SCB Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Poor old Peter Oakes. Writing a load of old bunkum in The Daily Star. And no one told him. No blood. Fake testers. And still got a 10 month bad. Fair play to Darcy, he had all the high up people in speedway fooled! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 First rule of journalism ... never let the facts get in the way of a good story. Only joking ... It is not unheard of for a policeman to carry out alcohol tests at SGP events but aways in the presence of FIM officials. It is a matter of semantics, for example, who 'carries out the test' if a policeman provides the breathalyser kit and holds it to the rider's mouth under the supervision of the FIM doctor. Is it the policeman or the doctor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Just about the right timescale IMO. Good to see that the procedures were sound and correctly followed after all. Lets hope we dont see another thread like this again! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Central Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 First rule of journalism ... never let the facts get in the way of a good story. Only joking ... It is not unheard of for a policeman to carry out alcohol tests at SGP events but aways in the presence of FIM officials. It is a matter of semantics, for example, who 'carries out the test' if a policeman provides the breathalyser kit and holds it to the rider's mouth under the supervision of the FIM doctor. Is it the policeman or the doctor? Semantics! I think I've wandered into a Wittgenstein symposium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillipsr Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Darcy's response on twitter to the FIM tweet detailing the ban!! People seriously saying hes learnt his lesson!! @D_Dublu_racing: @FIM_live don't tag me in this !! #notfriends Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCB Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Darcy's response on twitter to the FIM tweet detailing the ban!! People seriously saying hes learnt his lesson!! @D_Dublu_racing: @FIM_live don't tag me in this !! #notfriends TBF, I found that funny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillipsr Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Just not very sensible should bite his tongue and move on 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReturn Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 One of the 'clever rrrsses' on here pulled me up for using that reference the other day! Shocking... just for saying 'Flipping Foolish Silliness'? I thought everyone knew that's what FFS meant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 (edited) 10 months it is.. They have their reasons for the length, I would have hoped it was longer, but hey ho. So we can all move on now and enjoy our season................ Until the next time PS. Yerropes, today the pic is of Middlo thanking god it wasn't longer Edited February 26, 2015 by Jacques 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseq7 Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Nobody,in any walk of life, under whatever circumstances should wriggle off on a technicality. The consequences of this very immature individuals actions could have been tragic. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pugwash Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Nobody,in any walk of life, under whatever circumstances should wriggle off on a technicality. The consequences of this very immature individuals actions could have been tragic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdmc82 Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Feel for Kings Lynn as they finished top of the table now that Wards points are removed from the date of 17th-27th Aug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dornier Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Am just glad all the ducks were facing the right way as somebody suggested they weren`t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWitcher Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Darcy's response on twitter to the FIM tweet detailing the ban!! People seriously saying hes learnt his lesson!! @D_Dublu_racing: @FIM_live don't tag me in this !! #notfriends TBF, I found that funny It might be funny, but in most other professional sports it would result in a further ban. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Brown Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 You have seen this at the bottpm of the FIM statement? An appeal against the decision of the CDI may be lodged by the parties before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne (Switzerland) within 21 days of the date of receipt of the full reasoned CDI decision. I meant lets hope he does not decide to take up the chance of an appeal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Yes it could've been longer but 10 months it is, the most important thing now is for Ward to learn, he has all the talent in the World but has been let down by the six inches between his ears. Also it might be an idea for him to surround himself with a few people that will give him better advice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grachan Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 I meant lets hope he does not decide to take up the chance of an appeal He'd be daft if he did. He got a pretty short ban and can be back in action by June so what's the point. And it could be increased. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSC67 Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Poor old Peter Oakes. Writing a load of old bunkum in The Daily Star. And no one told him. If its in the Daily Star will anyone notice any difference ? most of what's in that "newspaper " is a load tosh anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Central Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 If its in the Daily Star will anyone notice any difference ? most of what's in that "newspaper " is a load tosh anyway I think I have been extremely consistent and even-handed in expressing the total contempt I have had for the standard of journalism throughout this entire episode. Few if any of them come out of this with any professional integrity intact. They have served the sport poorly. And despite being, almost universally, in 'the Ward camp'. None of them did him any favours either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waiheke1 Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Lets ASSUME Darcy gets his suspension turned into a ban.... a 12 month riding ban dated back to the date he was suspended, meaning he can ride again toward the end of 2015, if he wants to. 1) Should he be given the Wild Card no 16 jacket for the 2015 Australian GP ......................................................................................................................... 2) Should he be given one of the four permanent 2016 GP Wild Cards? What do you think? yes to both imho 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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