Get over it, all the cards are in Lenners hands.

Zak gets straight and has at least one decent season we have a man of steel on the cheap.

Zak Mucks up, Lenners sacks him and we have two players ready to cover the position without much of an effect to the whole team.

Lenners is a Winner Winner Chicken Dinner..

Erm, Wigan’s statement today suggests he will be heavily involved in his role as Player Welfare Manager.

Soz to upset you after the nilling in the semis but without the said black cloud, we are the Champs..

Lenners is the house and we have plenty of cover for that position, in fact, a grand final winning Full-Back currently in the centres.

Lenners is the man, he makes the right calls, just look at his record as the Wigan Chairman...

Get outta the bushes and check Lenners record..

What makes you think he isn't including Wigan in that comment? Either way don't you think that SOME of the blame lies with previous clubs if he feels it was something that should already have been dealt with? I can't really see your objection to this comment except as a 'it's not our fault guv!' type of hand washing exercise.

As I see it there are only 2 schools of thought. Firstly that it's all his own fault and no club, previous or current, is to blame or secondly that the clubs have a duty of care and should do all in their power to help. This is IL's published opinion and, as such, the 'could/should have already been addressed' is surely fair comment?

No it’s a tactic designed purely to spin the story toward “Wigan does right by its people, other clubs don’t” instead of “Wigan retain Hardaker despite previously saying it’s his last chance and are only doing it because he’s a good player”.

I don’t really have a problem with Wigan not sacking him. But if that’s the case then Lenagan shouldn’t have said previously it’s his last chance if he’s not prepared to sack him when something happens and Lenagan shouldn’t be criticising other clubs without evidence for it.

Lets see how well he performs when he eventually gets on the team we all know he's been good but maybe he's heading for being a has been

I get that this is your view and that's fine but could you point me in the direction of where it says 'other clubs' as I can't find it. Let's face it, you can read what you want into practically anything but if we stick to what was actually said it includes Wigan as it merely says that it could have been addressed before now and we signed him months ago.

Spot on. It’s the same kind of spin he used when signing him originally boasting of how good their club is with player welfare etc. and that blew up in his face with this latest incident.

Wonder why they didn’t send Joel Tomkins to rehab for drinking.

Maybe it was the alleged bribe to keep the video from surfacing, or maybe he refused offer of help. Who really knows but it makes you wonder, same with Sam signing for Catalans.

Joel's form was pretty average since he came from rugby union. I think Wigan saw it as an opportunity to move him on to be honest.

Very few players come back from union in the form they were before they joined the 15 a man code. Here endth today's lesson

Hardaker Interview : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/ ... JFc8G8Lxks

Hardaker Interview : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/ ... JFc8G8Lxks