeat my question again.

What did this EVER have anything to do with the UAERU?

Jim Pooley does seem to enjoy the 'local spat' line doesn't he?

I wonder if he applies that logic to everything he discusses? Unless it's a global issue, it's all just a 'local spat'.

"Isis in Iraq & Syria - local spat mate"

"I'm not bothered about the UK general election, that's a local spat"

"Global Recession, now you're talking my language"

Don't try and use analogy, he can't deal with it.

Is that because he doesn't know what analogy means?

Is it a collection of Local Spats?

Isn't it when you come out in a rash after reading one of his posts?

That's because it is a local spat


We are discussing how one governing body in UAE has taken it upon itself to attack another governing body in the UAE.....not sure how more "local" it could be?


Actually, no. It's a regional issue with massive consequences globally....good that you brought it up though. Headnutter brought up the holocaust earlier in this thread.




Actually, major consequences across Europe now, not to mention the breaking up of the union. Again though, nice job comparing Union v League to a General Election.....not sure what you hoped to achieve,


Global recession? Not here in NZ bro.....`everything's hunky dory down here.

Good to see the RLIF are doing all the correct paperwork now. Means the RLWC qualifier can take place later in the year.

Reports that Mokdad has been released and the charges against him by the UAERU dropped in exchange for him signing a bunch of documents relinquishing control of RL in the UAE and also clearing the UAERU of any wrongdoing (!). Meanwhile two clubs withdraw from the competition. www.thenational.ae/sport/rugby/x ... league-cup

Reports that Mokdad has been released and the charges against him by the UAERU dropped in exchange for him signing a bunch of documents relinquishing control of RL in the UAE and also clearing the UAERU of any wrongdoing (!). Meanwhile two clubs withdraw from the competition. www.thenational.ae/sport/rugby/x ... league-cup

OH dear !

Lizzy Dripping, don't look now your fibs are slipping!