Quote: Halifax1989 ""Why would they sack him?"
1. Morals/integrity.
2. To set the record for the rest of the team.
3. To make an example to their young fans.
4. Under pressure from their sponsors.
5. To avoid paying his wages for 14 months whilst he is ineligible to play.
6. After 14 months out he is likely to return a shadow of his former self (remember he'd been rubbish the seasons before he joined Cas).
7. Because he let the team down at the absolute biggest moment.'"
1. Morals and integrity ??? I’m sorry but we have signed worse than hardaker in the past and I doubt it will stop us in the future, we’ve literally just signed Liam Watts who is hardly Mary Poppins
2. See point 1
3. See point 1
4. Pressure from the sponsors that were willing to pay him a wage to work for them until his ban was up ?
5. They sacked him before he even got a ban how were the club to know how long he would get ?? It’s long been rumored on the Cas fb pages that he was contesting the full charge. The club are far from skint these days and I’d suggest investing a few more quid into the best full back (if not player on his day) in the league was an investment worth taking especially considering the amount already invested.
6. At least research you point, he was man of steel 2 years before joining us, had one bad year then made the shortlist for man of steel the year after. Zak Hardakers ability can never be in question imo.
7. It wasn’t like he meant to get caught 3 days before OT, he wasn’t just sat there bored before the final and thought to himself he would do his best Scarface impression. It was months before he failed a test the timing of when this came out was just terrible (unless your a loiner) timing.