Top Premier footie ace is 'on cocaine'

[Goofy]

TV show will name him tonight

THE identity of a top Premier League footballer who tested positive for cocaine will be revealed tonight.

He was later sold by his club in a multimillion pound deal but his new team were not told of the drug test, a TV investigation claims.

The star will be named by Channel 4 show Dispatches as it focuses on the use of recreational and performance-enhancing drugs in football.

The show claims to have discovered the identities of dozens of footballers who have failed drugs tests for cocaine and cannabis.

Their names have been kept secret by the Football Association and their clubs.

It is also claimed 240 drugs tests had to be abandoned between April 2007 and August 2010 after officials turned up at training grounds to discover the players were not there.

The show claims to have official documents that show three former England internationals and one Scottish star faced doping investigations after suspicious levels of testosterone were found in their urine.

All four were later cleared of wrongdoing.

David Howman of the World Anti Doping Agency said the FA needed to be more open about drug testing.

He added: "If you don't, then you are susceptible to an allegation you're hiding something."

The FA said it abides by the World Anti Doping Agency code.

[Goofy]

So who do we think it is then......... Andy Carroll? Peter Crouch :-k Heard rumours about Alan Hutton before........

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joey barton or craig bellamy

[Leefro]

joey barton or craig bellamy

I like the way you have read the article

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:lol: too many words

i'll swap bellamy for hargreaves he may have got bored not doing anything

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some of the latest odds

8/11 - Andy Carroll
EVENs - Joey Barton
15/8 - Rory Delap
5/2 - Wayne Rooney
8/1 - Luis Suarez
25/1 - Theo Walcott
80/1 - Ryan Giggs
1000/1 - Gareth Bale

[Leefro]

Nope it's man city's Adam Johnson ;)

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we will see later then :tup:

[Softdreamer]

Id say Ashley Cole, and Rio Ferdinand were near the top of the list.. both have 'nightclub' issues.

BTW... the FA? they are clean as a whistle arnt they?

[Leefro]

It's that well famous player


Gary O' Connor

[PorkChopSandwiches]

http://chzmemeafterdark.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/f0f7c830-5f9e-44af-9353-ce6454d9d89b.jpg

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It's that well famous player


Gary O' Connor

who? :lol:

[Goofy]

:lol: too many words

i'll swap bellamy for hargreaves he may have got bored not doing anything

I think Bob was on about the 2nd line, namely - "He was later sold by his club in a multimillion pound deal but his new team were not told of the drug test"

Barton went to QPR on a free, Bellamy to Liverpool on a free........... and Hargreaves? :lol:


It's that well famous player


Gary O' Connor

Wouldn't exactly be 'new' news - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-13905317

[DemonGeminiX]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYS732zyYfU

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tW8ZIdJZ9dU&feature=related

[Leefro]

I think Bob was on about the 2nd line, namely - "He was later sold by his club in a multimillion pound deal but his new team were not told of the drug test"

Barton went to QPR on a free, Bellamy to Liverpool on a free........... and Hargreaves? :lol:





Wouldn't exactly be 'new' news - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-13905317

Nope it was the English international and Scottish International bit

Bellamy is a sheep shagga

And that is probably why I mentioned it as I knew about it ages ago

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EXCLUSIVE: Former Birmingham striker Garry O’Connor had cocaine test kept secret ‘to aid recovery’
By Nick Harris
SJA Internet Sports Writer of the Year
EXCLUSIVE
12 September 2011
Garry O’Connor, a Scotland striker who played for Birmingham City in the Premier League, failed a drugs test for cocaine while at the club and served a secret ban as he sought and received help for drink and drug problems, Sportingintelligence can reveal.
His identity was kept secret under the terms of the anti-doping discipline process and because it was deemed that he should be given the best chance to battle his demons without the glare of publicity, sources say.
Birmingham are understood to have been praised for the pastoral care of their player at the time, and the relevant authorities and agencies, including the FA and Sporting Chance clinic, are believed to have agreed with how the case was handled. Sportingintelligence has not confirmed the length of ban O’Connor served but the UK Anti-Doping database contains details of a two-month ban for a metabolite of cocaine around the relevant time, with no name give for the offender.
O’Connor, 28, is expected to be named by Channel 4′s Dispatches programme on Monday night (link to Dispatches website here) as a multi-million pound player who transferred clubs without his new club knowing about his drugs past.
O’Connor has, in the past, commanded fees of millions of pounds, for example when sold by Hibs to Lokomotiv Moscow in 2006 for £1.6m, and then when sold for a reported £2.7m to Birmingham in 2007.
But since his drugs test – which sources say was in the 2009-10 Premier League season, when O’Connor missed the majority of the season with a hip problem – the player has not changed hands for any money. He spent time on loan at Barnsley and then moved to Hibs as a free agent this summer.
Sources tell Sportingintelligence that Hibernian have been contacted by Dispatches in recent days to ask if they knew O’Connor had a failed drugs test and ban on his CV. Hibs are not commenting for the moment. The player himself is not expected to speak about his situation until tomorrow at the earliest. He was arrested in May in Edinburgh on suspicion of possessing cocaine and faces legal action.
Positive drugs tests in English professional football are not uncommon, with cocaine and dope the most frequently discovered substances, as we reported in April 2010. The vast majority of cases are discovered in young teenage players, who are often banned but then assisted with education and / or rehab programmes to mend their ways. Mostly their identities are never revealed because either they don’t re-offend, or they do and are forced out of the game entirely.
Dispatches is sure to foster debate about the best way to handle players who test positive for social drugs. The FA insist privately that treatment is as significant a part of the process as punishment, especially when most players caught are teenagers making a first ‘mistake’.
O’Connor is understood to have sought help for his problems over a number of years and is continuing to receive assistance as he looks towards recovery.


http://www.sportingintelligence.com/2011/09/12/exclusive-former-birmingham-striker-garry-oconnor-had-cocaine-test-kept-secret-to-aid-recovery-120902/

[SmoothBob]

Wright Philips and Andy Carroll being the English Guys, the Scottish Guy? They need all the help they can get ha ha ha!

Barry Ferguson?

:D

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hey leefro is there a drug problem in the midlands that wolves,WBA and brum with players found out just villa to go and you got a full house :lol:

[Leefro]

We were all wrong it was

player A and Player B

[Goofy]

What a waste of an hour :wha: The only player mentioned by name was O'Connor and that was pretty much common knowledge anyway........

[Goofy]

Suppose it was a good way of channel 4 getting some viewers :x

[Goofy]

I couldve been watching QPR and Newcastle scoring no goals for 45 minutes :(

[Leefro]

Not the best of nights for footie viewing is it :(

I like the channel 909 on sky better tho :)

[Goofy]

Not the best of nights for footie viewing is it :(

I like the channel 909 on sky better tho :)

Decent ass, not keen on her eyebrows though :-k

[Leefro]

I had more fun watching embarrassing bodies after

Some right cunts on it tho ;)

[JoeyB]

We were all wrong it was

player A and Player B

Damn it, I guessed C.

[Leefro]

They was going to name Jimmy Bullard but he is just shit and don't need any drugs to be that shit