A perfunctory statement from Wigan today. Why is it that the club is only "disappointed" now, after the video emerged last night, and not when they were informed about their actions by the pub manager weeks ago?

They've ultimately dealt with the two idiots involved, but it's disappointing that they've been shamed into doing so.

Apart from invading the space of a female whilst drunk knowing full well you are not allowed behind the bar at a pub.

Joel took it too far, hopefully he will learn from this and make amends at least to the poor lass.

Will Wigan even notice Joel has gone for 4 games? That gap in the bar was the first gap he’s been through in years.

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King James

I think we should also applaud the upstanding Wigan rugby club for such a swift response to an incident that happened 5 weeks ago.

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King James

A slap on the wrist verdict.

Think it's a fair punishment from Wigan.

Well done Wigan. Leneghan was never going to accept that. Just shows the moral difference between Lancs and Yorkshire

Just wait until Hardaker gets over to Wigan, he'll have them all in order. A cup of tea after the game and an early night I would think.

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Jokes aside. It’s good to see Wigan being transparent with the punishment which is probably proportional

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King James

This is pretty much my opinion. Professional athletes should not be out drinking. Fans will always defend players saying they should be allowed to have a good time etc etc.

I think Joel tomkins will be let go. His form hasn't been great and now this incident has definitely killed his Wigan career

If the Tomkins brothers played for any team outside the "big four", they would've been sacked.

Sure was an expensive night down the pub Joel!

I actually think that Wigan have handled this very poorly. They've succumbed to trial by media.

From the reports that are out in public. They were made aware of and investigated this incident five weeks ago when the bar manager reported it. From his comments in the Wigan newspaper, the matter seemed to have been resolved to everyone's satisfaction.

Only after the video emerged online and baying mob of social media grabbed their pitchforks does the club call the players into a meeting this morning and decide to take a "hard line" against the players involved. Within the space of 24 hours, we've gone from an incident that was seemingly resolved to one where Wigan have handed out a four match ban, £15k of fines and pretty much told one player to pack his bags. The only thing that changed? The fuel of social media.

Radlinski's comments are weasel words. Wigan are only "disappointed" because they've been caught out. They've handled this terribly.

There is no way that Wigan should have thought that, in the age of camera phones and social media, this would have just 'gone away'. The punishment that they have ultimately come to is a fair one, but it is the way they have come to it in my view that is worrying. They could have taken a strong stance on this issue weeks ago and dealt with the issue without any of this nonsense.

Only acting once it’s come out in the public domain is not handling it well. Poor form from the club and maybe why wane is leaving.