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.'"
That’s great but do morals, integrity, saving money and setting examples to youngsters win silverware? Also you don’t know whether point 4 is true, I’d say that sacking Hardaker isn’t going to stop someone from taking cocaine, he definitely wasn’t rubbish the seasons before. It was a massive cock up from Cas and it would be interesting to see why Steve Gill left.
If you can’t see the stupidity in sacking your best player who you’ve just payed £150,000 for when you don’t know how long they’re going to be banned and when they are now going to sign for a rival for free then you’re an idiot.