Fair play.

He's held his hands up and said why he took it and that there is others taking it.

I wouldn't expect him to name names but the fact he's stating other players are using it is enough reason for governing bodies to step up and get more testing done.

I've always liked Newton, regardless of the mistake he made.

half the guys in that list arnt SPORTSMEN........they belong to the SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT business , which isnt sport.
now come back with a list of PROPER SPORTSMEN and we might debate further

ive said before...ill say it again
rugby league has no place for drug takers.........lifetime ban ........and we might clean up the sport.

The point is that it is a list from a "sport" with an open drug-taking policy as suggested earlier in the thread.

As there are really only 2 (Wrestling and Body-Building), and most body-builders aren't that well known, this is about the clearest pointer to the amount of damage that would be done if we relax the drug laws in our game.

Like I said earlier, it's a farcical nonsense to even entertain the idea of legalised cheating.

Good player for a while, started to really get on my nerves with being a dirty little thug when he had no need to be, got more and more sick of the penalties (and even more so the stuff that got missed). I was actually happy to see the back of him.

I've never understood the huge affection that some Wigan fans seem to feel for Terry Newton.

There's no question that he was a very talented player, but he was also an awkward character who seemed to get involved in all kinds of scrapes both on and off the field, which did Wigan no good whatsoever.

I have no beef with him personally, but my affections are reserved for those truly great players who wore our colours and at the same time set a great example for the kids who idolised them.

Agree totally, there's no doubting the lad had talent, which is what made his other less desirable character traits and actions all the more frustrating. In the end the at times seemingly almost random acts of snide thuggery totally soured him as a player for me, and I was relieved when he finally went (not to mention that we were desperate to reduce our wage bill at the time to - if people think we had too much money in too few players in the 2006-2008 time frame, then it was nothing compared to while we still had Terry and Faz at the club). For however much I may have not liked Long, Terry's actions were one of the most disgusting things i've seen a player do on a rugby pitch.

I have it's just im the only member

I can't believe I read that. Faz and Radders were ten times the player Newton was as was Lam if we are talking all his entire career not just his time at Wigan. Newton virtually always blew it in crucial games (like he did when he broke Long's jaw) and that is the biggest reason he can't ever be seen as a Wigan great IMO never mind the inevitable cloud that hangs over his career due to the way it ended.

Dave

all Newton is doing is getting publicity for his book he has no intention of naming anyone who takes HGH or any other drug just trying to get maxium hype for his book launch

personally i think he and anyone who takes drugs of any kind should be kicked out the sport for good not just two years

and IMO Newton isnt a Wigan legend good player yes tough player yes but legend no way.

Terry Newton, was never and never will be a Wigan legend; even before his drug use came out. He was a reasonable player in his pomp, but he should not be mentioned in the same breath as the likes of Farrell, Rads and Edwards

Terry Newton isn't a Wigan Legend but he was one of the best in his era and like a couple have said on here had one or two seasons where he was arguably the best hooker in the league. Hes a fool for some of the things hes done, including the drugs. Obviously he is still friendly with alot of people in rugby league and it can't be easy when hes getting singled out. Hes trying to make sure people know hes not the only one,without upseting alot of people around him.

I think you’ve got confuse with what I was trying to say.

I wasn’t comparing their past playing histories I was comparing their potential future careers with the club. All four left around the same time but out of the four players only Newton realistically stood a chance of playing anything close to another five years with the club.

No doubt Faz, Radders and Lam were all better players than Newton but they were all also coming to the end of their RL careers and had started to pick up some serious injuries as well. Newton wasn’t at the end of his career his was at his peak and that’s why out of the four he was the biggest loss imo.


I think you’ve got confuse with what I was trying to say.

I wasn’t comparing their past playing histories I was comparing their potential future careers with the club. All four left around the same time but out of the four players only Newton realistically stood a chance of playing anything close to another five years with the club.

No doubt Faz, Radders and Lam were all better players than Newton but they were all also coming to the end of their RL careers and had started to pick up some serious injuries as well. Newton wasn’t at the end of his career his was at his peak and that’s why out of the four he was the biggest loss imo.

thepriestman85, are you on drugs?