nowhere near as comprehensive a detection programme as athletics or cycling. Also less

direct positive effect in a team sport I guess, so less temptation to do it unless on a mass team scale, a la East Germany (allegedly).

Posted By: Yellalee on August 11th 2013 at 20:38:51

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That Bolt drug question earlier..... (Other Sports) - Hulk Rules, Aug 11, 20:22:53
- The List of Fastest men ever........ (Other Sports) - usacanary, Aug 11, 20:41:03
  - Seems like a lot of people get caught eventually (Other Sports) - scruffy, Aug 11, 21:31:13
  - One thing to notice on the list....... (Other Sports) - usacanary, Aug 11, 20:45:15
    - good documentary on the 88 final (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Aug 11, 20:48:48
  - all black (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Aug 11, 20:44:19
    - haha! One of the greatest non-debates on here, ever... (n/m) (Other Sports) - Yellalee, Aug 11, 20:44:58
- I accidently played Cricket on Speed once. (Other Sports) - Huge Small, Aug 11, 20:37:28
  - I once played for holme after having 6 pints at lunchtime,unsurprisingly i only got 2. (n/m) (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Aug 11, 20:45:02
    - I never knew Holme had a cricket team! (n/m) (Other Sports) - Hulk Rules, Aug 11, 20:48:25
      - I don't know if they have now,this was about 20/21 years ago,tim arnold,paul rumbellow,lic (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Aug 11, 20:51:14
    - I had 6 pints before the game yesterday (Other Sports) - emmaroyds, Aug 11, 20:47:23
      - Did it effect your performance? (n/m) (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Aug 11, 20:52:51
  - i am speed mothafucka... (Other Sports) - Tombs, Aug 11, 20:41:18
  - just say no! (n/m) (Other Sports) - Jumbo1, Aug 11, 20:38:41
  - Haha (n/m) (Other Sports) - Hulk Rules, Aug 11, 20:38:40
- Hulk.... I am amazed and appalled by ur comments. (Other Sports) - admckechnie, Aug 11, 20:32:41
  - Its not mental though is it. As with cycling there is always an element of guilty until pr (Other Sports) - Yellalee, Aug 11, 20:34:07
    - I linked it earlier but when this happens how can you not be suspicious........ (Other Sports) - Hulk Rules, Aug 11, 20:38:17
    - No.... I disagree. Athletics has made huge strides and led the (Other Sports) - admckechnie, Aug 11, 20:37:28
      - Erm my main point wasnt to compare the testing regimes of cycling and athletics, it was to (Other Sports) - Yellalee, Aug 11, 20:43:07
      - *gets popcorn* (n/m) (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Aug 11, 20:38:02
        
        Haha! Cycling is rotten to the core. Athletics has done a huge amount to change its image. (n/m) (Other Sports) - admckechnie, Aug 11, 20:40:05
        
        indeed Athletics has what with its BALCO investigation (Other Sports) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 11, 20:48:32
    - The problem is.......... (Other Sports) - usacanary, Aug 11, 20:37:25
      - Exactly. Can't compare the 2 sports. (n/m) (Other Sports) - admckechnie, Aug 11, 20:38:22
        
        Huh....... yes I can........... (Other Sports) - usacanary, Aug 11, 20:58:10
- I understand the tendency to presume guilty before innocent, but surely (Other Sports) - Yellalee, Aug 11, 20:27:33
  - i think there is very real reason to question Jamaica's drug testing program (and Kenya's) (Other Sports) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 11, 20:30:47
    - Yes (n/m) (Other Sports) - Yellalee, Aug 11, 20:32:05
  - Maybe you're right. That sport is too tarnished to take everything at face value tho, (Other Sports) - Hulk Rules, Aug 11, 20:30:18
    - Why are there so few positive tests in football then,is it because it's clean or because i (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Aug 11, 20:35:05
      - nowhere near as comprehensive a detection programme as athletics or cycling. Also less (Other Sports) - Yellalee, Aug 11, 20:38:51
      - no tests no positives (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Aug 11, 20:36:36
        
        I think the same about boxing,erik morales tested positive after a fight about 18 months (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Aug 11, 20:40:13
    - Oh I agree with that - it's impossible to not be suspicious. Which is why its a crying sha (Other Sports) - Yellalee, Aug 11, 20:31:48
      - Exactly. All I'm saying is its a shame that the only time we know for sure is when guilty (Other Sports) - Hulk Rules, Aug 11, 20:34:05
  - and he was breaking all records as a teen (n/m) (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Aug 11, 20:29:37
    - Ec (n/m) (Other Sports) - Yellalee, Aug 11, 20:29:46
      - Exactly - his legs are huge, and ridiculously long. IT doesnt take much working out (Other Sports) - Yellalee, Aug 11, 20:30:56
- yeah really dodgy peaking for major events (n/m) (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Aug 11, 20:26:39
  - Oh..... (Other Sports) - Hulk Rules, Aug 11, 20:32:15
    - what (n/m) (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Aug 11, 20:33:50

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