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If it had been posted at the same time, how could racers and royals have quoted it in his reply?

It shouldnt be aired across the forum - are you for real? This 'clown' behind a keyboard thinks you must be looking in the mirror and referring to yourself. He beat her up. It was reported in the local papers. As far as I am aware there is no case out of libel on the local newspaper, now I wonder why? There are consequences to actions and one of them in this instance is knowing what he did. Theres loyalty to your team and theres blind loyalty. I suggest you stick to the first!

Geez there are some right sickos out there

why? Its their livlihood, a chance to earn some money

I have visions of long queues waiting to get in with loads of people trying to figure out how to get their tickets on their phone!

I was gonna ask if he had a canoe!

Makes it even more important to highlight the positive, Berwicks good sportsmanship.

Fair play to them from a sporting point of view

It was a shame, I was gutted for him at the time, but the regs are written in such a way that the onus is on the athlete to check anything before taking it.

Thanks Fromafar!

Night nurse contains pseudoephedrine so it would cause a positive drug test. There are plenty of things - especially cold and hayfever remedies- that can potentially cause a positive drugs test. The Scottish skier whose name escapes me was stripped of an Olympic medal for using vicks. Btw, I definitely would not trust google as 100% accurate, I'll stick to the 4 years of study and exams I did for that lol. Basic rule of thumb, if its not on the NHS or BNF websites check them instead! You are 100% right though, we have to wait and see what the more detailed analysis shows and take it from there

Zapain is just branded Co-codamol, they are the same drug

Unless it has changed in the last few years, I can confirm that the riders get a list of items they cant take and the substances they need to look for in OTC medication that they cant take. I got a copy of one from a rider when I was doing my pharmacy exams quite a few years ago

I can download it fine Phil, could it be to do with the permissions?

Thanks! I just couldn’t get his name there. For the record Mike Bennett wo easily lol

Actually I’ve got a photo of him doing just that around Ashfield in a race against another well known announcer whose name escapes me

Congratulations Peterborough! Got to feel for Belle Vue and their fans tho

Apparently he can’t ride under appeal until the SCB court hearing. Whether there are kangaroos at that court remains to be seen It does seem bizarre that a rider can be told minutes before it is posted on the website that he has been banned without even having been spoken to, never mind being asked to put forward their side of events. I have absolutely no idea what it is all about btw but in general sports tend to at least give a right of representation. Unilaterally ‘sentencing’ a rider without their knowledge or input just doesn’t sit right with me

Releived to see them both walking away, that was horrible.

Thanks for the replies guys. So basically because IoW are 'only' doing exhibition type stuff and entertaining with speedway with a few other things thrown in the BSPA threw their toys out of the pram. As a result because Coles took part in an event promoting speedway and trying to get it to appeal to holidaymakers as a good night out the BSPA are bully boys and saying its their ball and Connors not playing with it as far as the british final goes Typical

Sorry, being dense here but why does him riding on IoW last week matter?

Well that answered the national anthem question for Laguna and Sayfutinov….. Tchaikovsky’s piano concerto no 1 it is then !

Basically they cant call themselves Russia or claim it was a win for Russia if either win the GP. It all seems lip service to me tbh and something I get bitter about. A friend of mine and her hubby lost in the World Mixed Doubles (curling obv) to Russia in Sweden in 2016. one of the athletes who was found to be abusing the rules was the Russian male in the pairing. He was found guilty but they didnt take the title off them. If Emil wins the SGP he WILL be world champion. The reason the GP is being called Togliatti and there is no flag is to allow them to hold it. Technically it shouldnt really be getting referred to as the Russian GP. Anthem I have no idea about but we might find out soon with Emil. Its all stupid stuff down to the international authorities not being willing to come down hard on the drug culture within the Russian Sports system

The World Anti-Doping Agency banned Russia from international competition for four years last December. The ban includes Olympic Games and world championships, and Russia's flag or name cannot be used. Athletes, however, are not banned from competing but can only do so under a neutral flag From the curling regs. The Russian athletes were called the Curling Federation to allow them to compete in this years world championships. Doping amongst Russian athletes has been rife, it was almost seen as a way of life in a lot of sports. The curlers had to undergo drugs tests in the months leading up to the worlds - presumably Emil and Artem would have faced something similar

The irony of comments in post 12 on that linked story I was never a fan of Lindback either tbh. Don’t think he had the attitude or guidance to match his ability. Just hope we aren’t reading about a downward spiral of his life in years to come