At least the team has a few days to get over the shock - and a shock it is for anyone who has been close to cancer before.

Great news on Emerton training hard again. A Wilkshire/Emerton flank would be fantastic again!


What do you think about the FourFourTwo article 'We'll Do This For Brad's Boy'?
SOCCEROOS captain Lucas Neill says the Australian side will draw inspiration from Brad Jones' son's battle with leukaemia when it takes to the field against Germany.

Have your say.

I'd love to see the match payments from this game (in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, from all accounts) be donated by the players to a Leukaemia research fund.

Yeah, that would be nice. Unlikely, but nice.

im sorry but am I the only one who thinks lucas neill was out of order with his comments? I know he's our captain and has to be diplomatic but bloody hell to say "it gives us that extra inspiration we needed" straight after this news broke is bull@#$! What happened to Brads kid puts football in perspective, it is just a game and family is the most important thing in life. I know his answer is the cliche response but I just feel it was way too soon for this sort of comment

Where in the article does it actually indicate that Lucas says "We'll do this for Brad's boy"??

What Lucas is reported to say is totally irrelevant to the headline of the story.

Notice how the title is:

'We'll do this for Brad's boy'

not:

"We'll do this for Brad's boy"

That is because they are paraphrasing and making an assumption about what Lucas was implying without actually saying. It is Aussie journalism at its finest!

Would somebody out there please be kind enough to get this address to BRAD JONES in relation to his dear little son's condition. I believe this doctor could help tremendously.
dr.jimhow@gmail.com

Dr Jim Howenstein MD is an American trained medical Doctor
who uses a treatment called "LIFE ONE PROTOCOL" Even though Dr. Howenstein lives in COSTA RICA, it is not necessary to go to Costa Rica to work with Dr. Howenstein. He will work with patients by telephone or email.Having said that he does see patients in the condo where he and his wife live. Sincerely Bernadette.
If possible could you please let me know if you were able to convey this information. bs3377@hotmail.com

It just sucks. the world is fucked.