I tend to agree with your point about paying for his crime Vastman.
I've no problem with a player who was caught using recreational drugs getting a second chance if the legal system has decided he has paid the price.
Performance enhancing drugs are slightly different as they are cheating the sport and therefore has another angle to the punishment.

If it was my club and my decision, I wouldn't have a problem giving Walker a trial, assuming he is fit to play and fits in with the team. That includes not taking drugs now.
As a player, I would not want to play with a player who takes performance enhancing drugs or at a club who backs a player doing it. That's just how I am.

In terms of Tracy Lazenby. He's one of my all time favourite players. Made a mistake when younger and paid for it harder than most do. I've met him since and he is a great bloke and does a lot to help others now. Didn't fit the profile of a marketable player but in terms of skill and effort he was one of the best we had in a quite successful team.

It should be said though that although it is not hard to find people taking coke, and that it isn't strictly speaking performance enhancing like steroids are, it is still illegal and you can get up to 7 years for possession never mind dealing.
Shouldn't be tolerated at the club in my opinion.
Once you've paid your price the slate is clean but its not a free run at doing it again.

Tracy Lazenby, I will always remember when he was playing stand off and made a break before passing to the winger. To make sure he gave them every opportunity to score after passing he fell over taking out the two defenders.

Yeah, the pass to Mason was it, in the Yorkshire Cup Final. Well thought out move.

Geoff Wraith had a similar move when tackling a centre who had a winger outside. He would take the legs and swing his whole body round like a human bolas taking out the winger as well.

Wow really went over your head didn’t it but that’s the price you pay when you are over keen to virtue signal.

Personally I have no time for drugs in any form including the over use of alcohol. However I’m not the norm, society in general doesn’t seem to care anymore. Why you would assume has a trivial attitude towards drugs say more about you than me. The real issue is the dual standards of folk who stand on the terraces, drunk and abusive who then demand players be roll models to their kids even though they clearly can’t be bothered.

So far the only Walker then?

Adam has signed for Leigh .

Well that’s that one put to bed.

Suppose it will make a few happy if nowt else.

All but FIL I guess.

Sorry mate, you've lost me...why would I be unhappy ???
I'm not bothered either way to be honest...he went okay for us and could probably have done so again, but I'm more than happy with the players we already have.

Dodged a bullet there.

What do you mean dodged a bullet, there probably wasn’t a bullet to dodge in the first place. Forum talk that’s all.

"Heard a rumour this week that he is on his way back to us, but that one current player is not at all happy about it...anyone else heard anything about this ??"

Because you brought the whole negative (IMHO) thread to the forum.