: Tue Jun 02, 2009 12:43 pm  

Andy Gilder wrote:

Piecing together the bits of this that have come out in the press, it looks like the club wanted to test the players concerned after their involvement in the fracas and for whatever reason it hasn't happened.

Leaving aside the legal issues over whether your employer can demand you take a drugs test at random, and whether failing to do so is a dismissable offence, I suspect there is more of this to be leaked into the media over the coming days by both parties.

Without a doubt. Was interesting to hear BBC Radio 5's union man saying that the players were saying to 'friends' that the club had wanted rid of them for some time.
Money problems? Three leading players off the wage bill?

: Tue Jun 02, 2009 12:45 pm  

Andy Gilder wrote:

Leaving aside the legal issues over whether your employer can demand you take a drugs test at random, and whether failing to do so is a dismissable offence, I suspect there is more of this to be leaked into the media over the coming days by both parties.

in their line of work I would guess it is - but i would have thought it would have to be in your contract.

: Wed Jun 03, 2009 5:35 pm  

Lions looking better. 14 - 0 up after 10 in the midweek game vs Golden Lions.

Awaits complete turnaround.

: Wed Jun 03, 2009 5:44 pm  

25 - 3 Lions after 21. Scoring at will - this can't be right.

: Wed Jun 03, 2009 5:49 pm  

tom croft is abit quick for a big lad is'nt he...

stick him on the wing

: Wed Jun 03, 2009 6:02 pm  

Lions 32 - 10 approaching HT.

: Wed Jun 03, 2009 6:56 pm  

Billy Banter wrote:

25 - 3 Lions after 21. Scoring at will - this can't be right.

some of the stuff the lions played out there in 97 was utterly brilliant, there was a healthy smattering of league boys in the team though

: Wed Jun 03, 2009 7:05 pm  

Lions 74 - 10. Result.

: Wed Jun 03, 2009 9:33 pm  

thought the golden lions were more like tin foil. very poor and some of the defensive holes were huge. job still needed doing though and all credit to brian O' and co.
over 22,000 thousand on and things looking a lot better than they did a few days ago.

: Thu Jun 04, 2009 12:05 am  

Catalancs wrote:

thought the golden lions were more like tin foil. very poor and some of the defensive holes were huge. job still needed doing though and all credit to brian O' and co.
over 22,000 thousand on and things looking a lot better than they did a few days ago.

The BBC radio rugby union chap was saying at the weekend there would be 60,000 on.