Quote: JB Down Under "They were given injection out of an esky in a corporate box. Eh nothing to be suspicious about at all! Compare that to,the extreme lengths Olympic athletes go to to make sure even the simplest flu treatment is ok. I know RL players are often not the brightest sparks but every player knows they are responsible for what they take, they star learning that at 16!'"
Well you where obviously there and know all the facts. I assume you have proof of the esky in the corporate box??? Too many are completely naive about drugs in sport 'the extreme lengths Olympic athletes go to to make sure even the simplest flu treatment is ok', yet plenty still get caught and banned but claim innocence.
Come off it, you seriously think a player, especially younger ones are going to question what is given to them every time. You clearly have never been around any RL environment if you do. The guys giving it to them are qualified professionals employed by the club, and you would rightly expect them to be trusted. So what do you do then, every time an injection is presented to you, you say no. Its not like the players could take them to an independent doctor to be verified. Some players may well have known, but the real problem here is the club and supplements programme that was allowed to run at the club. Again, just like at other clubs this has come up at its Stephen Dank who is the common denominator, but lets not let that get in the way of having a go at the players or labeling Gallen a drug cheat, even though none of them as far as we know have a failed a drugs test.
