Warrington boss Daryl Powell says he has no say in Josh McGuire’s future at the club after the Australia international opted against appealing his huge 12-game ban.
The loose forward, 33, copped the massive suspension on an ‘unacceptable language’ charge last week. It related to a slur made towards a member of Leigh winger Josh Charnley’s family it and surrounded disability. High-profile McGuire - barely six months into a two-year deal after joining from NRL club St George Illawarra - had already been hit with a seven-game ban for using unacceptable language earlier in the season.
He had seven days to appeal the latest suspension but that has now elapsed and his future at Warrington - who visit Wigan in Sunday’s Challenge Cup quarter-final - is shrouded in uncertainty. Indeed, McGuire’s career there could easily be cut short but Powell said he was only concentrating on their Cup tie. He said: "Look, I think that's for the CEO (Karl Fitzpatrick), his agent and for Josh himself to decide where that goes.
