Looks like the Sunday Times have got good sources that Chelsea players were doping under the Ranieri era. Conte Juve obviously... AC Milan under Capello... we alll know that. Barca Pep... sure Uefa will cover that one up!! Leicester not under scrutiny atm (investigations aren't up to speed on this season), but could the fairytale have a rotten ending?
I doubt the players have cheated, but it would be sour note on an excellent title for Leicester City. I blame Chavbus FC for allowing this to happen
To be fair, we have had a lot of Italian coaches. Vialli's Chelsea 98/9!!! Italy in extra time semi 2006!!! Arsenal 97/8: kings of creatine!!!
Not really concerned tbh... chances of us having done anything that the 'bigger' clubs haven't done on a much larger scale are slim, to say the least.... but I'm also confident that our physio / medical set-up is nothing other than state of the art under ex-player Dave Rennie who has been overseeing it for a long time now ...
The chances of the authorities punishing a Real Madrid, Barca or Bayern are even slimmer, though. Leicester? Might be a bit damaging to the game, if you go on to win the league and they take it away because of something like this. Wouldn't put it past them in order to stick one of their favourites into the Champions League, though.
So because we are clear at the top of the league it means referees are suddenly all Leicester fan....despite other clubs getting wrong decisions in their favour and is getting them against us! And now because we are clear at the top of the league it means our players are doping! Ffs how pathetic are people that they are so bitter about us that they can't accept us doing well and need to try and find excuses!!
I don't think Leicester are guilty of doing anything wrong but have got a question. If they were found to have cheated what would happen? If Arsenal finish second and spurs third with 4 points or less difference between the teams would they each be moved up the league making Arsenal the champions? Spurs only got a point from Leicester so could argue that they only got 1 point from those 2 games due to Leicester's drug cheating so all of Leicester's results should be wiped off. This would mean that Arsenal would lose 6 points (as they beat Leicester twice) spurs only lose 1 thus gaining 5 points on Arsenal and therefore winning the title instead of Arsenal. Arsenal could rightly argue that they have been penalised for beating drug cheats. A similar argument could happen re CL places, EL places and relegation places. So what would the answer be? Are there any precedents in other leagues? Like I said ... I do not believe Leicester have done anything wrong but thought it was an interesting problem.
I think that it would depend upon how many players did it. One player failed his test when Zagreb beat Arsenal and nothing happened to the club, IIRC. I think that it would've been different if it was more than one.
I remember something about that. ..struck me as weird ... if 1 member of a relay team cheats by using performance enhancing drugs then all lose out so why is it different in football?
Some sort of attempt at proof would be a nice touch toward any Leicester player , instead of " Fantasy Land " scenarios , before we get into how many caught players it would take to overturn the boat .....seriously folks .
No idea. If you play one ineligible player, then you lose the game. What's the difference? It's a hypothetical. I'm sure Swansea would be fine, anyway. Having said that, Gomis looks like he's been doped up all season. Must be on something, surely?
Simpson should have been sent off and Saints should have had a pen. Not sold on the second penalty shout but the first was stonewall.
Gomis wanted to be transfered before the end of August , would have made about 6 ,000,000 off of us (guarenteed money when he signed on the free ) then 3,000,000 off of a Mideast team in wages . 9 million for a year is pretty good . Gomis played his arse off for the first 4 games scoring 4 goals and after the 4th game the window closed , and he was pissed he didn't get traded and make all that money and threw his toys out . It was so obvious , not a player of morel substance IMO . P..S Not big on hypothetical scenarios in general but this one is in perticular bad taste .
It is a bit surprising that the finger of accysation is being pointed at ranieri rather than Chelsea, who have had a fair few players banned for drugs (though according to former blue Winston Bogarde, this is because when they want to break your contract they set you up to get caught with coke)
I did say, twice, that I do not believe Leicester had done anything wrong...just thought it was an interesting problem. If it's better change it to spurs so here goes... If Leicester win the title from arsenal by a points and then it is found out that spurs players had been caught out drug cheating what would happen? Arsenal could claim that they only got 2 points from spurs due to the cheating do should be awarded all 6 points ... that way they gain 4 points while Leicester only gain 2 or the games against spurs could be declared void so arsenal lose 2 points but Leicester lose 4. Leicester could claim they are losing out through spurs cheating ... what would happen?
Isn't this like assuming Chelsea could be involved in match fixing next season because Conte was allegedly involved in match fixing at Juve?
