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How about, as i stated, letting off fireworks in hotel rooms which could set a full hotel on fire and have potentially devastating results... Their in the public eye, passing it off as being a rockstar doesnt wash... Their breaking the law and setting a bad example just as ward done but their doing it on a larger scale. How many times have you seen a "rockstar" done for drink driving? In normal hours as well! I am not condoning what ward done it was very silly but far more famous people have done a lot worse than what he done http://www.popcrunch.com/busted-100-celebrities-arrested-for-drug-possession/ Read some of them stories. Far worse.

If i was defending him id of said what he done was acceptable. It wasnt but some of the reactions are unbelievable.

Look what bands like the who used to get up to, letting off fireworks in hotel rooms which could burn down a hotel full if familys... Its just the same, breaking the law Look at tevez this week, caught driving whilst banned... Mike tyson going down for rape yet ive seen the same people calling him a boxing legend that called ward a disgrace. What about andy powell driving a golf buggy the wrong way down a motorway pissed up... Plenty of quality sportsmen amongst other famous people break laws . Many multi platinum songs mention drug use and booze. Im not saying its right but what darcy has done, albeit wrong, doesnt compare to what other famous people have done in their time

Be interesting to hear what music and artists the darcy ward knockers listen to. How often do you see bands and artists performing on stage pissed or drugged up? From rap to heavy metal to rock to indie to dance... So many artists are on drugs its unreal yet i bet you still buy or listen to their music? And these artists fan bases are a lot, lot bigger than Wards. Their also supposed to be setting an example to their younger fans. People will argue it is irrelevent but it simply isnt at all ...

Was never going to happen. Ive never heard of a more farcial idea, it sounded like TNT or stevebrum had made it up!!

Well said. Just highlights how thick Sidney seems to be.

Yet again sidney getting things wrong so bringing irrelevent things into the topic. Just read that thread in the gp section to see what an arse he made of himself.

So what? If i post something wrong ill be quick to have people on my back saying its wrong so im quite entitled to do so to others in return The thing is ill admit i got something wrong . Not attempt a pathetic reason for that particular post. You do seem to speak some sense sometimes which is more than can be said for stevebrum

Because people are quick to pick up on others mistakes but ohhhh when its the other way round... They dont like it!

Your the only one proving to be a fool here Sidney... You make steve brum look intelligent!! Your point was you thought no rider had retained a world title since penhall which in fact proved to be wrong as a least two riders have done it. Why would i want to research riders from the 80s? I wasnt even born until 89 so have little interest in riders from a past era that i wasnt around to watch. Know they were good riders and good on them but it really is irrelevent. Quite what Holder possibly retaining a title has to do with bruce penhall and erik gundersen who raced in a different era under a different format, i do not know

I have no intention of looking Penhall up. I know exactly how good a rider he was. You said itd be tough for Holder to win back to back world titles and that you thought Penhall was the last to do so " recently" despite being in the early 80s, over 30 years ago! Just admit you got it wrong instead of digging a hole and making yourself look a fool.

Why would Penhalls defence of a one off world final have anything to do with holder defending a title in a gp series, if you meant they were totally different?! So yes you were wrong and your knowledge of yhe sgp series must be poor if you cant remember pedersens back to back world titles or rickardssons Your making yourself look more of a fool by trying to talk yourself out of that post

No i didnt see him so what that just proves even more that it wasny recent and one off final or not Pedersen has retained his world title and so did rickardsson i think in 2001 and 2002 No chill pill needed for me just pointing out that you were wrong

Penhall retain it recently? That was 30 years ago for god sake! Pedersen done it in 07/08 and pretty sure Rickardsson has done it , maybe twice

The only people Ward would bump into in a park at 4 in the morning would be a couple of doggers who, as it happens, would be breaking the law themselves. Unprofessional and wrong yes but what an over the top reaction from some on here I was wondering, did Ward admit to taking drugs before a test? I thought drug tests were completely different from booze ones... Its very rare you get tested for drugs by a copper in this country.

Really like Boxall and hope one day he returns to the PL and becomes a heatleader once again. Spoke with him a few times at Newport and Somerset in the past, a top guy

Wasnt speaking of expierience Jacques although have had a few nervy trips through customs due to a long term unpaid fine issued by the courts followed by a warrant for my arrest. Finally paid it up in the winter! Despite people hoping it doesnt happen, Darcy will be fine unless as said theres something else we dont know of

There is just no way he will be stopped coming in. He may be detained and searched but unless they find something else on him, he will be fine

Mike Tyson had no trouble in entering the country for boxing after being convicted and jailed for rape and drug charges as well as being done for numerous other things so i should doubt Ward will get refused entry. Although he last boxed here about eight years ago. May get stopped and searched/checked over etc but cant imagine he will be refused entry.

I am not condoning what Darcy has done for one second... Its unprofessional what he has done and he must face up to it. He has been punished in his homeland. I wouldnt imagine his visa will be a problem. Look at some of todays music stars who perform here! It wasnt long ago Snoop Dogg faced drug and gun charges (a lot worse) and was found guilty altho escaped prison... He still plays concerts in the UK. And as someone pointed out to me yesterdays, some of the boxers who fly in to the UK have a list of convictions as long as their arm!!! Hes been a very silly boy for sure but people mentioning the likes of Lee are off the mark. He was growing and selling drugs which is another level. Havelock and Bird got found with it in them whilst racing and so did Frank Smart and Roger Lobb. Darcy has not been found with it in him whilst racing . Hes been a silly boy but hes young and talented enough to go on and be a world champ and get over this.

I think Edinburgh look superb this season

That evening at Swindon was superb. I remember in one of the opening meetings in a challenge, Swindon came here at beat us quite convincingly . Cunningham was superb with a 15 point maximum, think Watson got a hatful that day including a 6 pointer from 15 metres with Peglar in heat 14. But he couldnt get near Cunningham. And I think we got pasted in the return at Swindon that night. But then we murdered them at home twice in meaningful meetings and won up there twice as well, including the Trophy quarter finals I think. Great days.

Oh aye Henriksson would dish it out as would Lindqvist and even NKI was hard as nails for Newport.

No doubting Pickering and Staechmann were a fine top duo, but were never the best in the league. Smart and Watson, Stoney and Karlsson (later then Stead), Wilson and Compton (previously Stead), Bird/Shields/Morton, Harris & Zagar are just a few that stand out as being that bit better. Pickering was always a fine visitor to Newport, even if he did like to throw it about a bit... I remember him stuffing Lindqvist in the fourth bend fence at Newport ending his season and was reminded the other day of him completely stuffing Ben Howe into the first bend fence after Howe had beaten him twice going into the last heat. where the incident happened. A damn good rider though.

Wilson didnt like anyone who beat him... refused to shake the hands of Watson and Henriksson many times at Newport when they beat him.