Once a thug, always a thug.

I really hope the RFL throw the book at him.

I dont know why anyone is surprised at this, hock is thick as mince and a disgrace to rugby league. Wigan knew that when they welcomed him back at their club. The fool is on a self destruct path that has already claimAnotger Wigan hero.won't shed a tear for this oxygen thief either

Only one club in super league could give a heroes welcome on returning from a two year drugs ban.

I'm not saying he didn't deserve acsecond chance because he does and he'd served the time but to be given a heroes return is unreal.

What a horrible club they have become.

Very harsh on Newton that! Granted he was Wigan through and through. But show some humanity, the man took his own life at such a tender age, leaving behind a wife and two children.

why be hypocritical and say now he's gone newton was an angel? he was a dirty player, as it appear Hock still is too. Shame as they both had/have great talent and didnt need that to be good players

So how did the Club show him a heroes welcome?

Spot on.

Although I'm not sure Hock has great talent ...

To be fair they could ban hock for the season. It will have little impact on their squad when we play them in two weeks.

I'll take you six match ban on hock and raise you a two match ban for tomkins. Simply for being Tomkins. That would have a greater impact on the match than anything they throw at hock.

Enlightened self interest.

Sorry, I should have put fans gave him a heroes return

I didn't see you kicking up a fuss when a fellow pie blamed Ian millward for Newtons suicide.

I've played with and against Newton and even shared a room as a kid with him and he was nice guy off the field.

I have every sympathy for the wife and kids that he chose to leave behind.

I'm talking about the bit highlighted. Not in any way do I try and make out he was an angel, he clearly wasn't. I just found the bit highlighted unfair and disrespectful. Granted he was no saint on the pitch, but he didn't deserve what came of him.



That post was quickly removed as you well know. So there was no point discussing it further as it was clearly wrong and rightfully removed.


Well you should know better than anyone then that one's actions on the field shouldn't be all that they are judged on. Perhaps you should think about that before you comment further on Sam.

Well thats the full house for the vermin isnt It.
Every dirty trick In the book covered this season.
The sooner their grubby little coach heads off home the better.

That post about millward/Newton was on the board for 38 mins before it was removed and not one pie made a comment including you spooge.

I knew Terry off the pitch and it's why I made the comment, I can only take the runt how i find him and I find him a horrible cheating runt.

Fans of a sport judge players of that sport by their actions on the field. Most of us don't meet players never mind get to know them and ultimately we aren't interested: we want our players to perform well on the pitch.

So to blather on about what Newton or Tomkins or anyone is like off the pitch is irrelevant. We judge them all by what they are like ON the pitch. And Newton was a thug.