So what was Cunningham fined £2500 and given a suspended one-year ban for?

Bugger! Straight cough, I'm wrong, however as I understand it the one that Gleeson took was only banned in 2010.

Having had a look I think the one Gleeson was done for is only prohibited "in-competition", even more of a double whammy. By "in-competition" I'm assuming it could be used pre-season and only flags up if shown up in an after match test?

Now that does make things complicated, but when are some sportsmen going to realise that they have to thoroughly check everything they take?

Quote: Wigan28/Leeds18 Andy "Not for the first time, Gleeson has got into trouble when a certain other player is in the vicinity.'" Agreed. They'd have been better off speaking to Bernard (who know's all about these things: www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2004/jan/31/rugbyleague ) than Cooper it would seem.

Quote: Wigan28/Leeds18 Andy "Not for the first time, Gleeson has got into trouble when a certain other player is in the vicinity.'" Agreed. They'd have been better off speaking to Bernard (who know's all about these things: www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2004/jan/31/rugbyleague ) than Cooper it would seem.

UKAD have revealed Gleeson was supplied the drugs by Sean Long who was told by Ben Cooper that the drugs were permitted

The sad thing is the cover up, which is exactly what happened with Cunningham.

Then of course we had the Bailey and Senior "cold remedies"
Senior admitted in his book that it there were other Leeds players "taking the cough drops."

Paul Cullen made a statement to say that drug taking was rife in the game, then sort of denied it.

Get it all out in the open, and get them banned.

There is some real issue here. We have seen some players who have tested positive get away with it regardless of getting the ok from a conditioner or not. Most if not all conditioners are not Doctors now i would say that all clubs have a Doctor attached to it in some sort of capacity. Conditioners are not doctors. Gleeson should have showed some intelligence and sourced info from his GP or the clubs doctor himself.

But this is what i am not comfortable with is that Cunningham, Bailey and Senior have got away with taking an illegal substance. Rules with drugs insports should be black and white as various drugs can hide things in the body. Gleeson in his time at Wigan has showed himself to be a great player but a total idiot. A great waste of talent.

But if Gleeson has got banned prospective GB players not. I bet if he was in an England shirt he would not get a ban as 3 other players who played for GB have not.

The only person responsible for Martin Gleeson failing a drug test is the player himself as no one forced him to do it.As for the other two ,if they were involved with the supply or with a cover up then they are equally guilty and deserve everything that they get.

rlInteresting statement from Hullrl



Adam Pearson really doesn't like Kath Hetherington.

It seems not, in this instance, the club conditioner ok'ed it. Why should Gleeson then question it? We're not talking obviously prohibited substances here.

I hope he doesnt go doen the same road as Newton

Quote: Wigan28/Leeds18 Andy "rlInteresting statement from Hullrl Adam Pearson really doesn't like Kath Hetherington. think it might have some think to do with this also www.thisishullandeastriding.co.u ... story.html

Quote: Wigan28/Leeds18 Andy "rlInteresting statement from Hullrl Adam Pearson really doesn't like Kath Hetherington. think it might have some think to do with this also www.thisishullandeastriding.co.u ... story.html

Quote: "MARTIN GLEESON is considering legal ­action against former club Hull after being hit with a three-year drugs ban. The ex-Great Britain centre, 31, who had half his sentence ­suspended, tested positive for a banned stimulant. But Gleeson has told friends he took an energy supplement which contained the drug ­methylhexaneamine in good faith'" www.dailystar.co.uk/rugby/view/2 ... -drug-ban/

Quote: "MARTIN GLEESON is considering legal ­action against former club Hull after being hit with a three-year drugs ban. The ex-Great Britain centre, 31, who had half his sentence ­suspended, tested positive for a banned stimulant. But Gleeson has told friends he took an energy supplement which contained the drug ­methylhexaneamine in good faith'" www.dailystar.co.uk/rugby/view/2 ... -drug-ban/

Nothing to do with Cunningham - far from it.

I cannot understand how a former director of a Championship club can get banned from the sport for 'financial infringments' and in another breath a former CEO of another club only gets 2 years for covering up a doping offence. I fail to see where breaking financial rules is 4 times more punishable that is all.