Lenient ban?

Tempestas
Tempestas Posts: 486
edited September 2009 in The bottom bracket
Paddy Kenny got caught a few months back and has just been sentenced, does 9 months seem a bit short? It's usually 2 years minimum for a cyclist...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/615237 ... -test.html

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  • x8swift9x
    x8swift9x Posts: 268
    For cycling it's probably due to them being performance related I guess, therefore cheating? Would Have made me laugh if that goalkeeper had taken a performance drug! He took recreational drugs, so possibly thats the reason for a shorter sentence?

    I don't actually know the drugs rules in football. How long would a Centre back/striker get banned for for using performance drugs?
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  • Stewie Griffin
    Stewie Griffin Posts: 4,330
    x8swift9x wrote:
    For cycling it's probably due to them being performance related I guess, therefore cheating? Would Have made me laugh if that goalkeeper had taken a performance drug! He took recreational drugs, so possibly thats the reason for a shorter sentence?

    I don't actually know the drugs rules in football. How long would a Centre back/striker get banned for for using performance drugs?

    Remind me not to come to a party with you if you think ephedrine is recreational :shock: .

    http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtop ... t=12648647
  • Roscobob
    Roscobob Posts: 344
    It WAS a PED but they believed that he never meant to take it. He took a cold relief or something similar that contained it.

    Since they don't believe he was intentionally cheating, he has a lenient sentence.
  • Stewie Griffin
    Stewie Griffin Posts: 4,330
    Roscobob wrote:
    It WAS a PED but they believed that he never meant to take it. He took a cold relief or something similar that contained it.

    Since they don't believe he was intentionally cheating, he has a lenient sentence.

    His ban is a Month longer than Rio Ferdinands ban was and he did cheat. Hhmm :idea:
  • Roscobob
    Roscobob Posts: 344
    Stewie Griffin wrote:
    Roscobob wrote:
    It WAS a PED but they believed that he never meant to take it. He took a cold relief or something similar that contained it.

    Since they don't believe he was intentionally cheating, he has a lenient sentence.

    His ban is a Month longer than Rio Ferdinands ban was and he did cheat. Hhmm :idea:

    Ferdinand's was the first of it's kind for the FA. I suspect he'd have a longer ban now they have more experience of dealing with it.......Mutu, Bosnich etc.

    Didn't the dutch players caught doping get feeble bans. I'm sure Davids etc only got 4 months and it was pretty systematic. All Italian based and all Dutch. Coincidence. A ready made excuse if we get beat tonight :lol:

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