: Tue Jun 23, 2009 6:38 pm  

andyed-wiganrl wrote:

65% is a ridiculous figure. 40% is a top heavy figure but is more about right.......A frightning number itself....but 65% out round town are not doing coke..... that suggestion is absolute bollox IMO and I go out regulary round town.

If 65 % were doing coke you wouldnt be able to get to the bogs for everybody doing lines!!!!!

Keys son, keys

: Tue Jun 23, 2009 6:44 pm  

Tricky Dicky wrote:

The club should now test every player internally.

Ther have been rumours on this board for the past 2 years about hock and other players using coke and other recreational drugs.

The club chose to ignor this, now they should act and sack any player found to be guilty

Its not only drugs though is it?

The club also reacted angry to reports of players being rat legged around Wigan if i remember rightly didnt Mr Leneghan kind of made out he wasnt interested unless the players were causing a problem.

Its time these so called pro sportsmen actually became pro's. There is no reason they can not have a few drinks after a game but to be smashed every weekend is unacceptable IMO. They have made the choice to be pro sportsmen,if they dont like the fact that they need to conduct themselves off the field like pro's then they need to get an ordinary job like the rest of us where on a Friday night we can forget work until Monday morning.

: Tue Jun 23, 2009 6:44 pm  

As mentioned previously, it's unlikely that Hock will be allowed to dabble in Union (due to an agreement with Sport UK).

Is there anything to stop Hock going to the NRL ?

a) Is there an agreement between RFL / NRL preventing this?
b) Would he be granted an Australian Visa? No crime has been comitted.
c) Vice Versa - SL clubs have not been slow in signing / attempting to sign up the dregs from Australia.

: Tue Jun 23, 2009 6:45 pm  

MattyB wrote:

As mentioned previously, it's unlikely that Hock will be allowed to dabble in Union (due to an agreement with Sport UK).

Is there anything to stop Hock going to the NRL ?

a) Is there an agreement between RFL / NRL preventing this?
b) Would he be granted an Australian Visa? No crime has been comitted.
c) Vice Versa - SL clubs have not been slow in signing / attempting to sign up the dregs from Australia.

Isn't cocaine consumation illegal?

: Tue Jun 23, 2009 6:45 pm  

I feel quite shocked and embarassed that anyone who supports Wigan can if Hock is gulty can even think of keeping him on or want him in the future.

Our name is and has been tarnished and Wigan is better and bigger than any player. If we lose the ability to do the right and only moral thing we then loose too much.

Anybody who tarnishes or insults our name whilst employed by Wigan should and must go never to return. Once you allow standards of behaviour to slip you can never go back to the standards we want and accept we should have.

: Tue Jun 23, 2009 6:46 pm  

XBrettKennyX wrote: Grow up. How is he a "cheat". It's hardly a performance enhancing drug is it you fool? . now who is the fool http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/408596_5 yes it is an enhancer.

XBrettKennyX wrote: Grow up. How is he a "cheat". It's hardly a performance enhancing drug is it you fool? . now who is the fool http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/408596_5 yes it is an enhancer.

: Tue Jun 23, 2009 6:46 pm  

Catalancs wrote:

Isn't cocaine consumation illegal?

It is. But would he have a record for it?

: Tue Jun 23, 2009 6:47 pm  

Maybe a points deduction system against teams should be introduced in addition to individual player bans/punishment?

Im not saying it would solve the problem but maybe it would make players think twice about their actions knowing that they would be letting down their fellow team mates who do abide by the rules?

I dont know if its a viable option but maybe its possible.

Thoughts?

FWIW i dont think i have ever felt so down about Wigan RL as i do today.
The club seems to have lost its soul for me.

: Tue Jun 23, 2009 6:47 pm  

Catalancs wrote:

Isn't cocaine consumation illegal?

Posession is.

Testing positive, doubt it, but unsure

: Tue Jun 23, 2009 6:48 pm  

RyanWire wrote: now who is the fool http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/408596_5 yes it is an enhancer. How about giving us your login and password fool.

RyanWire wrote: now who is the fool http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/408596_5 yes it is an enhancer. How about giving us your login and password fool.