: Tue Jun 23, 2009 7:47 pm  

100% Warrior wrote:

I'm not too sure mate. I'd like to think not as playing in the NRL is the pinnacle of a pro RL players career IMO and Hock certainly does not deserve that - but I'm sure that NRL player(s) who have been suspended in Aus for cocaine/drugs have come to play in SL.

In the past your probably right, but now I think our immigration have got different ideas. I recall that one of the NRL players recently was refused a visa cos he had driving offences in Aus.

: Tue Jun 23, 2009 7:48 pm  

I think a ban would apply to all sports, world wide.

: Tue Jun 23, 2009 7:48 pm  

MattyB wrote:

Therefore, is there anything preventing Hock going to the NRL ?

I really don't think there is.

He would do really well in the NRL and probably wouldn't come back anyway.

Set up a link with Manly and let them have Hock for 2 years while we have Watmough

: Tue Jun 23, 2009 7:48 pm  

Conroy wrote:

THEY SELL IT IN ASDA

Its St Helens mate!!

: Tue Jun 23, 2009 7:49 pm  

kirkamania6 wrote:

I suppose not but unless the cocaine grew wings and flew up his nose then surely at some point he must of been in possesion of it

I know what you mean though

Thats the frustration of most serving police officers - it's blatently obvious he/she has been in possession at some point, whether it was a friend's or not but it cannot be proved that it belonged to that person or that person had it upon them.

Another loophole in the law IMO but that's an argument for another day

: Tue Jun 23, 2009 7:49 pm  

Sharpy_4a wrote:

Its rife everywhere though pall, out of all my mates at least 3/4 have tried it, and in that band of friends there are

Doctors, Architects, Engineers, Teachers, Police Officers (not while serving)
successfull business owners and not one of them doesnt have a job

Not exactly a chav group. People think its just for folk on the dole, but its so common place its untrue. I heard a chap telling someone on his mobile to buy a bag in Asda on wednesday night last week.

Surely then, by law of averages we should have a decent number of RLFANS posters who are also taking it?

Anyone going to admit to it?


Also, would you say it's an 'age' thing?

Neither myself, my mates, nor my close work colleagues take it (as far as I know), yet I've heard rumours of some of the younger ones at work (20-25 year olds) doing regular drugs on nights out.

Beer & Women was my drug when I was 25.

: Tue Jun 23, 2009 7:50 pm  

andyed-wiganrl wrote:

ts just exagerated 5hyte

I think that is the key to what he said really!!

Nobody is denying that a lot of people use cocaine but to suggest its anywhere near close to 80% of the population is madness!

: Tue Jun 23, 2009 7:50 pm  

flyingkelvin wrote:

I think a ban would apply to all sports, world wide.

Thats just in athletics I think, and then its down to the individual countries to impose. Look at chambers, he served his 2 year ban and then uk athletics still wouldnt let him run.

Its more down to immigration rules.

: Tue Jun 23, 2009 7:50 pm  

andyed-wiganrl wrote:

Im not naive enough to think so....out of my group of friends I would say that approximately 30% of them will do infrequently, however that is not every night......to say 80% of a given group of people at one time are coked up is ludicrous. Even though probably a third of my friends will have the occasional line on a night out it doesnt mean that they're all doing it every night!! out of your 3/4 friends do they do it every week?! No...so why do you presume 80% of wigan is.....its just exagerated 5hyte

Not everyone of them no, but 3 or 4 do, and one tragicly has a £250 a week habit, although its perhaps no shock that he dont get asked out with us much anymore, after a particular incident in a airport in Italy!

Personally, i think as soon as his b sample is positive, he should be sacked, and his registration held by the club, untill his ban is over, i honestly cant see him playing top flight again, for the same reasons others have posted!

: Tue Jun 23, 2009 7:51 pm  

I read earlier that a ban would prevent him playing any professional sport in any country.