Tindall relieved of £25K and kicked off the squad!

[Tim&Bingo]

Serious misconduct and breach of EPS code or Scapegoat?

Given MJs staunch support of Tinds at the time I guess he'll be throwing the towel in sooner rather than later? Even so, £25K does seem excessive doesn't it? Is there something else we are not aparty to? I guess the Journo's will be digging harder now!

 

[Tim&Bingo]

MJ negotiating his payoff? Can't see any other reason for hanging on!

Not even a funny joke now!

 

[Bardon]

With people resigning, being fined, sacked etc. left and right within the RFU, one thing I can't get my head around is who is left to do the fining and the sacking. There must be a janitor with a huge amount of power at HQ round about now.

 

[Tim&Bingo]

OK wise Aussiefolk.......what happens when you give a Rugby team a free bar tab to play with???

Rob Andrew is making the decisions at the moment.......along with the Janitor!

:shaking

 

[Bardon]

Tindall has now been re-instated to the elite squad and had his fine reduced to £15,000 as mitigating circumstances were not taken into account. Those mitigating circumstance were that he was too drunk to remember anything so he should not have been found guilty of intentionally misleading team management.

 

[en_force_er]

Tindall has now been re-instated to the elite squad and had his fine reduced to £15,000 as mitigating circumstances were not taken into account. Those mitigating circumstance were that he was too drunk to remember anything so he should not have been found guilty of intentionally misleading team management.

I find it amazing that a professional athlete can get that messed up in a tournament where they have to play every 6 or so days. The more minor repercussions of a bad hangover can stick with you for 2 or 3 days, why do it>

Still I doubt he was drunk enough to not remember, I've read in places that if you don't pass out you don't suffer memory loss (even then you don't lose the entire evening).

He reminds me of mates of mine who choose to forget when they do something particularly stupid at a party.

 

[Schadenfreude]

I can confirm memory loss.. to the point where I thought "I'm so glad I went to bed early - that party was starting to get out of control" - then I found my camera and I was up for about 4 more hours than I can remember.

 

[dylan24]

I think he was harshly treated. The video evidence was a joke, a girl kissed him on his head..... i didn't see much more than that. Saying that I dont mind seeing the RFU in a bad state

 

[I like to watch]

I agree he was harshly treated, a professional player in the midst of a RWC should not be getting a skinful.But management should certainly not be encouraging a big night out by setting up a tab at a bar.If he is to be disciplined so should all management on the tour.

 

[Tim&Bingo]

I bet it'll be fun on Christmas day with Tinds acting as bum-boy for Anne and Zara, hell, he's in for some permanent shit off wife and Mum-in-law for quite a while!