that it could be the club covering up a failed drug test
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This would be exceptionally difficult to cover up.
Its so much fun, 2 man cuppies on Drowsy Benylin is Da Bomb!
Good post.
I would say your spot on.
but the test is done independently....?
Perhaps and I'm not trying to be some crazy conspiracy theorist but from what a player has to lose from failing a drugs test it would make sense that there could be provisions in place for such a thing.
Again, i'm not saying it definitely happens, more just to wonder if it does and if anyone has thought the same.
Yea, good post. Nice to see a new and fresh topic. Like VC says it'd be extremely hard to cover up but i'd be shocked if some footballers at least didn't give into the tempation of recreational drugs when they're out partying.
If a club knew a player was lets say messing around with coke I'm sure they would have no problem saying he got injured .
I'd be surprised if it hasn't happened at some point. I'd imagine many players get up to quite a lot of 'questionable' activities, especially during the off-season.
That amount of money and spare time to throw around would probably affect quite a few people.
It's an interesting point, i wouldn't be suprised if a player went to his agent and said that he's done a table full of powder at a party and has a drugs test (from the club not the fa) coming up can we make this "disappear".
We all know football is a murky business but it's defiantly more murky than we will ever know.
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You don't need to test a player it your sure he is putting it up his nose.
Well Coke only stays in your system for 3 days, that is why it's a footballers drug of choice.
Marijuana 6 weeks, not an athletes drug of choice!
I don't see why you would get a ban for coke really. Not nandralone is it? Hardly going to improve performance. Neither is weed - in fact it makes me awful. I play better drunk than stoned.
Anyway there was a documentary that backs up what you've put and apparently clubs notify players about impending tests. The documentary said that not me so I don't know how it works.
Don't you just miss the test?
I think it's more the knowledge in the media of a player doing coke etc. They may have sponsorship deals that they'd lose out on and maybe the club has a policy of firing players for such things but certain players may be too valuable to fire so measures are taken.
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I doubt the possibility. Given how the media got hold of information in the past, any such thing would've leaked out.
Also doctor cannot take part in such thing, otherwise they risk their own career/life to protect other people's stupid behaviour.
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Please don't put names of footballers. I have no idea how such allegations work on sites like this!
Why are you deleting comments? If anyone should fear any legal whatever it should be the admins, not you
It's not so much about the actual drug that the player test positive for (performance enhancing vs recreational) more the media finding out and the player being made an example of (i think we've seen that some where before ) there are ways round it, like any big organisation the fa will have it's corrupt members who might want to use the player for various commercial deals in return for the test results to be over looked.
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posted on 21/6/12
that it could be the club covering up a failed drug test
...........................................
This would be exceptionally difficult to cover up.
posted on 21/6/12
Its so much fun, 2 man cuppies on Drowsy Benylin is Da Bomb!
posted on 21/6/12
Good post.
I would say your spot on.
posted on 21/6/12
but the test is done independently....?
posted on 21/6/12
Perhaps and I'm not trying to be some crazy conspiracy theorist but from what a player has to lose from failing a drugs test it would make sense that there could be provisions in place for such a thing.
Again, i'm not saying it definitely happens, more just to wonder if it does and if anyone has thought the same.
posted on 21/6/12
Yea, good post. Nice to see a new and fresh topic. Like VC says it'd be extremely hard to cover up but i'd be shocked if some footballers at least didn't give into the tempation of recreational drugs when they're out partying.
posted on 21/6/12
If a club knew a player was lets say messing around with coke I'm sure they would have no problem saying he got injured .
posted on 21/6/12
I'd be surprised if it hasn't happened at some point. I'd imagine many players get up to quite a lot of 'questionable' activities, especially during the off-season.
That amount of money and spare time to throw around would probably affect quite a few people.
posted on 21/6/12
It's an interesting point, i wouldn't be suprised if a player went to his agent and said that he's done a table full of powder at a party and has a drugs test (from the club not the fa) coming up can we make this "disappear".
We all know football is a murky business but it's defiantly more murky than we will ever know.
posted on 21/6/12
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posted on 21/6/12
You don't need to test a player it your sure he is putting it up his nose.
posted on 21/6/12
Well Coke only stays in your system for 3 days, that is why it's a footballers drug of choice.
Marijuana 6 weeks, not an athletes drug of choice!
posted on 21/6/12
I don't see why you would get a ban for coke really. Not nandralone is it? Hardly going to improve performance. Neither is weed - in fact it makes me awful. I play better drunk than stoned.
Anyway there was a documentary that backs up what you've put and apparently clubs notify players about impending tests. The documentary said that not me so I don't know how it works.
posted on 21/6/12
Don't you just miss the test?
posted on 21/6/12
I think it's more the knowledge in the media of a player doing coke etc. They may have sponsorship deals that they'd lose out on and maybe the club has a policy of firing players for such things but certain players may be too valuable to fire so measures are taken.
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posted on 21/6/12
I doubt the possibility. Given how the media got hold of information in the past, any such thing would've leaked out.
Also doctor cannot take part in such thing, otherwise they risk their own career/life to protect other people's stupid behaviour.
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posted on 21/6/12
Please don't put names of footballers. I have no idea how such allegations work on sites like this!
posted on 21/6/12
Fair enough.
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yOU ARE NOT MUCH FUN rOB
posted on 21/6/12
Why are you deleting comments? If anyone should fear any legal whatever it should be the admins, not you
posted on 21/6/12
It's not so much about the actual drug that the player test positive for (performance enhancing vs recreational) more the media finding out and the player being made an example of (i think we've seen that some where before ) there are ways round it, like any big organisation the fa will have it's corrupt members who might want to use the player for various commercial deals in return for the test results to be over looked.
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