No kidding. Yet the usual suspects on here have continually denied any issues and when I posted what you've done have demanded "links" to printed evidence.



I agree that it's a good move for Rovers. If the rumours are true, though, it's questionable. You go from Cooke to Brough - the next step on that particular continuum is surely Frank Gallagher from Shameless.

That, to me, looks like another association fallacy to go alongside 'you are paying a fortune to Cooke, that is why you are losing £400k pa.'

It's speculation. You know, like people speculating that Morgan didn't get on with Cooke, much derided though that particular "fallacy" was.

But not all of it. Which could easily make the difference.

Just idle speculation of course.

Reported 100k to compensate a lost testimonial
Reported 125k a year salary for 3 years

So how many of you red n whites think the Cockie years were worth it?

Yeah, true. I mean, who could possibly imagine the RFL bending the rules if it suited them.



Accommodations have been reached before, and it wouldn't even be against the rules if interpreted in a certain way.

Is the slary cap still live and teams have to submit figures each month?

If so, then rovers would have known that they had a short space of time to off load someone.

Reported by whom?

Somehow all us Hull Fans just knew this day would come.

"Welcome home Cookie, the team you've always wanted to play for", does anyone still believe it was this and not the massively over inflated wages you were foolish enough to pay him.

Bertie, although his recent proclamations have been shown to be decidedly ropey when it comes to accuracy.

Yes it is (I assume you mean "salary"?), and no they wouldn't cos it doesn't work like that. I could try to explain it but I would have to use a couple of long-ish words so I'm not going to even try.

You just cannot believe the way the Cooke story has unfolded over the past 3 years.

It makes the impending? book even more interesting reading in the future.

To think this is a bloke, naturally gifted, showed some real class at times and at 28 is being ousted by a club that broke the bank and several rules to get him there.

Sorry Paul, you did it all wrong in my eyes, you shouldve rode out your career for a while yet at Hull and then gone on and played for your boyhood heroes and nobody wouldve begrudged you for doing that. Instead, all its done is stoke the fire and all the ill feeling between the two clubs (probably irrepairable) by being easliy led by arrogant individuals who clearly, have'nt had your best interests at heart.

An on fire Paul Cooke will always get you there or thereabouts to a win in a game of footy.

Do us a favour, point me in the direction of the rules broken by Rovers.

Thanks.

guilty as proved

dont be so boring

tbh I think only Cooke was found guilty of an illegal approach.

Arguably rovers should have reported said illegal approach to the RFL but I'm not sure they were ever charged with anything.

Does Rovers style of play actually suit Cooke. At Hull he became The Man through which all our creativity started, whereas with Rovers, it starts with Dobso. Cooke appears to be more of a peripheral player, being played for being played sake than actually adding to your teams dynamic. The other question is where are you going to play Danny Brough if it's true that he's coming to you? He's not a stand off, that'll be I'Anson or Webster? Fisher seems to be playing well at Hooker, so where does that leave him to play?

We all know Cooke was brought to the club by Hudgell and not with Morgan's support as a massive coup over Hull FC. However, he has been on a hiding to nothing since, especially when it came to dealing with the 'aussie mafia' at the club! Don't forget, it wasn't just about the money, Cooke chose his path to Hull KR knowing full well it would be a life long decision to leave Hull FC the way he did. Look at Gary Schofield - 25 years on and he still gets grief when he's in West Hull!

Rugby is fickle, as are some supporters, but he and his family didn't deserve the treatment he got for a while afterwards, it's only a game for God's sake!

Good luck to Cookie, wherever he plays.

Proven no case to answer actually, so don't be a liar!

worth every penny for all the grief it caused all of the chimps accross the river (including the board at hull), the super league survival & the derby points



its not worked out for paul as he would have liked, but i can honestly say i'm not bothered about him going unlike hull fans when he departed their club before its demise.

cheers paul and good luck!

Clubs have to maintain monthly records, but don't need to submit them unless asked for by the RFL (on a "by exception" basis). They only need to make 2 formal reports each salary cap year on 30th June and 30th December.

Oh dear I missed a key whilst typing. Hope it makes you feel big and clever to point out my mistake.

Just wondering why you had to edit your post, spelling mistake perhaps? If that was the case I'm sure you would feel a little

This is a lot less deserved then Cookie to be fair, he didn't want to go he had to because the club couldn't afford to pay him, he was never the Judas Cookie has been to Hull I can assure you!!

Could not agree more Ian - The Cooke saga created a Hate-fest like I have never seen before - players have always crossed over between Hull and Rovers but this one - I hope we never see again. By the way I totally blame the young man in question and hope that he can finish his career now in the West Riding.

nail on head, and anyone who still believes that Cooke went for the love of HKR, are deluded, he went for the money, not the honour of wearing the shirt of your boyhood team!!
If he'd have signed for HKR at the end of his contract with Hull, then noone would have begrudged him the move, but the way him and his father conducted themselves was the problem, and where did it get them?? and i would imagine hes on a lot less at Wakey than he was on at FC or KR! your better off without him