Of course they do. It just isn't reviewed by TV cameras after you leave. They also don't extend your suspension because you have the gal to appeal it.

I've already said what I'd do - fine them more.

If you had an employee who'd broken the rules, would you suspend them for month off on full pay? Most businesses, if the case was severe enough would either sack them (financial impact), or suspend them without pay (again financial impact).

On full pay?

has to be, otherwise its a punishment pending an investigation, now a result of that can be a weeks unpaid suspension, this is 1 higher than a final written and 1 lower than dismissal

How do you know they're on full pay? For a start off they pay a fine (which you don't do at work) and how do you know clubs don't punish them for being suspended?

So we've established it happens in every day life, but it's silly in rugby league because we might not get to see someone play their former club or two good players play against one another.

Fact is - if Bentley wasn't such an idiot then we'd be seeing him line up against Jonny B (who was suspended at work BTW a few years ago)

How is it a punishment then? You've done something wrong, here's a week off on full pay.

I get being put on leave, with pay, whilst an investigation is made. Not, giving them a week off to enjoy.

I'm not bothered about Bentley, I'm talking about me as a consumer getting a substandard product through no fault of my own. Stuff like that shouldn't impact the end user.

We'd best suspend the season as soon as someone half decent gets injured then. The fans shouldn't get a substandard product through no fault of their own.

its not a punishment, you are taken away from work to protect the business, its quite embarrassing and often does leave to dismissal, but like I said you can get the worst punishment which is a week unpaid suspension

The new Leon Pryce???

Looks really comfortable in that centre position so far. The spot is his to lose as far as I'm concerned.

KPP is looking good at centre. He even showed decent hands.

He just needs to stop looking for the offload so often because it does two things. 1 - stops him running in as hard and making yards and 2 - more likely to make a mistake the more you carry the ball in one hand.

He did get caught on the outside once in defence as well.

But all in all he is looking like a great player with immense potential. I wanted to keep him at second row, “if it’s not broke don’t fix it” but no arguments so far.

Can’t complain to much. He’s only a young lad. It should come with age when and where to offload. I can deal with the one or two bad offloads if he carries on open defences up in that one good offload

I want to see KPP centre and French on his outside at some point. As the weather gets better and ball handling becomes a bit easier, that combo could be something else. We’ve seen before with French, if you give him space he’s gone and KPP would do that on a regular basis.

I just have visions of French breaking down the right and Field supporting up the middle. The best of British to defences trying to stop that.

What strikes me is how comfortable he is in defence, couple of times this week and last he looked like he’d got beat outside but he has the pace and the reach to cover it.

I was banging on about him needed to play 80mins every week so I’m made up Peet has found a spot for him.

I like how he seems to strap himself around an opposition player with ease and throw them to the floor like a rag fool. He's such a strong lad.

And apparently he's 21 today as well, so good weekend for him then.

Good call!

And how good would it be to have a back three of French, Field and Marshall ready to receive the ball on the last tackle?

In fairness, against Leeds he was up against Sutcliffe who I do not rate at all. They were missing Newman and Fusetua on Friday which would have been a different prospect

In fairness, against Leeds he was up against Sutcliffe who I do not rate at all. They were missing Newman and Fusetua on Friday which would have been a different prospect

Yep, I think the conditions are suiting him at the moment to play at centre, nagging feeling he's going to get done for pace on a dry track playing out there.
He's got all the makings of a Hock without the brainfarts at 2nd row.