IT was the last question at the end of a difficult press conference for Knights chief Matt Gidley.
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And it was about the club's long association with drugs scandals.
From the high of 1997, the club was barely into the 1998 season when three of its star players – Adam MacDougall, Robbie O'Davis and Wayne Richards – all tested positive for banned substances.
They all pleaded guilty and copped bans of between 11 and 22 weeks.
It was nine years later that the next drugs crisis would rock the club after rugby league immortal Andrew “Joey” Johns admitted to using recreational drugs for most of his career, mostly in the off-season but “a couple of times” during the season.
That scandal was backed up by the Danny Wicks controversy of 2011.
The star forward was sentenced to three years’ jail after he pleaded guilty to trafficking drugs.
Responding to the question on the club’s unfortunate history with drugs, Gidley said it was disappointing.
“It’s always disappointing,” he said, shaking his head.
