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| According to Aaron Bower of RL Weekly...
"Can't emphasise how big a story in the league express tomorrow. It's huge"
Anyone? Eastmond isn't that big is it?
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| Bit closer to home Jonny.
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| Penky drugs ban confirmation,
But it wasn't him, he didn't do it lol
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42169_1366443727.jpg Chorlton RL wrote- "Jonny, for me you hold the mantle of most sensible poster on the VT"
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Yed wrote: "He's like a Kevin Penny on steroids except he's good too"
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| Not exactly news is it? Or big? Everyone's known about that for months?
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42169_1366443727.jpg Chorlton RL wrote- "Jonny, for me you hold the mantle of most sensible poster on the VT"
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Yed wrote: "He's like a Kevin Penny on steroids except he's good too"
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| In fact. I'm a bit p****d off about this, he went to school with me, as did his mrs and he's got kids. What a total moron.
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| No great shakes. This is the modern world.
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| Don't think we have heard the end of this, many rumours doing the rounds
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| Second drugs ban in ten years. I get that at 33 it probably ends his career anyway, but is two years long enough?
Maybe he should have got himself Kieron Cunningham's lawyer.
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| Quote: Eadie "Don't think we have heard the end of this, many rumours doing the rounds'"
As they always do with this sort of thing.
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| Quote: jonny the leyther "Not exactly news is it? Or big? Everyone's known about that for months?'"
The anti-doping agency didn't announce it.The RFL didn't announce it.Leigh Centurions didn't announce it.
Perhaps a New Labour style cover up was happening.
Strange how it only came out when the person involved spoke to the rugby league press.
How did Ritchie Blackmore get a visa to work at Leigh when he didn't have coaching qualifications?
Did they really bring someone from the other side of the world to be 'General Manager' and assist in finding commercial partners?
Some strange goings-on in New Labour heartland.Vote Burnham!
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| Quote: Angelic Cynic "The anti-doping agency didn't announce it.The RFL didn't announce it.Leigh Centurions didn't announce it.'"
There were quotes from our Director of Rugby in the article so I'd consider it a Leigh Centurions announcement.
I'd expect the official announcement(s) to go out today, because weekends are a bitch.
Quote: Angelic Cynic "Strange how it only came out when the person involved spoke to the rugby league press.'"
Is it? Why?
I think the RFL are probably still undergoing due process, but Leigh and/or Sean wanted to move more quickly than that to put the news out there. That's why it's a League Express exclusive.
Quote: Angelic Cynic "How did Ritchie Blackmore get a visa to work at Leigh when he didn't have coaching qualifications?
Did they really bring someone from the other side of the world to be 'General Manager' and assist in finding commercial partners?'"
Um... WTF has this got to do with anything?
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42169_1366443727.jpg Chorlton RL wrote- "Jonny, for me you hold the mantle of most sensible poster on the VT"
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| I'm not defending Sean at all, 2 years isn't enough and it's no deterrent for other players. Should just be a life ban, full stop.
On the random Ritchey Blackmore comment, I was involved at the club when he was there and he was nothing to do with the coaching.
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| Leigh no matter what they do are not big news. If 20 of the squad got 'done' for drugs it wouldn't be as big news as the guy that has come out as gay this weekend.
If they are the big news maybe that tells us everything about where RL is as a sport.
A fat gobsh*te as chairman, an arrogant coach....a club that overrates itself, which has missed out on finding any form of humility.
Anyway what is the big news
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| Quote: jonny the leyther "I'm not defending Sean at all, 2 years isn't enough and it's no deterrent for other players. Should just be a life ban, full stop.
On the random Ritchey Blackmore comment, I was involved at the club when he was there and he was nothing to do with the coaching.'"
I think 2 years is a just punishment for a first offence, though I do think it should increase for subsequent offences.
I wouldn't favour a life ban for 2 reasons:
1. I believe that people can make daft decisions but still deserve a second chance
2. Taking a banned substance isn't always as straight forward as people think and it can be done by accident quite easily.
In this case if he's done it before then he deserves little sympathy in terms of punishment and perhaps the punishment should increase each time you offend? So 2 years for 1st offence, then 4 years for the 2nd maybe?
Having said all that, the sport shouldn't abandon him entirely. I have no idea what his general life is like but whether he has strong family and support networks or not this is a tough time for him so his friends and the sport should look after him.
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| Quote: Him "I wouldn't favour a life ban for 2 reasons
While I can see your point for things like pseudoephedrine, Stanozolol and HGH are pretty hard to ingest accidentally in amounts that would generate a positive test.
I'd be in favour of a 4 year first offence ban, and a lifetime ban from all levels of involvement in the game for a second one.
Let's not get into the situation athletics is in with Justin Gatlin, where a bloke who has been dirty virtually his entire career is now back and looking likely to win medals on the world stage.
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