Bulldogs fullback Ben Barba stood down indefinitely

[ME SO HORNBY!]

If he's back in a few weeks we'll all know it's a f**king publicity stunt. You don't go on about all these personal demons, troubled childhood, obvious gambling and alcohol issues and whatever else is going on in the little f**ks head and be recovered within weeks. If they're serious about this and Barba seriously has issues bad enough to almost get him sacked then 6 months will be the bare minimum. You don't come out and say he's ill and needs help and he's hit rock bottom and then a few weeks later say he's all better.

Must say I agree with all of this.

 

[East Coast Tiger]

Jonathan Thurston 2 replace Ben Barba launching the 2013 season on Wed night!

BREAKING NEWS: Thurston arrested for murder of JFK, Azaria Chamberlain and JonBenet Ramsey

 

[Lucky Roy]

BREAKING NEWS: Thurston arrested for murder of JFK, Azaria Chamberlain and JonBenet Ramsey

Didn't realise he was in the Ramsey family...

 

[pennywisealfie]

So JT is actually a Puerto Rican dingo who hangs out on grassy knolls?

 

[One Warrior]

Why can't Adam Blair or Tim Moltzen ever be the face of the NRL

I see what you did there, lol.

 

[Sphagnum]

I see what you did there, lol.

Kudos, bro.

It was about as subtle as a sledgehammer in the face.

 

[Different kind of Rabbit]

So JT is actually a Puerto Rican dingo who hangs out on grassy knolls?

You forgot the "and attends childrens beauty Pageants" bit as well.

 

[SharkShocked]

 

[Valheru]

I look forward to a full and thorough investigation by our moral compass Phil Rothfield complete with a 12 page thread on the history of bulldogs indiscretions over the last 10 years and photo snaps of Ben Barba leaving the pub and reading a newspaper.

 

[Different kind of Rabbit]

I look forward to a full and thorough investigation by our moral compass Phil Rothfield complete with a 12 page thread on the history of bulldogs indiscretions over the last 10 years and photo snaps of Ben Barba leaving the pub and reading a newspaper.

Beccy will be all over this. Whatever it is, it will be made out to be ten times worse than actual and we'll all be told exactly how no AFL player has ever or will ever be susceptible. In fact, I'm sure the AFL have several programs in place to deal with whatever this is and they'll invite Barba to partake in one as a show of good faith.

 

[Babyface O'reilly]

I look forward to a full and thorough investigation by our moral compass Phil Rothfield complete with a 12 page thread on the history of bulldogs indiscretions over the last 10 years and photo snaps of Ben Barba leaving the pub and reading a newspaper.

And the tell-all interview with Tracy Grimshaw

 

[butchmcdick]

you're shit

:lol:

Gold

 

[rnb11]

Wouldn't be surprised if Four Corners got a hold of this and turn it into a 2 hour long code in crisis story.

 

[Brutus]

I will never forgive David Gallop for this

Gallop was a News Ltd lackey.

Glad he's gone.

 

[Delboy]

Poor Dogs, they will go to Shoebox,Toddy will explain they have lost a playerand need to sign Izzy for $100k and JT , Shoebox will agree, and then Benny boy will repent and resign for minimum wage to prove he is a good boy.

Sounds far fetched, but hey, it could happen

 

[El Diablo]

Poor Dogs, they will go to Shoebox,Toddy will explain they have lost a playerand need to sign Izzy for $100k and JT , Shoebox will agree, and then Benny boy will repent and resign for minimum wage to prove he is a good boy.

Sounds far fetched, but hey, it could happen

Schubert says Folonk must be valued at more than that

or maybe that only depends which club he will sign for

 

[Delboy]

El D, we are talking the Dogs and Shoebox, could they get a different answer.

Dont forget they signed Trex, and advised everyone they had 13 players off ciontract which helped them with the cap, then went and signed them all . I remain a cynic with the Shpoebox and his time spent at the Dogs and the Rorters

 

[Diesel]

Can't wait for Weidlers 'scoop' about this all

 

[Stinkler]

Has he been "suspended" or "stood down"?
There's a difference.


Either way, I'll bet he's back fairly soon.
He "needs football" to help him recover from whatever his problem is.
Football is his "normality".
Wait and see. You know I'm right.

 

[unbreaK]

Haven't read the entire thread, but has anyone speculated that he might've tried to commit suicide? I mean this seems really drastic and the way the Bulldogs were saying things like "ill" and "needs professional help" kind of led me to believe he might've.