UPDATED: BBC says NML was banned for Cocaine & not just once

It seems cocaine is a massive problem throughout society, especially with people under the age of 30


https://news.sky.com/story/uk-has-secre ... s-11741220

On ML. Is he guilty? Yes. Was he stupid? Yes. Were the club justified in sacking him? Yes.

Could or should the club have tried to offer him more support before giving him the bullet? Hmm.. I'd say possibly, although I obviously do not know the full facts. I seem to remember Rio Ferdinand missing a drugs test amid allegations of cocaine misuse and Manchester utd and Alex Ferguson should by the player.

I can see both sides of the argument on this. I honestly do hope ML gets well and overcomes his demons. I also hope he never scores another goal as a professional football player.

Rio ferdinand missed a scheduled testing (standard pracgice) and yes their were allegations of coca in, but no evidence , as he deliberately missed the test! So man utd stood by him

NML failed (twice) and admitted to ocaine use, very different indeed
He was banned once,and fully supported, and paid to boot, then comes back into the fold, and commits the same offence as for getting well ? He's not ill as such,just f@cking selfish has shown his true colours with the one statement he initially made,thanking us for our support! Support he got un fairly if you ask me, as if fans would have known the truth earlier, he wouldn't have had "our support".

Where's his apology for letting the club and fans down?? He should donate his wages to charity,from the 1st offence until he was sacked. I will repeat, I wish the boy no harm, but have absolutely 0 sympathy for him.

That's fine. So by your logic the prime minister and half the cabinet should stand down and donate their wages to charity. ML lost wages, he was punished and got sacked. Obviously that stain stays with him.

As for Ferdinand some might argue the only difference between him and ML is Ferdinand did not get caught. Ferdinands case was similar to a drunk driver refusing or hiding from a breath test, he still served a ban and i believe if his case was now the authorities would not be as lenient.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/ ... -fit-crime

It seems cocaine is a massive problem throughout society, especially with people under the age of 30


https://news.sky.com/story/uk-has-secre ... s-11741220

On ML. Is he guilty? Yes. Was he stupid? Yes. Were the club justified in sacking him? Yes.

Could or should the club have tried to offer him more support before giving him the bullet? Hmm.. I'd say possibly, although I obviously do not know the full facts. I seem to remember Rio Ferdinand missing a drugs test amid allegations of cocaine misuse and Manchester utd and Alex Ferguson should by the player.

I can see both sides of the argument on this. I honestly do hope ML gets well and overcomes his demons. I also hope he never scores another goal as a professional football player.

Rio ferdinand missed a scheduled testing (standard pracgice) and yes their were allegations of coca in, but no evidence , as he deliberately missed the test! So man utd stood by him

NML failed (twice) and admitted to ocaine use, very different indeed
He was banned once,and fully supported, and paid to boot, then comes back into the fold, and commits the same offence as for getting well ? He's not ill as such,just f@cking selfish has shown his true colours with the one statement he initially made,thanking us for our support! Support he got un fairly if you ask me, as if fans would have known the truth earlier, he wouldn't have had "our support".

Where's his apology for letting the club and fans down?? He should donate his wages to charity,from the 1st offence until he was sacked. I will repeat, I wish the boy no harm, but have absolutely 0 sympathy for him.

That's fine. So by your logic the prime minister and half the cabinet should stand down and donate their wages to charity. ML lost wages, he was punished and got sacked. Obviously that stain stays with him.

As for Ferdinand some might argue the only difference between him and ML is Ferdinand did not get caught. Ferdinands case was similar to a drunk driver refusing or hiding from a breath test, he still served a ban and i believe if his case was now the authorities would not be as lenient.

In short, yes boris and his cabinet should f@cking resign!! But for incompetence, nothing to do with cocaine,unless you are suggesting boris & crew are bang at it?

So ml lost wages,this time! He was paid on his 1st ban!he should be still banned in my opinion,you obviously disagree,and somehow feel he has been hard done by?? All opinions I guess.

It seems cocaine is a massive problem throughout society, especially with people under the age of 30


https://news.sky.com/story/uk-has-secre ... s-11741220

On ML. Is he guilty? Yes. Was he stupid? Yes. Were the club justified in sacking him? Yes.

Could or should the club have tried to offer him more support before giving him the bullet? Hmm.. I'd say possibly, although I obviously do not know the full facts. I seem to remember Rio Ferdinand missing a drugs test amid allegations of cocaine misuse and Manchester utd and Alex Ferguson should by the player.

I can see both sides of the argument on this. I honestly do hope ML gets well and overcomes his demons. I also hope he never scores another goal as a professional football player.

Rio ferdinand missed a scheduled testing (standard pracgice) and yes their were allegations of coca in, but no evidence , as he deliberately missed the test! So man utd stood by him

NML failed (twice) and admitted to ocaine use, very different indeed
He was banned once,and fully supported, and paid to boot, then comes back into the fold, and commits the same offence as for getting well ? He's not ill as such,just f@cking selfish has shown his true colours with the one statement he initially made,thanking us for our support! Support he got un fairly if you ask me, as if fans would have known the truth earlier, he wouldn't have had "our support".

Where's his apology for letting the club and fans down?? He should donate his wages to charity,from the 1st offence until he was sacked. I will repeat, I wish the boy no harm, but have absolutely 0 sympathy for him.

That's fine. So by your logic the prime minister and half the cabinet should stand down and donate their wages to charity. ML lost wages, he was punished and got sacked. Obviously that stain stays with him.

As for Ferdinand some might argue the only difference between him and ML is Ferdinand did not get caught. Ferdinands case was similar to a drunk driver refusing or hiding from a breath test, he still served a ban and i believe if his case was now the authorities would not be as lenient.

In short, yes boris and his cabinet should f@cking resign!! But for incompetence, nothing to do with cocaine,unless you are suggesting boris & crew are bang at it?

So ml lost wages,this time! He was paid on his 1st ban!he should be still banned in my opinion,you obviously disagree,and somehow feel he has been hard done by?? All opinions I guess.

No I dont think he was hard done by, I'm not sure to be honest.

It seems cocaine is a massive problem throughout society, especially with people under the age of 30


https://news.sky.com/story/uk-has-secre ... s-11741220

On ML. Is he guilty? Yes. Was he stupid? Yes. Were the club justified in sacking him? Yes.

Could or should the club have tried to offer him more support before giving him the bullet? Hmm.. I'd say possibly, although I obviously do not know the full facts. I seem to remember Rio Ferdinand missing a drugs test amid allegations of cocaine misuse and Manchester utd and Alex Ferguson should by the player.

I can see both sides of the argument on this. I honestly do hope ML gets well and overcomes his demons. I also hope he never scores another goal as a professional football player.

Rio ferdinand missed a scheduled testing (standard pracgice) and yes their were allegations of coca in, but no evidence , as he deliberately missed the test! So man utd stood by him

NML failed (twice) and admitted to ocaine use, very different indeed
He was banned once,and fully supported, and paid to boot, then comes back into the fold, and commits the same offence as for getting well ? He's not ill as such,just f@cking selfish has shown his true colours with the one statement he initially made,thanking us for our support! Support he got un fairly if you ask me, as if fans would have known the truth earlier, he wouldn't have had "our support".

Where's his apology for letting the club and fans down?? He should donate his wages to charity,from the 1st offence until he was sacked. I will repeat, I wish the boy no harm, but have absolutely 0 sympathy for him.

That's fine. So by your logic the prime minister and half the cabinet should stand down and donate their wages to charity. ML lost wages, he was punished and got sacked. Obviously that stain stays with him.

As for Ferdinand some might argue the only difference between him and ML is Ferdinand did not get caught. Ferdinands case was similar to a drunk driver refusing or hiding from a breath test, he still served a ban and i believe if his case was now the authorities would not be as lenient.

In short, yes boris and his cabinet should f@cking resign!! But for incompetence, nothing to do with cocaine,unless you are suggesting boris & crew are bang at it?

So ml lost wages,this time! He was paid on his 1st ban!he should be still banned in my opinion,you obviously disagree,and somehow feel he has been hard done by?? All opinions I guess.

No I dont think he was hard done by, I'm not sure to be honest.

I think he was lucky, a repeat offence only weeks after 1st ban deserved a longer ban imho.
Not the right message to youngsters in the game.