Pretty brutal interview, Carney pulled no punches with that one.
Got to say I didn’t feel Hardakers empathy but maybe that’s him as a person, seemed to be close to laughing the whole interview.

And you wonder why people dont like Wigan?! Notts post was quite correct. We were a success on the field last season, a LLS and a Grand Final would be a successful season for most clubs. His point was that even when Zak was having an easy time of it on the field in a side winning most weeks he still couldn’t stay out of trouble off it.

Some on here would have you believe winning a pre-season match against an Aussie side meant 2017 was a successful season for Wigan.

I bet the “I was a Wigan fan when I was younger” comment has gone down well over on the white rose side of the hills.

Great trolling!

Yet how would anyone have known what WADA were going to do?
Too much tin foil hat stuff going on here.

Sam couldn't sort a deal out with Catalans as the deal was in Wigan s favour.
Wigan couldn't sort a deal out with hardaker until they knew the WADA investigation results.
Why offer Sam anything if they wanted him gone? Just don't offer him a contract.

That's a million maybes but the facts are a little different.

Zak must have had a big wardrobe for all the rugby shirts he had as a kid. So far, he’s been a childhood supporter or Featherstone, Leeds and Wigan. I’m almost offended he didn’t claim to be a childhood Cas supporter when he joined us.

He’s too stupid to maintain the story he told the UKAD panel. At the panel he said he’d gone on a drinking binge on Wednesday and this is when he took cocaine. This always seemed odd as he was photographed doing Cas’ captain’s run session on Thursday morning, which would have been difficult given the amount of drink and drugs he claimed to have consumed into the early hours. In the interview he now says his binge happened on the Tuesday, not the Wednesday. Obviously, it calls into question the version of events given to the panel, as it’s unlikely the cocaine taken on Tuesday would still be detected in a test late on Friday night.

I think Wigan need to shut him up and tell him to keep his head down. He’s so stupid he’s going to drop himself in it.

Doubt the Wigan fan thing was not genuine.
Let’s face it we are the Man United/Real Madrid of the rugby league world.
In the 90’s every young lad had a wigan shirt.

I haven't read all the way through this thread but I can tell you that this very moment in time Zac is p!$$ed up in Whitby. On an all dayer with his Ponty gangster mates Get him away from them and you've a chance.

Cool story bro

I am not doubting your story, I just don't see how it is relevant to him signing for Wigan. He is entitled to a social life.

I thought Richie was his mate, strange he didn't mention anything