: Tue Jun 23, 2009 11:24 pm  

No he cant, and very funny username by the way

: Tue Jun 23, 2009 11:24 pm  

Who'd want him?

I think he would be banned. Wendell Sailor was banned for coke and couldn't play for St George until that ban expired. And that was from Rah Rah.

: Tue Jun 23, 2009 11:48 pm  

Unusual Suspect wrote:

Why do you think this? Care to expand?

Too many sportsmen and women now take drugs either recreational or sports enhancing and get a 2 year ban. Its no longer a real deterent to anyone else. Even if a person misses a test without a good reason then it should be zero tolerance.

Ive a feeling in the sporting world that the drugs problem is as wide as some of the experts are fearing. I also dont buy into i did not know what was in it or i did not know it had that ingridient. All clubs have doctors and medical access and also most people in the country have access to internet to do research.

Hes let a lot of people down. Hes one of the great SL talent of the last 2-3 seasons on his day could win a game. But for him now to just have a 2 year break and then comeback is wrong. According to the rules he will get 2 year max if found guilty. The rule for me need changing. Ive had enough of give them one more chance.

Its time sports world wide did this but i cant see the sponsors or marketing people involved with sport willing to let it happen. So many athletes get caught and are allowed to come back. Its not working and this is what will hit Hock the worst if he gets a 2 year ban.

No more SL wages he will have to either work on mimimum wage or get state benefits if he does not have enough savings.

Bloody Idiot and a waste of a talent.

: Tue Jun 23, 2009 11:49 pm  

JTB wrote:

Cretin. I wonder if they'll change his profile on the club website: Gareth is a rough, tough, hard working second row forward who finished the year on a high.

You couldn't make it up...

superb

: Tue Jun 23, 2009 11:55 pm  

tank123 wrote:

Too many sportsmen and women now take drugs either recreational or sports enhancing and get a 2 year ban. Its no longer a real deterent to anyone else. Even if a person misses a test without a good reason then it should be zero tolerance.

Ive a feeling in the sporting world that the drugs problem is as wide as some of the experts are fearing. I also dont buy into i did not know what was in it or i did not know it had that ingridient. All clubs have doctors and medical access and also most people in the country have access to internet to do research.

Hes let a lot of people down. Hes one of the great SL talent of the last 2-3 seasons on his day could win a game. But for him now to just have a 2 year break and then comeback is wrong. According to the rules he will get 2 year max if found guilty. The rule for me need changing. Ive had enough of give them one more chance.

Its time sports world wide did this but i cant see the sponsors or marketing people involved with sport willing to let it happen. So many athletes get caught and are allowed to come back. Its not working and this is what will hit Hock the worst if he gets a 2 year ban.

No more SL wages he will have to either work on mimimum wage or get state benefits if he does not have enough savings.

Bloody Idiot and a waste of a talent.

Why should he be banned for recreational drugs if his performance has not been enhanced?

What has it got to do with anybody?

Ok then, Drug test EVERBODY at work in "Normal" jobs and see how many come back positive then fire them all !

: Tue Jun 23, 2009 11:58 pm  

Dick Richardson wrote:

Why should he be banned for recreational drugs if his performance has not been enhanced?

What has it got to do with anybody?

Ok then, Drug test EVERBODY at work in "Normal" jobs and see how many come back positive then fire them all !

You work for a firm and you go in smelling of alchohol you can be fired. Thats gross miss conduct. And that does heppen.

So i see from your reply you agree witn people taking recreational drugs. Also its ok for Hock to take recreationa drugs without being banned as its notting to do with anyone else. Its in the anti doping rules. Take drugs get banned.

Then again its Wigan and hes a local lad. if that was Riddell youd be going mental and wanting him banned.

: Wed Jun 24, 2009 12:01 am  

tank123 wrote:

You work for a firm and you go in smelling of alchohol you can be fired. Thats gross miss conduct. And that does heppen.

So i see from your reply you agree witn people taking recreational drugs.

In the same way - if I was found snorting in the toilets at work, that too would be bye bye.

: Wed Jun 24, 2009 12:02 am  

Conroy wrote:

In the same way - if I was found snorting in the toilets at work, that too would be bye bye.

You would not even have a dump in our toliets nevermind do anything else.

: Wed Jun 24, 2009 12:13 am  

tank123 wrote:

You work for a firm and you go in smelling of alchohol you can be fired. Thats gross miss conduct. And that does heppen.

So i see from your reply you agree witn people taking recreational drugs.

I know a few people who take drugs recreationaly as I imagine many people do and they Are good people! Not drop outs! But people with good jobs who do them well. What they do In private and if it doesn't hurt anyone is their own business, each to their own is my opinion. But for pro sports people it's bang out of order as the amount of people they let down and hurt is off the scale!

: Wed Jun 24, 2009 12:48 am  

Dick Richardson wrote:

Ok then, Drug test EVERBODY at work in "Normal" jobs and see how many come back positive then fire them all !

D&A testing is already an integral part of the Logistics industry.
Anybody we find bending the rules, is OUT.
And thats that.