I'd find it hard to believe that Cas would sack him, he's still got another 4 years on his contract there. Even if he never pulls on a Cas shirt again, they will want to retain an interest in him so they can attempt to recoup some of the money he has cost them when he's eligible to play again

(Though I'm not too sure how much of a fee the lower league clubs would offer for an untrustworthy liability who hasn't played for a couple of years, I can't see him getting a super league slot again)

They had every right to play him.
Until proven you shouldn't announce anything. It's their choice.

Correct.

So if a player tells his team mates and coaching staff that he going to fail the drug test he has just taken as he was doing Coke do you still wait for authorities to announce it.

I'm with you on this.

The innocent until proven guilty argument doesn't hold water if you've already been dumb enough to admit it to just about every body.

That's just word of mouth isn't it? No actual proof he did say that?

Just like it was word of mouth three weeks ago. Seems the story was correct

Its still not proved.
You'd look stupid if you dropped him then it turned out to be a windup by his mates.
Unless he comes to Powell and says he is going to fail and doesn't want to play, you wait for the official word as far as I am concerned.

Exactly, FWIW not saying you are wrong Belly - the lad is thick as mince after all!

Very, very messy. There seems to be a at least a weeks discrepancy in the time frames for results coming through from match day to club statements/suspensions between Walker/Chase & Hardaker.

I'd expect the club to investigate a rumour as strong as this one was, wouldn't you. I think this one had far more legs than being a wind up don't you?

Its like anything else, the actual truth means nothing, the only truth that can be acted upon is the one that is proven, everything else is hearsay, rumor, supposition and occasionally libel.
Its crap I know, but that's where we are.

One wonders what would have happened if Hardaker had won the Man of Steel.

He had a sniff at it - I'll get my coat