StanSP Posted 7 July 2009 Posted 7 July 2009 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/t...utd/8137680.stm Sheffield United have suspended Paddy Kenny for failing a drugs test, BBC Radio Sheffield reports. Kenny tested positive for a banned substance, ephedrine, following last season's Championship play-off semi-final second leg against Preston. Ephedrine is believed to be present in a cough mixture that the Republic of Ireland international is understood to have bought over the counter. The 31-year-old goalkeeper could face a lengthy ban. The club, the Football Association and UK Sport have so far refused to comment over the matter.
Ultra Posted 7 July 2009 Posted 7 July 2009 Massive blow for the blunts. He could well end up missing the whole season.
StanSP Posted 7 July 2009 Author Posted 7 July 2009 Will Preston try to sue Sheff. Utd. now? I wouldn't bet against it.
Ultra Posted 7 July 2009 Posted 7 July 2009 Wazzock defends Kenny Ex-Blades boss Neil Warnock said he was shocked by the news but said his former goalkeeper would not have taken anything deliberately. "Anybody who knows Paddy will tell you he wouldn't have done this deliberately," Warnock told BBC Radio Sheffield. "He's a smashing lad but can be a bit daft and because of that he can get himself into situations and unfortunately this could be the biggest of the lot. "There does seem to be a feeling that the FA will be looking to make an example of somebody but I hope it's looked upon as a genuine mistake and he only receives a minimum ban. "He is definitely not a cheat." Let it go Neil, you don't manage them any more..
MC Prussian Posted 7 September 2009 Posted 7 September 2009 Banned for nine months until April next year. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/t...utd/8242926.stm
Heart-Shaped Fox Posted 7 September 2009 Posted 7 September 2009 Oh well he is still able to play in their final 2 matches of the season! And his contract is ujp this year, what great timing.
Fosse Boy Posted 7 September 2009 Posted 7 September 2009 He's the life and soul of the party is Paddy. Don't reckon I'd ever go for a curry with him...
Fox You Forest Posted 7 September 2009 Posted 7 September 2009 He's the life and soul of the party is Paddy. Don't reckon I'd ever go for a curry with him... I would if he was paying.
Fosse Boy Posted 7 September 2009 Posted 7 September 2009 I would if he was paying. You'd be paying with a stab wound to your face judging by what he did to his best mate a couple of years back!
JoeyB Posted 8 September 2009 Posted 8 September 2009 Keeper Kenny given nine-month banPaddy Kenny Kenny has made nearly 300 appearances for the Blades Sheffield United keeper Paddy Kenny has been suspended from all football for nine months for failing a drugs test. The 31-year-old tested positive for a banned substance, ephedrine, following last season's Championship play-off semi-final second leg against Preston. And while a statement read "its use was not intended to enhance performance", Kenny was found guilty by the Football Association's Regulatory Commission. The suspension dates back to 22 July, meaning he can return in April, 2010. In addition, Kenny will be subject to target testing for a period of two years, while he was also ordered to pay the costs of the hearing. Commission chairman, Christopher Quinlan, said: "Whilst we found that the player satisfied us on the balance of probabilities that the substance was not taken with the intention of enhancing sporting performance, his admitted conduct displayed significant fault. 606: DEBATE Is Kenny's punishment just? "A professional sportsman has a strict responsibility to ensure prohibited substances do not enter his/her body. "In this instance Mr Kenny knowingly ingested an over-the-counter medicine above the prescribed dosage without reading the accompanying package or leaflet and without reference to his club's doctor or other medical staff. "It is incumbent upon all professional footballers to understand the perils and dangers of so doing and to act in the way he did showed in our judgment a complete disregard for those responsibilities." However, United manager Kevin Blackwell hinted the club could well appeal against the length of the suspension. "The Commission accepted he didn't take the drug for performance enhancing, it was a course of tablets to relieve his chest - so we're a little surprised he's been done for nine months. "I don't understand the length of the ban. It's unbelievable. "The reasoning will be submitted to the powers that be in the next 48 hours and we'll have a look at it. There is every chance of appealing against this, but at the moment we'll look at all our options. "Paddy's devastated. At no time did he think it would come to this - it's a major lesson to every sportsman or woman out there. This case shows that before a player takes anything out of his medicine cabinet he has to check it intently." Kenny, a former Republic of Ireland international, has made nearly 300 appearances for the Blades since joining in 2002. Link
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