no it was not a bad example, a friend sticking up for a friend in a fight around the town...ok the way he went about it was all wrong but it happened once and he has paid his dues. I really dont think you want to be getting onto the subject of violent players not being educated by their coach (Radford, Lee, Burnett...etc).

When Ben signed for Rovers he was regularly the officials worst enemy and was sent off at Sheffield for a head butting incident after he was put on report for a biting offence. Justin has channelled this enthusiasm and made Ben into a player that can be a match winner. So what Justin could do with Tommy Lee I would love to see but doesnt look likely now.

If he has i see no reason why it has yet to be announced officially. I would suspect he is still in talks with a number of clubs and has not actually signed for anyone as yet.

There was almost two years between the incident and the actual conviction and then sentencing.

In between Justin sorted him out which is why he got his new contract

Tommy Lee. No thanks, we are trying to improve the team. Why do you think a club third to bottom are letting him go.

Hindsight's a wonderful thing, but I wouldn't have given a new contract to someone with a potential jail sentence hanging over him.

Fair point, I do not think Tommy is quite the handful Ben is/was anyway.

That may have helped towards him not getting a custodial.

Not a chance. The judge may have paid attention to what the club said but the new contact wouldn't have any influence

He won't be but he seems to be getting himself a reputation. Maybe a move away is the best thing he could do

Mate most of it is bollox. Though he did get lamped one by Burnett for being a tit.

So why you signed Hodgson then

and Matt Cook

Agree, a few of them will be benefit from it, good luck to them all hope they can all settle down and get on with their jobs and do well.