Paddy Kenny fails drug test

acquiescefc

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/2009/07/06/paddy-kenny-fails-drugs-test-115875-21500133/

>Hope preston sue.

UTO FTB

Tom10

acquiescefc wrote: »

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/2009/07/06/paddy-kenny-fails-drugs-test-115875-21500133/

>Hope preston sue.

UTO FTB

God its not a good time to be an Ireland keeper eh

acquiescefc

Tom10 wrote: »

God its not a good time to be an Ireland keeper eh

Never been better to be a Wednesdayite tho

Just the messenger of course tho...ahem

The Hustler

Breaks my heart to see The Blunts have problems They'll no doubt sue the chemist if they miss out on promotion again this season

Drummerboy2

Steady on lads, it was an OTC medicine which he took.

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It was probably Pseudoephedrine, and if he can prove that it was from a chemist, he shouldn't be punished. Or at the very least, get a suspended punishment.

People make mistakes.

Mitch Connor

Des wrote: »

It was probably Pseudoephedrine, and if he can prove that it was from a chemist, he shouldn't be punished. Or at the very least, get a suspended punishment.

People make mistakes.

I agree - i think people can be too harsh on the use of 'banned' substances. Though, he should have gone through the clubs medical staff - if he had this would not have happened. He should know the risks of buying OTC, and the fact he went ahead and did it is just stupid.

acquiescefc

i wonder if Tevez and West Ham think that he is being harshly treated.

The Hustler

He's only got himself to blame

Anybody who has ever been in a pro dressing room these days will know that there are notices all over the place warning players what they can and cant do at club and to discuss anything medical/medicine related with the club doctor or medical staff, no matter how trivial they may think it is.

Seems like yet another bad error of judgement

mike65

Dope.

Mitch Connor

mike65 wrote: »

Dope.

What chemist sells that OTC?

Helix

sky confirming it was ephedrine

The Hustler

Helix wrote: »

sky confirming it was ephedrine

Just goes to show those diet pills can contain anything

ctrl-alt-delete

He will have a bit of trouble with this one, proving it was in an OTC form that he took it,

This is the one that some Rugby players got 2 year bans for wasn't it?

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What is Ephedrine supposed to do for footballers?

Spud83

Des wrote: »

What is Ephedrine supposed to do for footballers?

WIKI wrote:

Anecdotal reports have suggested that ephedrine helps studying, thinking, or concentrating to a greater extent than caffeine. Some students and some white-collar workers have used ephedrine (or Ephedra-containing herbal supplements) for this purpose, as well as some professional athletes and weightlifters. It is common for many athletes to use stimulants while exercising. Such use of ephedrine has been associated with stimulant dependence, as well as deaths from heatstroke in athletes and circulatory problems such as aortic aneurysm in weightlifters, though these side effects are rare.[verification needed]

So he gets the concentration needed for a goalkeeper, and some stimulant for exercise. Hmmm ban him for life I say.

Seaneh

Des wrote: »

What is Ephedrine supposed to do for footballers?

I dunno but it got Maradonna a one year ban when he failed a test during the 94 world cup.

angel01

Not looking good for him :eek:

ShooterSF

alanmurphy83 wrote: »

So he gets the concentration needed for a goalkeeper, and some stimulant for exercise. Hmmm ban him for life I say.

I can only guess but it's likely the drug is rather harmless, however if something unfortunate happened to the guy e.g heart attack or something else, even if unrelated and the drug was found in his system the media would approach it as player needed said drug to keep his place in the sport and it may have led to heart failure/ other condition etc let's run riot.
This would leave the sport looking very bad.
Again I'm just trying to figure the logic in it because it's obviously not a super enhancement drug or anything.

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ShooterSF wrote: »

I can only guess but it's likely the drug is rather harmless, however if something unfortunate happened to the guy e.g heart attack or something else, even if unrelated and the drug was found in his system the media would approach it as player needed said drug to keep his place in the sport and it may have led to heart failure/ other condition etc let's run riot.
This would leave the sport looking very bad.
Again I'm just trying to figure the logic in it because it's obviously not a super enhancement drug or anything.

It's actually very good at keeping you alert.

It's in the likes of Lemsip Max Strength. Not ALL cough and cold medicines, but the "Max Strength" or "Extra" ones.

Next time you feel a cold coming on, take a sachet of Lemsip Max Strength, it's bloody good stuff, and keeps me alert and awake for a good 8 hours. It contains pseudoephedrine.

/shill

So I'd imagine a goalkeeper taking ephedrine before a game would be more "tuned in" to the game. I suppose there's no way to quantify that, but from personal experience, I have had "performance enhancing" (no laughing at the back ) affects from that medicine. As in, I've been able to work normally with a cold/flu instead of being all sleepy and run down.

I've never taken it whilst not being sick, but I could try it for the sake of Boards.ie

Spud83

Des wrote: »

It's actually very good at keeping you alert.

It's in the likes of Lemsip Max Strength. Not ALL cough and cold medicines, but the "Max Strength" or "Extra" ones.

Next time you feel a cold coming on, take a sachet of Lemsip Max Strength, it's bloody good stuff, and keeps me alert and awake for a good 8 hours. It contains pseudoephedrine.

/shill

So I'd imagine a goalkeeper taking ephedrine before a game would be more "tuned in" to the game. I suppose there's no way to quantify that, but from personal experience, I have had "performance enhancing" (no laughing at the back ) affects from that medicine. As in, I've been able to work normally with a cold/flu instead of being all sleepy and run down.

I've never taken it whilst not being sick, but I could try it for the sake of Boards.ie

Get the Boardeaux keeper to try it and see if it makes a difference to him

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alanmurphy83 wrote: »

Get the Boardeaux keeper to try it and see if it makes a difference to him

He doesn't need it.

Only 6 conceded in 11 games.

Most clean sheets in the Division.

:cool:


...or maybe he's already on it.

Spud83

Des wrote: »

He doesn't need it.

Only 6 conceded in 11 games.

Most clean sheets in the Division.

:cool:


...or maybe he's already on it.

What kind of manager are you. Thats six too many.

Always strive for perfection Des.

ShooterSF

alanmurphy83 wrote: »

Get the Boardeaux keeper to try it and see if it makes a difference to him

The perfect subject needs to be psychologically unaware that he is being tested. So no mental attributes feck up the experiment. I say slip a sachet of lemsip max strenght into his lucozade sport. Then just see how he plays.

Evil_Clown

Good acticle on the incident and previous incidents here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_utd/8137680.stm

And in an amazing pot, kettle incident Neil Warnock has had his 2 cents and said this about Paddy:
""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."

Well Neil if Paddy is a bit daft then you must be ...................:pac:

acquiescefc

Evil_Clown wrote: »

Good acticle on the incident and previous incidents here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_utd/8137680.stm

And in an amazing pot, kettle incident Neil Warnock has had his 2 cents and said this about Paddy:
""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."

Well Neil if Paddy is a bit daft then you must be ...................:pac:

great charachter witness. a man that tried to get a game abandoned against WBA because they were losing so they tried to get half their players sent off.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZDsjY3uFdE

note the number of times he says paddy is daft, im sure hes lovin him back.. lol

Helix

acquiescefc wrote: »

great charachter witness. a man that tried to get a game abandoned against WBA because they were losing so they tried to get half their players sent off.

that just results in a forfeit of the fixture to the league's default forfeit score (3-0 if i remember correctly)

acquiescefc

Helix wrote: »

that just results in a forfeit of the fixture to the league's default forfeit score (3-0 if i remember correctly)

or cheating as they would say down in Norfolk.

The Hustler

Poor fella. First his best mate bites his eyebrow off, then his 20 st missus does a runner with aforementioned best mate, now this