Didn't Walker get a ban for testing positive for cocain?

Yes and earlier than that Gareth hock. In his autobiography Hock said when they came for a random test it was about 7 days after he'd been snorting and he knew it stayed in the system for 8 days so he had an idea it would be positive.

Yes but the club don't have to automatically sack you if you test positive. That's my point.

I don't suppose they do but it's hard to imagine a scenario where they wouldnt. Why would you pay a guy who can't play for two years assuming there is any truth in the rumour.

Its not drugs or drink related.

Towns88 seems to suggest different on the VT and mentions a 4 year ban

Is that right

Yep. Still a fair few Cas fans clinging to some false hope of a racist argument and it will all get sorted and Zak will be named in the 17 ! Absolutely laughable. Some audio clip doing the rounds which any1 could have recorded and people are hoping it's Brett Ferres ffs

Wigan didn't sack Hock when he was banned? Although he wasn`t allowed to train with the team throughout a large period of that 2 years.

It doesn't really matter what it is. Fact is again it looks like his personal conduct has let his team mates and the club paying his hefty salary down - in turn that's the Cas fans buying tickets and shirts.

If he has cost himself a 2nd succesive world cup then he really is a plonker because I suspect this will be his last shot as Jack Walker will likely have the England number one shirt by 2021

If what is been banded about is true then its not just a world cup he has cost himself, its his career.

Working on the theory he's merely been a little uncouth in his conduct then he'll miss the WC.

If he's been on the Persian rugs then I'd say he's done.

Been reading the nutjob forum. After around ten pages of "please PM me the details", those really in the know say that it is serious and a few years out, but those properly in the know say that he has been cleared to play.

I'm sure Mick Morgan would say, "If tha dun't know, don't spayk".

In the world of huge assumptions and over expectation that exists on these forums this one is a beauty.

Have you ever seen the kid play? I have and he's excellent.

However not in a million years is he a certainty. There is a long list of young players forced to carry these levels of expectation and most have failed. Out of those Walker is not even the best I've seen.

He may well go all the way and I hope he does but he's got a hell of a lot more competition than just Hardaker being unavailable.

Jowitt probably won't be as good but again who knows, Luke Hooley on the other hand may well be. Other clubs will have similar I'm sure. Come back in 2021 and we'll judge him then.

I expected Tompkins and Shaul to be the preferred FB's for the world cup anyway but it looks even more likely now.