Thanks for that Nigel. It must have taken you quite a while to write it but it will be appreciated by members on here.



You certainly haven't "opened yourself up for ridicule" and nothing you have said has surprised or shocked me. I will accept that everything you state above is true.



As I suggested in an earlier thread, I am aware of most of the issues that you have outlined and indeed you have confirmed that there is a lot more to your circumstances than merely "cost cutting". In your opinion there were several personal issues (the definition of which can be open to interpretation).



It sounds to me that you are better off out of it.



I have just one question, if you feel able to answer it. When you were appointed, did the then Chief Executive conduct a CRB check and if so, were you open and honest about your police record?

Shame on you Gary Fawcett.





Good luck for the future Nigel.

Dear "View from the the full back",



Could you please identify what you read as "several personal issues" and specifically what you saw as"open to interpretation" considering i said every thing written can be verified.



I have been extremely candid in my statement, which is my nature and is often seen as a weakness. Even so, although it can open me up to ridicule as i have already said that is how i am.



Therefore i would not be any other way when questioned in private about my past by my manager. It was on a need to know basis, so those who needed to know knew.



Any manager should be able to choose who they work with. A manager should not be told, pushed or forced by the Chairman or board of directors who they can or can't work with. They should be free to choose their own back room staff .



I have been "open and honest" to those who needed to know, as for having a CRB when i first arrived at Keighley Cougars nobody had one, but i have filled in several whilst being a physiotherapist at Keighley Cougars so what and why this has occurred is beyond.



You will have to ask the RFL.



The RFL is a private company with no statutory powers, it has internal policies and laws but none that have to be kept (unless they are the same laws of the UK) outside RFL property. I could be banned from every RFL ground and prevented by the RFL from treating players on their property tomorrow. But as long as i abide by the law of the HPC (and the UK) which has statutory powers i can treat any person who plays for and RFL club at my private clinic or anywhere else as long as its not on RFL property.



I repeat i am a Chartered Physiotherapist a legally protected title a registered member of the HPC which has statutory powers. That means i can be struck off and never work again as a physiotherapist. The HPC has significantly more power than the RFL.



I hope that's made things clearer for you.



Regards

Nigel, personally i appreciate your open-ness and honesty and to be honest you've just backed up everything i've ever thought about Gary Fawcett.



Good luck for the future, someone like you who is very passionate and loyal to the job will have no trouble finding another similar role, should you so wish.

Nigel,



By "personal issues" I mean issues specifically related to you - as opposed to "general issues" relating to the role of a Physiotherapist within the Club structure or general staff cutbacks. My inference is that it wasn't "The Physio" that was finished - it was you, Nigel Bondswell, highlighted by the fact that you have been instantly replaced by someone else and you have outlined several reasons why you think that this is a "personal" attack.



Given the facts as I know them, you were not finished because the Club is in serious financial difficulties, it appears that you were finished ....



Because you have had to constantly badger your employer to be paid and I don't think you are the only one in that boat.

Because you eventually reported them to the RFL.

Because when you "failed" your CRB checks several issues were brought to the attention of the Club of which they were not aware.

Because the RFL suspended your activities within their jurisdiction and the Club or at least one member of the Club then took the opportunity to replace you.



Notice the use of the word "you" in every sentence above.



It is the term "personal issues" and it's meaning that is "open to interpretation". Say it out load then say it again with emphasis on the first word - see how it changes meaning? Maybe not





It would appear that the biggest "personal" issue was your CRB result which led the RFL to ban you from the game. My question was why did it take so long for these checks to be done and why have these problems just come to light? They should have been done prior to you being engaged and a positive feedback should have been a condition of your employment. If you have filled out the forms in the past, with all your correct details, why were these problems not identified at an earlier stage? Were these forms ever submitted by the previous Club administrators?

Sounds like your better off out of it and im sure you will find alternative work within rugby if you want to do so

Your not the first one to mention at the ground - listening to other fans that is about Gary Fawcett and money i know a lot are talking about him at the moment taking money out of the club - dont know how much truth is in this but certainly will be looking after himself before Nigel payments if thats the case.

Dear View from the full back,



Please read what i have written carefully. Thank you.



I was available for the Dewsbury game. I have a letter from the RFL saying so. Confirm it with them if you wish.



Regarding a Criminal Record Bureau check they can not be "failed" or "passed" it is a record of a persons criminal past not a test.



The information can be used to check the suitability of a person for a job or a post etc.



I repeat I am a suitable person to work as a physiotherapist without restriction according the statutory body the Health Professions Council and was over the period of the TSO from the RFL, as i continue to be.



The RFL are carrying out their policies, which i have no issues with and i feel confident at the end of their deliberations the TSO will be completely lifted. Enabling me to work with the full spectrum of people who play rugby league under the jurisdiction of the RFL.



I say again please read carefully what i have written.



Thank you.

when people get worked over like this it angers me.i didnt think they rolled this way.COUGERMANIA is a joke we has fans should make our feelings made clear i think

Nigel,



Why do i get the impression that you are trying to provoke an argument with me when I am clearly on your side. I did read your post very carefully - please return the favour.



We can spend all day arguing over what words mean. As I have said there is NOTHING in your original post which I disagree with. Why are you being pedantic about whether or not you can pass or fail a CRB check. Most people are aware of the need and scope of CRB checks and they understand the terms "pass" and "fail". It's an everyday term. As far as everyone else on here is concerned - you failed to pass a CRB check.



My question, in your favour, asks "why wasn't the correct procedure followed when you were appointed". If there was a "potential" problem with your credentials, should this have not been picked up much earlier. What you are saying (and I am casting no aspersions here) is that you were allowed to practice physiotherapy on young men without any background checks being made.



That is a critisism of the Club and not you.

You might think so - I don't. exceeding overdraft limits or having temporary cashflow problems is NOT a sign of [size=150serious[/size financial difficulties







I couldn't agree more

I personally know of a few people who 1 used to volunteet their services and another who used to work at Cougar Park. The volunteer put a hell of a lot of time in unpaid not just at 1st team games but at reserves before and after the match too. The volunteer then had 1 week off to come back to someone else doing the job and the club making it out that equipment had been tampered with. This certain individual put so much time and effort into the club unpaid and the club absolutly s**t on them. He was pushed out.



The second person i know off was an employee and like Nigel wasnt getting paid and didnt get paid for months. Under the contract this employee had a lot more hours were been put in and the club still didnt pay the wage. The club even started employing volunteers to do the job well still employed and this individual only found out through another person. This was the final straw and this individual quit. The club then realised what a good job had been done and when they didnt have anyone at the start of the season they asked the individual to come back even though he still hadnt been paid.



Nigel is not the first honest person to want the club to do well and put in a really good job either Employee or Volunteer and he wont be the last. I know the club are stuggleing for money but it is no excuse to treat people badly and look a gift horse in the mouth. I have no doubt that the team we have now has had an effect financially on the club more than before.



I just hope You have made the right decison Cougars and it all pays off.