Few players have been offered more slack than ZH over the years.

Maybe some of his coaches should have clamped down sooner and he'd be in a better place. Peet is bang on the money with this one IMOand that's not just because he'll miss the game (to be honest it's been quite a while since I've been impressed with him anyway - more steady eddie than gamebreaker these days).

No it isn't the same deal. You replace and recruit like for like.

Agreed mate. Zak has been pretty good for us this season though so he will be loss, no doubt, but so be it.

But we can't necessarily do that mid season and certainly not for this one game. I'm guessing that is the plan going forward though.

Top post that EG.

The only things I can add are that Hardaker has also let the club and the fans down.
Peet is quietly going about his business with a very professional approach out of the inner sanctum of the squad and he’s also showing that is what he expects within the squad. I find that refreshing and reassuring as the season progresses.

I’m very disappointed that Hardaker is not playing but I’m sure Halsall or Miski will do a capable job and will be fully supported by their teammates and coaches.

Exactly, which is why you can't compare business with sport in a like-for-like way.

Apart from when it suits i.e Williams moving to Wire. All we heard was "in the real world, people move for more money", or "stop looking at this like a fan, it's only business"...

Not even remotely the same comparison to what we've been discussing, but OK.

We'll that's convenient. It's either sport is different to the "real world" or it isn't.

The Sport of RL is different. There are emotional and generational ties some players have with clubs. Agree other players would just play for the highest bidder, but definitely not all……

Maybe his 'slack' was his first instance of lateness (assuming the above in the thread is correct). Traffic can be a nightmare over the M62 but it was his decision to move back to Yorkshire. Maybe it was his second occurrance which has caused the club to act and nip in the bud.

Lets just hope we can see him out until the end of the season without any further disruption as he will be then free to choose another Yorkshire club closer to home.

Overall I've been happy with his attitude up until this week, other than the blip when he was first announced he's been a steady player for us. He needs to be squeaky clean from now until the end of the season so that he can bag himself a contract with good pay.

An individual choosing who to work for is down to their own personal choice and their own personal reasons for doing so. Nothing to do with sport or business.

Now if you're talking about a club deciding on whether to offer someone a higher wage vs a business doing so then no you can't compare them. One works to a salary cap and one doesn't.

Neither of those have anything to do with how either entity manages ill discipline though.

I wonder if Zak stilll thinks he's the best FB in the competition?

You'll be fine without him.