having the cocaine in your system isnt a crime, hence the lack of Police involvement.

Some drugs are banned because we have chosen to ban them. Similarly we could choose to make alcohol banned in our sport. We could choose to punish for drink driving. We could choose to punish for violent behaviour. We have chosen not to.

Drug addiction is also a disease, and one which in a lot of cases needs specialist help as it can be physically dangerous to quit cold turkey.

Gareth Hock didnt attempt to cheat. He chose to ingest a drug, something which you, me and everyone else on the face of this planet does pretty much every day.

Speak for yourself smokey.

Wondered why you talk such bóllocks in your posts all the time though. Clearly thats why.

No it isn't. You have to commit a crime or 'disturb the peace'. I can get bladdered in my living room and no one can do anything about it.

So its not a disease because he chose to ingest it. (it wasn't and uncontrollable urge) HE CHOSE to take it knowing full well the consequences of his actions if caught and that there was a probability of being caught due to his employment requiring him to take tests. Whether it is right that what he did has these consequences is irrelevant.

Thankyou and goodnight don't forget to turn off the lights and lock up on your way out.

I assumed you meant in public jonny.

you had a cup of tea today? a chocolate bar? Coca Cola? anything which contained chillis? eggs? Cheese? Poultry? energy drinks?

Drug addiction is a disease, an isolated incident of taking a drug isnt.

Following rules simply because they are rules and treating the consequences of that as irrelevant is what has led to some of the most appalling and abhorrent acts of humanity in history.

Ive stuck pretty much every drug around in me, its what people with money going spare do. Do I think you should get a 2 year ban for cocaine use? definately not. Id certainly allow him to train with them as long as he cant play.
FWIW steroid use should be a 5 year ban imo

Nope.

You clearly have though. I'd lay off those e numbers if I were you.

sounds like a particularly interesting diet you have there.

I think you mean 'Sounds like a particularly HEALTHY diet you have there'


If you have managed to consume a cup of tea, a chocolate bar, Coca Cola, anything which contains chillis, eggs, Cheese, Poultry and energy drinks today I strongly suggest you pay a visit to your local dietician.

is there a particular reason I cant have a cup of tea today? or is it everyday?

or did you not know that the . on the bottom of a ? is a full stop, indicating the end of a sentence and you didnt realise each item was listed as a separate question and you got yourself all confused and thought i was asking if you had had them all?

It happens all the time with Baz, Smokey.

What he said

Did the ban specify this though? If so, then, even though I am a Wigan fan, he should serve it out.