Drugs in Sport

 

Apparently the photos of them together were just a fan taking a selfie. Strange that.

Me either, although it is on the banned substances list.

This isn't cycling or athletics where if a fella or woman goes faster than they did before, they might arouse suspicion. Goals scored or conceded doesn't prove anyone is or isn't on drugs, nor does it take into account the specific circumstances of any of those games, the concentration or attitude of all 11 players (as ya saw with VVD tonight, one fella making a balls of things can lead to a goal conceded), the level of the opposition, maybe even if the opposition are on drugs too. Or not. 

What might be relevant though, is the fact that Man City have breached anti doping rules 3 times in 5 months and were fined for it. When Rio Ferdinand missed a test, he got a ban for his troubles. Pep's own history with PED's isn't squeaky clean by any means. That does not mean anyone at Man City is doping either, nor does it mean they aren't. Using this logic, if Chris Froome is allowed race in the upcoming Giro, and finishes 2nd, he isn't on drugs, or the drugs aren't good enough. Doesn't work like that I'm afraid. 

Take the Man City situation to cycling for a minute, if a a well financed cycling team, a manager who may have used PED's in the past, a manager who worked with a doctor (Muller Wolfhart at Bayern, even if he did fall out with him afterwards) whose methods are questionable- would doping questions be asked of them ? 

Ya can be absolutely sure they would be, but football (not Man City specifically, even if they were doping, and there is no evidence to suggest they are, they wouldn't be alone) has different rules, between the lax testing regimes, the crossover of these dodgy doctors between cycling, football & tennis in particular (see operacion Puerto, or the Doc at the centre of current allegations about Sky working for Bolton for 7 years during the big Sam years), previous cover ups & admissions (Juventus back in the day) and it might lead you to a conclusion that yes, aye, there is a fair chance that there is something going on, given what is known of other sports. 

If you have something to contribute to the thread other than the petty points scoring exercise, I'll look forward to reading it. Other than that, take the childish stuff back to the children's section, where no doubt it will be reciprocated by the other kids.