It's not just in cycling

that drugs are a problem. It seems football may be as bad or worse.

See http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/3034491.stm

Cheers, helen s

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On 19 May 2003 11:24:51 GMT, [email protected] (wafflycathcsdirtycatlitter) wrote:

>http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/3034491.stm

I think that comes from the "no shit Sherlock" department. Anybody who seriously suggests that any
group of professional athletes haven't been using performance enhancing drugs is ripe for a job as
Iraqi information minister.

Guy
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"wafflycathcsdirtycatlitter" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> that drugs are a problem. It seems football may be as bad or worse.
>
> See http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/3034491.stm
>
> Cheers, helen s
>
>
>
>
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"Just zis Guy, you know?" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On 19 May 2003 11:24:51 GMT, [email protected] (wafflycathcsdirtycatlitter) wrote:
>
> >http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/3034491.stm
>
> I think that comes from the "no shit Sherlock" department. Anybody who seriously suggests that any
> group of professional athletes haven't been using performance enhancing drugs is ripe for a job as
> Iraqi information minister.
>
> Guy

Yeah, I always liked the idea of the Radio 1 drugs helpline, expecting the call to go something
along the lines of.... " hello, Radio 1 Drugs helpline. How can we help you?..." " Well, I've got a
drugs problem......" "Yep, we're here to help, what's your problem?...." "Well, my suppliers moved
onto warmer climes and I don't know who to get them off anymore. Can you provide me with the names /
address / phone nos. of any suppliers in my area please ?....." "....?...."

Dave.

 

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> "Just zis Guy, you know?" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > On 19 May 2003 11:24:51 GMT, [email protected] (wafflycathcsdirtycatlitter) wrote:
> >
> > >http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/3034491.stm
> >
> > I think that comes from the "no shit Sherlock" department. Anybody who seriously suggests that
> > any group of professional athletes haven't been using performance enhancing drugs is ripe for a
> > job as Iraqi information minister.
> >
> > Guy
>
> Yeah, I always liked the idea of the Radio 1 drugs helpline, expecting the call to go something
> along the lines of.... " hello, Radio 1 Drugs helpline. How can we help you?..." " Well, I've got
> a drugs problem......" "Yep, we're here to help, what's your problem?...." "Well, my suppliers
> moved onto warmer climes and I don't know who to get them off anymore. Can you provide me with the
> names / address / phone nos. of any suppliers in my area please ?....." "....?...."
>
> Dave.
>
>
Also, what made me smile (and I only heard the report in passing, so may have got this wrong), was
that apparently 1 in 20 know of 'someone within the sport' taking performance enhancing drugs,
whilst 50% know of people taking them for pleasure / entertainment. That must tell you something
(just not quite sure what!!). Dave.

 

>I think that comes from the "no shit Sherlock" department. Anybody who seriously suggests that any
>group of professional athletes haven't been using performance enhancing drugs is ripe for a job as
>Iraqi information minister.

You could well be correct

Cheers, helen s

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On Mon, 19 May 2003 13:17:40 +0100, "Just zis Guy, you know?" <[email protected]> wrote:

>I think that comes from the "no shit Sherlock" department. Anybody who seriously suggests that any
>group of professional athletes haven't been using performance enhancing drugs is ripe for a job as
>Iraqi information minister.
>

How far would a soccer player walk, wander about or run in a match? Six, seven, eight miles? I've no
idea. What I do know is that it's certainly less than the 100+ miles per day a pro cyclist would
average in a tour. Whatever, the "no shit Sherlock" comment sums it up for me too.

James

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"James Hodson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 19 May 2003 13:17:40 +0100, "Just zis Guy, you know?" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >I think that comes from the "no shit Sherlock" department. Anybody who seriously suggests that
> >any group of professional athletes haven't been using performance enhancing drugs is ripe for a
> >job as Iraqi information minister.
> >
>
> How far would a soccer player walk, wander about or run in a match? Six, seven, eight miles? I've
> no idea. What I do know is that it's certainly less than the 100+ miles per day a pro cyclist
> would average in a tour. Whatever, the "no shit Sherlock" comment sums it up for me too.
>
> James
>
Eh ?...sorry, don't quite get that James.... as a matter of interest (possibly ;-), I run 12 miles
once a week and recently rode John O Groats to Lands End at 100 miles per day. I have to say that
once I'd got used to it (after about three days), I'd much rather ride 100 miles per day than run
1.5 hours. Running is very high impact. After 3 weeks off, preparing and riding, I went for my
standard run. It damn near crippled me - ooops! Cheers, Dave.

 

"Dave" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> >
> Also, what made me smile (and I only heard the report in passing, so may have got this wrong), was
> that apparently 1 in 20 know of 'someone within the sport' taking performance enhancing drugs,
> whilst 50% know of people taking them for pleasure / entertainment.

Depends what they classed as "recreational drugs", bearing in mind professional football's
well-publicised relationship with booze....

David E. Belcher

Dept. of Chemistry, University of York

 

On Mon, 19 May 2003 22:36:35 +0100, "Dave" <[email protected]> wrote:

>"James Hodson" <[email protected]> wrote in message

>> How far would a soccer player walk, wander about or run in a match? Six, seven, eight miles? I've
>> no idea. What I do know is that it's certainly less than the 100+ miles per day a pro cyclist
>> would average in a tour. Whatever, the "no shit Sherlock" comment sums it up for me too.

>>
>Eh ?...sorry, don't quite get that James.... as a matter of interest (possibly ;-), I run 12 miles
>once a week and recently rode John O Groats to Lands End at 100 miles per day. I have to say that
>once I'd got used to it (after about three days), I'd much rather ride 100 miles per day than run
>1.5 hours. Running is very high impact. After 3 weeks off, preparing and riding, I went for my
>standard run. It damn near crippled me - ooops!

Hi Dave

I was merely trying to make the point that the druggy soccer players exert themselves far less than
do pro-cyclists.

However, I did tune into Eurosport yesterday to watch the Giro. A bit or cycling, I thought. But no,
a boxing match broke out in the last few kilometers

James

PS Running is the Devil's work - the jog of beelzebub!

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> On Mon, 19 May 2003 22:36:35 +0100, "Dave" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >"James Hodson" <[email protected]> wrote in message

<snip>

> James
>
> PS Running is the Devil's work - the jog of beelzebub!
>
Indeed it is. I only do it because as I understand it (and I will probably be severly corrected here
;-), it is high impact and helps ensure a strong skeleton, avoiding such future pleasures as
osteoporiasis (or something like that anyway ;-). The other stuff I do, cycling, swimming and rock
climbing is low impact (as long as I don't fall off the rocks!), and therefore somewhat lacking in
the holistic approach...er...I think.