People should just drop this and leave it be. I don't believe zac hardaker is a homophobic, racist or anything else for that matter. It's just an off the cuff remark which could be said by anybody which means nothing. I'm a Cas fan so would have no complaints about him being banned, but not for this.

Just keeps offending needs a longer ban and go to a gay pride gig might find a boyfriend there zak come out and be you're true self

Sounds like you're fishing for a date with him there Shirley, you naughty boy

After speaking to even more gay men today, I'm still yet to find one that finds the word "puff" offensive.

I know it's only a very small straw poll but I asked the guys today if they knew anyone that found the word "puff" offensive and both of them said they couldn't think of any gay men that they knew that would be offended if they were called a "puff".

I have to conclude that calling someone a "puff" is not homophobic, just lots of straight blokes thinking that it might be.

or faux pas outraged keyboard warriors

Exactly.

Is this the Danny Lockwood appreciation thread?

Those keyboard warriors might just get hardaker banned.

Who is that b*tch who keeps uploading videos of leeds players and creating trouble? I'm sure it's a wigan fan.

Never met the man.

Zak Hardaker will get Zak Hardaker banned.

It ain't rocket science.

It wouldn't even be getting discussed if people hadn't uploaded a video and created a storm.

Shooting the messenger ain't clever... not ever.

The RFL have been actively involved with equality and diversity projects for several seasons now, and that includes proactive involvement with the LGBT community. The Leeds club have done the same.

None of this would be getting discussed if the serial miscreant hadn't plenty of previous for serially misbehaving in a manner consistent with an absolute basket-case nutjob who appears incapable of learning from past mistakes.

Or if he did it first time, got caught and got banned.

Care to explain that to us non rocket scientists? Are you a lip reader....?or do you have access to some information that no-one else (including the rfl) does?

I am afraid you are confusing Zak with somebody else, he has been charged ONCE and found guilty of using homophobic language. A serial miscreant implies several cases of the same crime.

Please don't join the idiots in the witch hunt by making things up. A person is innocent until proven guilty and in this case he has not even been charged with anything.

I think what Billy is eluding to is that our very talented full back is on a self destructive path and it's only a matter of time before he... self destructs.

You're clueless.

Indeed.

I have serious problems with this kind of investigation by the RFL, both it's manner and it's objective, but Hardaker needs to learn to compose himself more.

Yep he should better follow the model professionalism of Peacock and the way he reacted to Bateman......and Sinfield after the incident with Dorn.

"The appropriate parties" being whom exactly?

Not that Flex will like the answer, but anyone watching the match and concluding that Hardaker did make a homophobic remark is within their rights to complain to the RFL about it, and the RFL are duty bound to investigate the complaint to see if there is a case to answer.

Round and round the houses we go.....

So what's to stop any fan with any agenda making a complaint every week? How many complaints do you need for an investigation. 1? 50? 500? surley offending 1 person is enough don't you agree?

I'm offended that people are offended. Who do I complain to?

Your mother. Twitter.

No one else cares.