I agree, cherry, but of course Hardaker was well on train when this affair happened. He will have to kept on a very short leash.

But what to do with JT next season?

He is contracted to the end of next season, isn't he?

<r><QUOTE author="cherry.pie"><s>[quote="cherry.pie"]</s>What Bateman did was worse and now he's a fan favourite and nobody wants him to leave. <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE> Which brings me to the broader point. Yeah, I'm glad JB is still here (for now) too. But the important thing here is not to position...

<t>Whatever Bateman did, it involved another squad member, not a member of the public. That's why this business is front page news.<br/> <br/> I'm not saying what Bateman did was OK, and, indeed, I don't know exactly what he *did* do, but the fact that the brothers' behaviour was <br/> <br/> a) much...

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He's primarily a back row forward

Is he? I thought he's mostly played as a prop. He's not all the same kind of player as Greenwood, at any rate.

<r><QUOTE author="jobo"><s>[quote="jobo"]</s>At least he's man enough to admit to his behaviour, without in any way trying to mitigate it.<br/> <br/> He's a good bloke Joel Tomkins.<br/> <br/> It's interesting that he said no one at the club had seen the video until last Saturday. Think that's blown...

<t>That's all true, Flash, and as someone who would like to see a much clearer distinction drawn between performance-enhancing and non-PE drug use (in some cases I think the indiscriminate use of terms like "drugs cheat" is deliberately muddying the waters), for me, it has left the worst affected sp...

<r><QUOTE author="josie andrews"><s>[quote="josie andrews"]</s> <br/> The great win by the U19’s away v Warrington.<br/> <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE> <I><s>[i]</s><e>[/i]</e></I><br/> <br/> Yes, very impressive. Some good lads there. Always looked like the ball-carrier in attack had two or three option r...

<r><QUOTE author="Converted"><s>[quote="Converted"]</s> Marshall held his own at Warrington.<br/> Well done lad. <E>:D</E> <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE> Barely. I'd say a convincing win for Marshall at Magic, and a points decision to Charnley this week (Marshall dropped one high ball early on, but recover...

Heartfelt words well said, morley.