Leopards, spots and all that.

Anyone who knows the story please pm me it

im sorry but to lay the blame on the new regime is a bit harsh , im sure if you went through the league most clubs will have someone similair . im sure the club would of explained about last chance and all, its the man himself who should look in the mirror and the possibillty of the dole ,everyone likes to enjoy themselves its how you go about it , ive seen in the past a certain warrington player round hessle and to say what an ---hole in drink is been polite , but as he did not get into any bother nothing is said . but to blame the club is a bit ott

he looked ok at radders "prizefighter" but it was early on when i saw him

It was a pointless signing that was highly likely to end in tears given his assault charge and then the dangerous driving offence.

In my eyes if he is guilty then he's had his chance and should be shown the door. He's not worth the bother or the bad publicity.

get rid of him,and that will give us a bit more money in the kitty for a better player.

Well the "old regime" indulged Raynor, Tansey, King, Cooke, Thackray, Brough, Jason Smith, Maiava (?), Maloney, Berrigan (apparently) and brought in Long, Gleeson, Westerman and more recently Brett Seymour. Seems that a new broom just keeps sweeping the same old problems into the squad.

seems a lot of peoples opinions was right when we signed him.

so whats the answear then some of hulls all time greats. legends.have liked a sherbert or 3 its down for the player to show professionalism off the field

Well think I'll wait to hear officially what he's done before condemning him.

PC 321 Smith has all the details....

It's a totally different game now though, and especially in an underperforming team I am absolutely astounded that they are allowed to drink during pre-season training so close to the season start. there should be a complete ban and then everyone knows where they stand.

looks like mason on his way then

[url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/rugby_league/4004275/Martin-Aspinwall-is-a-changed-man-after-a-stint-in-prison.htmlthis[/url is in the running for one of the wost timed articles of all time

Spot on. The list of players in trouble over the last 7-8 years seems longer than for other SL clubs. Can't think that Wigan or Leeds have as many transgressors as us? Until we get a grip on this, we can't really expect a different outcome.

dont get me wrong i agree its a different ball game now, and im not defending him you but you can,t stop players having a drink

This year alone Aspinwall has had suspended sentence for assault, been jailed for dangerous driving and now suspended by Hull FC, is he that good a player that we should ignore all of this and keep him. I think not, get rid

I follow a lot of players on twitter, from a lot of clubs. Believe me, a lot of first grade SL players are out on most weekends, and not afraid to put it in the public eye.

The blokes a nob! If anybody else conducted themselves in such a manner in any other walk of life they would be unemployed.

Sack the idiot!

I see no problem with this, like the rest of us they enjoy a few and know how to behave!

I don't see any problem either, in the off season that is. But obviously, not all know how to behave!

Is this a joke?

no

So we have separate behavioural codes based on each players ability?

Two points:

1. Not all of the rest of us 'like a few', and not many (if any) of the rest of us are professional athletes.
2. Very clearly, not all of them know how to behave.

IMO drinking should be kept to a bare minimum or eliminated altogether once full-time training starts. Alcohol and pro sports don't mix well.

No, but we are getting to be.

Raynor - retained through a conviction for assault in a nightclub, ultimately binned pending a further criminal conviction whilst in our last chance saloon
Tansey - released from Leeds with a "reputation". Binned off after multiple disciplinaries involving alcohol, in saloon mentioned above
Gleeson - signed with a "reputation" - released after a handful of appearances
Let's not even bring up the Reardon signing


On top of this:
Westerman - signed with a "reputation"
Seymour - signed with known problems, involved in a serious incident just before arriving
Aspinwall with more than one conviction to his name.

The "joke" for me is that, given our form in dodgy signings and the subsequent fallout, why we insist on a Groundhog Day scenario.