The problem is that it isn't an occasional night out, it's more often than not, and they rarely only have a "few".

Having said that, if we were top of the table and scoring points for fun then nobody would care if they were drinking Vodka at half time!

I'd agree with that, but also add that excessive alcohol consumption could also interfere with training if done at the wrong times.

I have no problem whatsoever with RL players having a drink, provided it has no effect on their fitness or ability to train and play on matchdays. I don't expect them to be monks, although I would hope that since their bodies are their sole source of income they would respect them enough to keep things sensible.

The problem appears to be that [isome[/i players, and a certain portion of our fan base, appear to be stuck in the 'good old days' prior to SL. It is no longer acceptable to go out on the lash regularly or be stubbing out your ciggy as you run onto the pitch. Some people need to wake up to this fact.

In an ideal world they shouldn't drink at all during the season. In a professional world they certainly shouldn't be getting $hitfaced during the season. They should be allowed a couple of drinks after a game and then leave it IMO. If you cant handle going sustained periods without a drink you have a problem and those players make the choice to become a professional sportsman so should respect the limitations that come with it.

What like Mick Crane?

, now there's someone who could

will be glad to see him go could do with a few more following him out the door!

Yer Darren and Alfie will have to put up the prices!!

Spot on. Try Trio in Leeds the night after a Leeds game...

Difference is, the Leeds players deserve it.

I don't thik it's the drinking, so much as the "bollox to it, we got paid anyway" attitude that many perceive them to have.

Totally agree with that.

you dont often see the leeds players drinking midweek though.

did anyone else see a certain player out on thursday in pozition or were my friends all far too drunk?

try going for a run after a nite with no ale inside you...then try it after 4 pints/cans/bottles.......i bet you can notice the difference even with that small amount of alcohol...i know i did on sunday when i went for a run.


pro rugby players shouldnt really be drinking during the season.

Maybe not but he won his Olympic medals on a diet of Chicken Nuggets as he didn't fancy the food in China, so much for a healthy diet

i cant even manage to run for 10 mins after a few drinks the night b4.

I have just gone over five years with only 1 unit of Alcohol per week max



It can be done and its not that hard FFS

1 unit? did you just sniff the beer lol.

Just about



had a relapse at Cardiff and kept a low profile for a couple of weeks

i didnt think 1 unit even existed!

Nothing wrong with players having a good drink after the game. But once Monday is back up it should be an alcohol ban till after the next game and so on.

Now IF these players are going out on the lash 2 or 3 days before a game and they seem to be accused of going in the same bars week in week out, then why are the club allowing it to happen?

Surely it can be classed as misconduct? Can the club introduced a fining system where if a player is caught out X amount of days before a game having a skinful they would be fined x amount of pounds.

Would be very easy to introduce a breathalyser to each training session etc. As for the smoking, yeah it is a bad habit and not an ideal one for a sportsman but there are plenty out there who smoke all the way through their careers and it doesn;t seem to do them any harm.

We have had Radders, Whiting, Yeamo and Horney doing Question of Sport nights at Pelican......They drank orange cordial, nowt else.....I gave them it!!!!
Washy is local to Pelican too......He has been in a few times and drank the same as the others. I served him too

I will be amazed if Tickle doesn't leave for Wire

They have refused to either deny or confirm the deal, when he does go thats the full house as regards false information

Rule and kath telling us spent full cap, and now Agar telling us he isn't leaving

Maybe he wants the squad focused ready for the derby, and is worried all this speculation will turn them to drink leading up to the derby

when Kearney was at Hull he gave the academy lads a lecture on looking after thereselves and said they shouldnt be looking to go out on the beer more than once a month. Listening to Lee Crooks at a dinner the other month he said that you can tell the players who had a good session (more than just 6 pints) on a saturday after a game even as late as tuesday or wednesday in training - their bodies havent been able to recover from the game or the alcohol.

people need to realise these guys are meant to be athletes at their peak, pushing their bodys to the limits. its not like 10/15/20 years ago. in general you can't do both, fair enough some players manage a career at the top getting away with it, but some people are more natural athletes than others and some players have talent and a game that doesnt really on them being fully fit. just coz one player does it doesnt mean its ok for the rest, and it shouldnt be ok for the individual

Either way I don't see Tickle being here next season.

I was saddened to hear Agar say Tickle isnt meant to be leaving. He had a very good first season but has been very average since. A back row of Burnett, Fitzgibbon and Washbrook with the likes of Manu, Whiting and Lee to come in would suffice and give us a much better balance imo.
Also with the drinking, I dont think its bad if players go for a drink or two after a game. But getting bladdered anytime during the season, unless after a cup win or something, is very unprofessional. The likes of Tickle, Thackray and Berrigan can often be found wrecked round Bev Rd/Cott Rd/Newland Ave area apparently

He has an excuse,he is an Ozzie.

could anyone be more accurate on where berro drinke like time and place