I genuinely hope he manages to do well, not particularly on the field (especially against Cas!) but in life. He’s a really nice bloke when he’s happy and has stability around him off the field.
Unfortunately, his mental health issues make it difficult for him to make good decisions, though. His defence during his UKAD hearing was that he was incapable of making rational decisions due to his long-standing mental health difficulties. That alone is a concern and has proved his undoing up to now (attacking students, making homophobic comments, getting booted out of the England squad, getting hammered and taking coke) and that’s not something an RL coach can “fix”.
In life, individuals make their own decisions and Zak’s mental health issues make him prone to making the worst decisions he can. I’m pretty sure he didn’t wake up intending to do any of the stupid things he’s done in the past, and that he’s regretted them afterwards. But at that critical moment, when most of us would walk away or say no, Zak makes the wrong choice.
Added to this, his refusal to distance himself from his so-called mates who live a lifestyle that’s not conducive for a professional sportsman puts him in exactly the kind of situations that he can’t cope with.

I hope he’s able to get on top of the issues he has and do well for the next few years, but more importantly that he can also get himself sorted out for his life beyond RL. Unfortunately, he faces an uphill battle. More bad decisions are almost inevitable. I’m just glad he’s not at Cas when he makes one.

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Rubbish. Zak admits he let himself down.

As he has at every stage of his career including this most recent one.

That’s very obvious but had Leeds supported him so well in the first place he may have had a significantly less erratic career.

Not sure if you are a parent but I am and when my kids were younger when they were naughty they were disciplined. Made accountable, a word that has cropped up a lot regarding Zak.

Leeds did not discipline him or hold him accountable as a developing lad off the field and that on my opinion has followed him all his career.

For you to come on here saying Leeds know how to support him, insinuating Wigan don’t is absolute nonsense. Leeds let him down as a young player by not making him accountable.

It's a bit late in the day to still be believing the lie about Cas and Leeds that Lenagan told you when you signed him. It's long since been exposed.

We “know but they refuse to admit it!