Drugs in Sport - again

[ozleicester]

Another interesting story in the Guardian this week.

 

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/aug/02/anti-doping-agency-suspect-testing-claims-800-athletes-olympics

 

 

These days ive lost my passion and hatred about drugs in sport, there are certainly many more things to be angry about, many more injustices that deserve my complaints. I accepted sometime ago that many, if not most, "star" cyclists, athletes and swimmers are using performance enhancing drugs etc. So be it, ive lost interest in the Olympics and the tour etc.

 

I also assume there is some level of use and abuse in football, but, am i fooling myself in that i don't think it can make that much difference in football. Sure i imagine it can perhaps improve recovery and maybe some speed and muscle.

 

But football is still more about skill and i dont THINK the drugs help there.

 

Am i fooling myself, is the EPL full of drug taking cheats who's real skills and abilities are 20% lower than i see on the park each weekend... or in fact, do i care?

[lavrentis]

Drugs are good, okay

[Finnegan]

Legalise them all, even the playing field, fixed.

[The Year Of The Fox]

I can't imagine a fat line of ket doing anyone any good if they're hoping to then play football

[Finnegan]

I can't imagine a fat line of ket doing anyone any good if they're hoping to then play football

Be ****ing entertaining though. More so than watching half our games last year, from palace away to about hull away.

[Beliall]

Be ****ing entertaining though. More so than watching half our games last year, from palace away to about hull away.

 

 

might explain akinbadbuy.

 

 

im not sure it always makes a difference, alex rodriguez , 3rd basman for the yankees was caught usig PED's and banned for a season, he's returned this year and is still smashing the ball around the park like he always has

[Freesolo]

Anyone who is winning consistently in sport and breaking WR's is using some form of PED 

[Stadt]

In football it wouldn't make that much of a difference because physicality alone isn't enough, it's much more important to be good on the ball than it is to run fast.

[Detroit Blues]

I think a lot of people only attribute PED use to bulking, which is why they don't feel like it would be helpful in this sport. But a big reason why professional athletes use PEDs is to help them recover from injuries quicker, or improve general endurance. 

[Lionator]

Imagine playing Football on acid.

[Julian Joachim Jr Shabadoo]

Bleddy PEDo's

[fleckneymike]

I suspect doping in football is far more rampant than any of us would like to believe.

 

Fred was caught just last week

 

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jul/27/brazil-midfielder-fred-failed-drugs-test

 

and this is a great blog post about why it has been so rampant

 

http://www.4dfoot.com/2013/02/09/doping-in-football-fifty-years-of-evidence/

[Detroit Blues]

Imagine playing Football on acid.

 

Dock Ellis threw a no hitter on acid. 

 

http://nypost.com/2014/08/31/pitcher-dock-ellis-dropped-acid-then-threw-a-no-hitter/

[fleckneymike]

Dock Ellis threw a no hitter on acid. 

 

http://nypost.com/2014/08/31/pitcher-dock-ellis-dropped-acid-then-threw-a-no-hitter/

 

Great animation of that

 

[The Year Of The Fox]

Be ****ing entertaining though. More so than watching half our games last year, from palace away to about hull away.

The match tickets shouldve come with a bag for each. Help us through the 90mins

[purpleronnie]

Forget drug testing, just assume everyone is doing them.  Whoever does the best drugs win's!!!!!

[Dan]

Definitely think most of the bottom half of the Premier League need new drugs.

[Stadt]

the drug olympics would be brilliant, so everybody is on as strong stuff as they can get, 6 second 100m would be quite good