Very interesting reading!!simmy1 wrote:Interesting conversation this morning with some who is friends with a member of the Saint Helen's coaching staff rea certain Mr hohia and how he is trying to obtain a payout for his aledged concussion this apparently wasn't supported by saints Ashe wanting to move to tbe USA earlier as planned and hope to get a payout to fund this saints apptarently unhappy with him hence left immediately ....so have to see what happens now
ps she showed me the txt message from said person to prove it
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Anyone who has the league live app can read an interesting article about LH there entitled "HOHAIA SUPPORTED OVER RETIREMENT DECISION
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I can see an attempt at a claim against Ben being attempted!?
That will be an interesting one given the matches he's played this year.
That will be an interesting one given the matches he's played this year.
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I've read this, it also says that Flower served a six month ban while he, Hohaia, served four matches!!!Firestarter wrote:Anyone who has the league live app can read an interesting article about LH there entitled "HOHAIA SUPPORTED OVER RETIREMENT DECISION
The former New Zealand international and Warriors utility says he has hung up his boots because of "recurrent post-match concussion-type symptoms" arising from his concussion while playing for St Helens in last October's Super League grand final.
Hohaia lasted just two minutes of the title decider at Old Trafford after being punched twice by Wigan prop Ben Flower, who subsequently served a six-month ban.
The 32-year-old served a four-match for his part in the incident before going on to make eight appearances this season but said he took the decision to quit the game after the symptoms began to re-occur.
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Won't this just be an insurance claim if it's proved he has some type of trauma?.
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Yo Bill, You Da Man!bill.inger wrote:.bill.inger wrote:It'll suit all those turkeys on Redvee, they hounded Eastmond out of the club, Jamie Foster was the next whipping boy and (apart from his 'heroics' at G.F. last year,) Hohaia has been pilloried, slaughtered, slandered and hated by them. The same people are posting on a thread re Flower and another about S.W. It's got to be the most vitriolic and obscene content posted, I'm surprised the site admin don't clamp down on this. In a way, Hohaia will be well out of it, he won't have a shedful of fond memories from St Helens.
I posted this on April 15th.
Why should the lad have to put up with the foul-mouthed chants from that lot, and who'll be the next target? Adam Swift or Mose Masoe?.
Just read thro' the Redvee comments re Hohaia and now the same people are saying things like 'he always gave 100%' or 'sorry to see him go', all that peripheral dross you come to expect from a Stains supporter.
You got a name check on the Lance RedVee thread. Apparently you're a prat!

Seriously, I have never seen anything more disingenuous on a RL forum. Since his arrival, he has had nothing but the Pat Richards year one treatment. Now they are all saying what a grand chap he is and wishing him luck.
Pathetic!
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It may well involve an insurance pay out to LH but the insurance company may then try to sue Flower and/or Wigan to get their money back claiming that their costs were incurred due to a blatant infringement of the rules.cow yeds wrote:Won't this just be an insurance claim if it's proved he has some type of trauma?.
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Josie, people involved in the reporting media should never be trusted as they will always distort things to their way of warped thinking to promote themselves and/or to sell a newspaper etc.josie andrews wrote:I would never wish ill on anyone, but this guy is just a POS![]()
It's in all tomorrows papers with similar headlines
How bad is that? As someone said, he's already played eight games this season. The new concussion rules would not have let him play any of these games if he was suffering in any way from 'concussion'!Grand Final punch victim Lance Hohaia forced to retire because of 'recurrent concussion-type symptoms
Is he & the media determined to make Ben Flower pay for the rest of his career for one moment of madness in a grand final??
I'm fuming over this
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The way Flower has been treated by the media has been a disgrace, but comes as no surprise when you look at the way many other stories are reported.
Scum of the earth are some Journalists.
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I don't see how 'paying off' players makes space under the salary cap. The 'paying off' money will count on the cap.Suzieb wrote:No shaunedwards fan club
2 more will be paid off watch this space
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You got a name check on the Lance RedVee thread. Apparently you're a prat!

Seriously, I have never seen anything more disingenuous on a RL forum. Since his arrival, he has had nothing but the Pat Richards year one treatment. Now they are all saying what a grand chap he is and wishing him luck.
Pathetic![/quote].
Yes, thanks for that. Found it---Notoriety at last.
After what they've called you over the last few years, I'll take that as a complement.
In the pub after the game tonight, I just might resurrect that comment I made, you know, something like "There's a fellow on the Wigan supporters pages reckons the Saints speccies blah blah blah etc" There's a fair sprinkling of 'em get in there cluttered round two tables analyzing the game. Yeah, I'll throw that one in.