My friend was at the venue where there was a reception and all the players were there. He was amazed that some smoked. Ben Westwood tried it on with his missus



Just imagine Mo Farrah necking lager and dragging on a B&H a few days before the Diamond League event in Helsinki. Athletes my eye.

Dec Patten's still sleeping it off in me grandad's shed. Anyone want to come and collect him?

Tell your Grandad to stick a fishing rod in his hand, a bright red hat on his head and sit him on a toadstool in the back garden. Someone might as well make use of him.

Just lost the season opener and the squad is out on the P*** with half of Columbia without a care in the world. I'm all for a drink and a laugh but its quite insulting to the fans that the team don't seem to care that they lost.

Why not go round someones gaff or Manchester or Liverpool?

when we have a bad day at work dont we sometimes need a beer?

What a stupid thing to say... you're comparing the average joe who is obese and couldn't run 100 metres without keeling over to "professional" rugby league players.

I would drop/sack/fine players caught smoking, what a laughably stupid thing for the general population to do, never mind athletes where cardiovascular fitness is so important.


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Maybe someone should take a photo next time they see all of this drinking and smoking because it sounds like a load of drivel

Some years ago I was stood on the terraces at Hilton Park and to my surprise John Woods stood next to me....What was even more surprising he asked me for a light for his fag....Nobody could doubt the fitness and stamina of John Woods....I was once walking the streets of Widnes(suitably protected with face mask and chemical suit) and the Widnes player Mal Aspey asked me for a light....What is it with these RL players ? can't they afford a box of matches ?

John Woods smoked like a chimney and wouldn't train either...however, he would walk the peaks every day and was fitter than anyone in our team other than Des Drummond.

What point are you making - that smoking has no impact on cardiovascular performance ?

I ran the Whitchurch half marathon many moons ago + 1 of my quite stocky fellow running mates sprinted past me in the last 200 yards to the finishing line where he requested for a cigarette from his wife but yes he was a smoker but a hell of a runner to for a man that weighed prob nigh on 15st.