I know of one player years ago that the club got rid of because they knew he was taking performance enhancing substances.

Can we give Karl Pryce some !!!!!!!!

yeah something like for every player you have convicted you lose 10% of sky money - i think thatd make clubs take responsibility asap.

They can't really do anything if he takes the 5th though, or would they see it as bringing the game into disrepute? Anyway they should be asking Newton where he got the substance from if it's illegal.

My understanding was he tried to do things about it at Warrington but was never given the backing to do so.

I dont like the fella in many ways, but he needs crediting for his attitude and thoughts on Boots & All.

trust me he didnt

He said on the program that it was "Time for players to come Clean!".

If that's the case then why doesn't he stop being a Hypocrite and come clean himself about what he knows? Put up or Shut up!

Hmm, let me see. If you had an issue at work which could result in you being removed from work for 2 years would you:

a) Take legal advice and keep any details out of the public domain to avoid saying something which could predudice yourself and make matters worse regardless of any technicality or further investigations that actually means that you are OK
b) Blurt out to the world and potentially ruin your life

If found guilty than fair enough, a great player who represented his country and a clubs well has done something stupid.

its like the nuclear deterrent - even if one club, say Wigan, took a the moral high ground and grass 4 or 5 players in. How do they guarantee that another club, eg. Saints, are doing the same with their players?

All the clubs would be in a stand off - all not taking action until someone else did.

what backing would he need? all he had to do was ring the RFL and say get the testers down here for a "random" drug test....no-one would even need to know that he had blown the whistle.

Exactly.

he could have given the players a little warning, and if things didn't change done just that!

The league, should test every player in the comp.

First make it volountary, just a blood sample, and those who dont do it volountarly, do the hair test, only draw back with that is it would take some time to implement, so the users could just lay off untill that time, however i guess they could get the club doctor to take blood at a short notice.

With every player in the comp tested, we may loose a few but it would send a message.

Its a shame to tar them all with the same brush, as there are some players, who you just couldnt see taking anything!

Exactly. Let's be honest (but without transgressing the AUP!) we all know of certain players who were in his charge at Warrington who openly took drugs in town every weekend! For the most part, they weren't even discreet! What's more, these same players are still playing and not a single one has been banned. He is right in his comments. Unfortunately, it comes from first hand knowledge. I'm betting he won't name names though; hence the RFL 'calling him out'. They wouldn't do it if they thought for a second that he would.