From the sound of things it looks like a reduction - I’d guess halved. He’d then be back for the start of preseason.
Baz mentioned on today's 1904 club that whilst the noises had previously been that the club hoped the ban would be reduced to a year, Ruben Selles had suggested on Saturday that it was actually possible he'd be back this season.
Yep - Selles talking about having him back this season. I’m not sure if it might be him coming back to the club as he’s spent his time with his family back home. Just get back in training before the end of the season to help put a platform down for next.
He can’t actually train until his ban his officially over. Bans are for all football activity, not just matches.
How does this sort of thing even get monitored? Do they do random audits of the training ground? It's a bit like when managers are appointed pending international clearance, they're still basically taking training, they just aren't an official employee. Surely he's still at the ground doing 'other' things and then sometimes he just happens to join in on drills.
Hes not at the training ground And while no ones monitoring it The punishments severe Its not even close to worth it for club or playee
I guess I was asking the question more generally, it seems a difficult one for authorities to monitor.
I suppose it’s like any law in society. You could drive without a valid license or insurance. Who would know, until you’re pulled over by police? You could overstay your visa and get away with it for a while, until one day you’re deported. It’s better to be safe than sorry. Why risk breaking rules and laws when the consequence of being caught is worse than not following them? It’s pretty much the basis for most rules and laws in society i.e. a social contract. Zambrano probably could get away with training with us if we made sure he wasn’t in any of the pictures posted on social media and it was very hush-hush. Why risk turning his 16 month ban into a 24 or even 48 month one though? Ignoring the sanction is considered worse than the initial doping itself.
No doubt, I guess I'm just wondering in that case if they do randomly send people to training grounds to check if banned players are training. There must be some instances of that or else no club would abide by the directives.
They might do, I don’t know. Athletes get caught doping because of random drug tests by independent anti-doping officials so it would not surprise me at all if they sent the same officials to do unannounced visits to club facilities that have players currently serving suspensions.
It's usually worded as 'playing, coaching, officiating, and all off-field football related matters'. Given that drug testers can turn up unannounced at the training ground, there's no way they'd risk him being there. The views expressed in my posts are not necessarily mine.
