Yileen Gordon released

@PYMBLEPETE said:
@GNR4LIFE said:
@pHyR3 said:
@GNR4LIFE said:
From reports in the media, he signed in under an assumed name, Mike …. i'm sure you can work out the rest. Signing into a school, let that sink in

Think the guy needs to be tested for global developmental delay

thats not as bad as i thought it was gonna be. I was thinking something rracist, homophobic or maybe making fun of bullying victims.

it's a crude joke ( although not gonna lie i laughed the first time i heard it and many times after) but i seriously doubt Robbie or Brooks would get the cut for something like that.

Put it in to context, the guy was at a primary school, 6-12 yr olds. Highly inappropriate. I work in a school, if i did something like that, i'd be sacked. Its not the environment for that kind of stuff.

Im not passing an opinion on what he apparently did one way or the other; but you say put it in context - you work in a school and you would be sacked if you did what he did - **well, if you were spirited into a first grade rugby league game, how would you measure up?**

Whats that mean, and how's it relevant?
 
that is dumb, but the penalty seems massively over the top.
No way would a top player get flicked for that.
As for the players talking on bullying, it works kids listen to footballers, if they say don't bully, many will stop (for a while)
one of the players will say I used to get bullied at school, times change might be a lift for a kid on the outer
 
@underdog said:
@DonnyBrasco said:
Not sure if the image on this thread http://forums.leagueunlimited.com/showthread.php?p=9873624 is a joke, or what he really wrote?
Surely you wouldn't get sacked for that.

"Rooney eats it" is a classic piece of graffiti from the movie Ferris Buellers Day Off - a comedic masterpiece of the 1980's.
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hmm, glad to see my obvious troll thread over there has caused a stir.. :roll

I honestly though I'd posted there before, oh well there you go.

Shame, thought he was a Liverpool supporter and having a go at Wayne Rooney …

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@formerguest said:
Must be more to it than that. If not, the penalty is way too harsh.

I don't think it was too harsh at all. If he did that in my school I would ask him to leave and never invite the team back. Schools have sign in procedures for a reason and just signing in under a fake name is a big no no.
 
The Mike Hunt comment is also from an old 80's classic movie

Porky's , one of the school kids rings up the local fast food hang out and asks the waitress to find Mike Hunt

She is screaming out " has anyone seen Mike Hunt "
 
@tigergirlz said:
We had an NRL player come to school to do the anti bullying talk. Pretty hopeless

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A couple of them came out to mine last yr. Utai, Big T and Matt Bell. Really nice guys, but talking to an audience wasn't their strong point.
 
@happy tiger said:
The Mike Hunt comment is also from an old 80's classic movie

Porky's , one of the school kids rings up the local fast food hang out and asks the waitress to find Mike Hunt

She is screaming out " has anyone seen Mike Hunt "

I just got told it was 'mike litoris' … Either way pretty immature and makes you wonder what goes through people's minds.

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I applaud Mayer's decision in relation to this incident, and it spells out what anyone else can expect if something similar is done. The players are representing not only the club, but the community and when things like this happens…Well Gordon got what he deserved.
 
@GNR4LIFE said:
@tigergirlz said:
We had an NRL player come to school to do the anti bullying talk. Pretty hopeless

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A couple of them came out to mine last yr. Utai, Big T and Matt Bell. Really nice guys, but talking to an audience wasn't their strong point.

Maybe talking wasn't their strongest point but what is much more important is a genuine empathy with their audience. Clearly something which Gordon didn't have as shown by his book signing mocking.
 
For a tier 2 player on a speculative contract, it was the right call. He had no real history or built up good faith with the club that would earn him some leeway, right decision to let him go.
 
@LaT said:
For a tier 2 player on a speculative contract, it was the right call. He had no real history or built up good faith with the club that would earn him some leeway, right decision to let him go.

i think thats exactly right. after his history he was definitely on his P plates so shouldve been mindful of that.
it is this very circumstance that i think sacking was warranted. if it were someone like farah i doubt the same punishment would be, but unfortunately, whilst not wife beating or anything too severe, i think his brain snap got what it deserved.
 
@Benjirific said:
@sandylanceley]([https://twitter.com/sandylanceley) [@bwtf_sladie how is the view from the cheap seats sandy? You have no knowledge of me nor of the situation. Thanks for input.]([https said:
@gcmayer)]([https://twitter.com/bwtf_sladie) [February](https://twitter.com/gcmayer/statuses/430796701260341248%22%3EFebruary) 4 said:
This really is poor form from an NRL club CEO - surely he can be more professional than this…...

Here it is a bit clearer for you mate. I also thought it an unusual response from Mayer when I saw it yesterday. For the record I agree with the sacking but I think he could have responded to this fan better.

_**The Mole ‏@RLW_Mole Feb 4**_
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_**Sandy Lanceley ‏@sandylanceley Feb 4**_
@RLW_Mole @Wests_Tigers That @gcmayer quote is hilarious. As if they would have sacked someone like Luke Brooks if he did the same thing
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_**Grant Mayer ‏@gcmayer Feb 4**_
@sandylanceley @bwtf_sladie how is the view from the cheap seats sandy? You have no knowledge of me nor of the situation. Thanks for input.
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_**Sandy Lanceley ‏@sandylanceley**_ Feb 4
@gcmayer Stop treating your fans like mugs Grant. You wouldn't have sacked a star player and you know it @bwtf_sladie
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_**Grant Mayer ‏@gcmayer Feb 4**_
@nathjcooper @sandylanceley consider yourself ignored.
 
Perhaps Mayer should be more mindful who he is sending to the schools. Sending someone with a chequered past who has only been in the place five minutes shows a lack of foresight on his part. Agree with the decision but one needs to ask why did they send him in the first place ?
 
@Knuckles said:
Perhaps Mayer should be more mindful who he is sending to the schools. Sending someone with a chequered past who has only been in the place five minutes shows a lack of foresight on his part. Agree with the decision but one needs to ask why did they send him in the first place ?

Are you serious??? You really think ostricising a player in front of the rest of the team will make him feel wanted at the club? Get a clue Knuckles, that's an early contender for silliest post of the year.
 
@Sabre said:
Here it is a bit clearer for you mate. I also thought it an unusual response from Mayer when I saw it yesterday. For the record I agree with the sacking but I think he could have responded to this fan better.

A Penrith fan. One who seems to spend way too much time on Twitter and her high horse.

Oh and by the looks of it a pathetic fossil chimed in on the back end to boot
 

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