www1.skysports.com/rugby-league/ ... to-HGH-use Openly admits taking illegal substance just on the eve of his book release. Clear conscience or a vehicle to sell units? I have my thoughts. But to use HGH is a massive risk to your health, more mental than anything. The sporting world is littered with cases, but none more so than Benoit who was an American wrestler. He was massively on HGH and other substances and it just fritters your brain away. In his tragic case he murdered his wife and child then topped himself. Not a drug to be messed with. More fool Alker.

www1.skysports.com/rugby-league/ ... to-HGH-use Openly admits taking illegal substance just on the eve of his book release. Clear conscience or a vehicle to sell units? I have my thoughts. But to use HGH is a massive risk to your health, more mental than anything. The sporting world is littered with cases, but none more so than Benoit who was an American wrestler. He was massively on HGH and other substances and it just fritters your brain away. In his tragic case he murdered his wife and child then topped himself. Not a drug to be messed with. More fool Alker.

It wouldn't surprise me if HGH use was rife within sport for a long time now.

Do we know when he took it? Does it co-incide with the period when he was playing very well and pushing for an England/GB place?

Salford should be immediately stripped of both the Super League points they earned during that period.

I reckon the guilt of taking drugs will be matched off with all those medals Alker won

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Maybe those 2 points could be donated towards Tansey-Gate?

Looking at his twitter account and how much he argues with a fake Stevo account I'm not suprised if he's on drugs.

I would imagine that one thing worse than knowing that all your achievements were down to using performance enhancing drugs would be knowing that you used performance enhancing drugs and STILL didn't achieve anything.

Poor Malcs.

It explains how he managed 40+ tackles nearly every game he played in.

In real terms it probably doesn't. Unless he was on it most of his career. But he has chucked his credability out of the window with this admission in exchange for book sales.

'tard

I suppose your meant to buy the book to find out, I agree though it's a really bad way to promote your book.

Im afraid this may cost him alot more then he may have expected, he's gone from a hard working club legend to a drug cheat in one press release.

Meh, outside of Salford does anyone really care about Malcolm Alker's story?

He might shift 1,500 books to Salford's hardcore support.

You never know, he may also have blown John Major.

Big Daft Lad.

"Here, use some of this stuff in this bottle, inject it into your muscle tissue and watch it grow"
"What is it ?"

... silence

"It says its for horses on the bottle"
"I thought I crossed that bit out..."

I like your sense of humour

HGH use is rife in Rugby League from what i hear, I know a player who was on it from the age of 16/17 for a couple of years and he was in a Super League Academy, Although his career has stalled in the lower leagues since.

One person who has taken something telling you that 'everybody does it' has zero credibility - its a classic self-defence statement which means nothing and cannot be proven without testing every player in SL. Almost every drug cheat who's ever been caught has tried to blur their own guilt with that kind of statement.

As for Alker, he may have been hardworking on the field, but off it he sounds like a complete loon. He's also happily admitted to beating up a fellow player IIRC. How he became captain and then a potential coach is beyond me.

Typo etc.

Oh.

I'm not talking just one person this was an example, HGH used to be able to go under the radar when it came to testing, It's clear to see that certain juniors are provided with this to bulk up incredibly fast.

Just out of interest, when a player is caught or admits taking performance enhancing substances, do they ever explain where the substance came from, or who supplied and administered the substance?
They can't just wake up one morning and decide they are going to take some HGH or Stanozonol (or anything else). Surely they'd get some advice, guidance or instructions about taking it from someone or being told to take it and what improvements and side effects they would expect?
IIRC weren't Keiron Cunnigham and Keith Senior administered drugs by RFL employees or have I got that mixed up?

.....and still nobody will read his book.