Dr_Pangloss Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 (edited) Agreed with the above, PED's aren't really going to increase your speed, especially give how footballers train versus sprinters. They will however improve strength and in particular recovery, which is probably the angle you'd take with Leicester - a lot of these players look super fit and highly energetic in the latter stages of the season, despite Raneri not really rotating his core pack throughout the season. What makes things interesting is that you have a lot of (on paper) un-spectacularly average players who have never really demonstrated these qualities previously in their careers, in their late 20s and even early 30s, i.e. at ages where you really aren't likely to make dramatic improvements/ gains as an athlete. Edited April 4, 2016 by Dr_Pangloss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 Vardy looks very suspicious doesnt he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 31 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: Vardy looks very suspicious doesnt he? As did Lampard throughout his entire career. Nobody cared about him and nobdy will care about vardy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenko#4 Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 6 hours ago, Dr_Pangloss said: Agreed with the above, PED's aren't really going to increase your speed, especially give how footballers train versus sprinters. They will however improve strength and in particular recovery, which is probably the angle you'd take with Leicester - a lot of these players look super fit and highly energetic in the latter stages of the season, despite Raneri not really rotating his core pack throughout the season. What makes things interesting is that you have a lot of (on paper) un-spectacularly average players who have never really demonstrated these qualities previously in their careers, in their late 20s and even early 30s, i.e. at ages where you really aren't likely to make dramatic improvements/ gains as an athlete. Ranieri hasn't really rotated his pack, however they have played 10-15 games less than most of the other teams around them. They went out of the FA Cup in the third round, and the League Cup in the 4th (after playing kids/reserves all the way through). Also, the 3 most substituted off players in the whole of the Premier League this season are Albrighton, Mahrez and Okazaki, so he is quite good at 'resting' his players during games (if that makes sense!?) Maybe it is just that other teams are struggling fitness and energy wise due to Europe/long cup runs etc.. making Leicester look quicker? In my opinion this has made them an easy target for the doping/PED rumours, and hopefully I'm not proved wrong...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 I'd love to know what drug testing goes on in football, its actually amazing that it isn't common knowledge. Rio got done for missing that test years ago but barely anything since... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis242 Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 (edited) On 3.4.2016 at 22:49, Jareth said: 2014/15 season top 20 fastest players - No Vardy - http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/fastest-premier-league-players-2014 A couple of months into this season - well.... http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/9992435/who-is-the-fastest-player-premier-league-tracking-data-tells-us Gabby in 8th position? He must have been doped. Yes it seems very strange. But until it's not concerned I believe in them, and that they aren't doped. It would be hilarious but sad. Edited April 4, 2016 by Denis242 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mozzavfc Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 3 hours ago, Genie said: I'd love to know what drug testing goes on in football, its actually amazing that it isn't common knowledge. Rio got done for missing that test years ago but barely anything since... In England there are 2 stages to it. Post-match and at training/their home. They take blood and urine samples. Last season they took 2286 samples over the 3500-odd games the FA cover. Which is pretty poor I would imagine clubs know when they are coming, so try to get players to stay at home, like Rio Source: FA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 7 hours ago, Mozzavfc said: In England there are 2 stages to it. Post-match and at training/their home. They take blood and urine samples. Last season they took 2286 samples over the 3500-odd games the FA cover. Which is pretty poor I would imagine clubs know when they are coming, so try to get players to stay at home, like Rio Source: FA So they took less than 1 sample per game on average? Wow! So in any game with combined squads of 34 players you've got about a 2% chance of being selected for testing (and as you say, clubs probably know when the audits are happening so can leave players out for a variety of reasons). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Things about to get interesting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 2 hours ago, CarewsEyebrowDesigner said: Things about to get interesting... ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted June 14, 2016 Moderator Share Posted June 14, 2016 Yeah, spit it out CED. Ya big tease. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted June 14, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted June 14, 2016 The blood bags seized from Fuentes have been ordered to be handed over to WADA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted June 14, 2016 Moderator Share Posted June 14, 2016 Unless it's to do with the Dr. Fuentes case, although he's ostensibly got nothing to do with football. EDIT : Stevo beat me to it, although that's technically cycling is it not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 'Nothing to do' may be stretching it a little Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted June 14, 2016 Moderator Share Posted June 14, 2016 2 minutes ago, CarewsEyebrowDesigner said: 'Nothing to do' may be stretching it a little 'Ostensibly'. Always be careful with one's qualifiers y'see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zak Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 i bet a certain Spanish tennis player is shitting bricks too 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted June 14, 2016 Moderator Share Posted June 14, 2016 1 minute ago, zak said: i bet a certain Spanish tennis player is shitting bricks too Juicy ! ^ See what I did there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 3 hours ago, zak said: I bet a certain Spanish tennis player is shitting bricks too ...and a certain Welsh player living In Spain who looked suspiciously ripped like Nadal not long after moving. Also showing similar hair loss In recent days. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 As much as we may doubt certain tennis players and football players, it looks like all of those named will be cyclists and track athletes, and most of those names are already known. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted June 15, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted June 15, 2016 19 hours ago, rodders0223 said: ...and a certain Welsh player living In Spain who looked suspiciously ripped like Nadal not long after moving. Also showing similar hair loss In recent days. That's probably just testosterone then. Is testosterone a banned substance? (genuine question, I don't know) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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