Wagg banned till Jan 2006.

[SpaceMonkey]

Well i havent seen it mentioned in any threads on here (apologies if it has) But Wagg was banned today till Jan 2006. He should suit himself extremely lucky that he's only gonna miss 1 County season instead of the 2 he SHOULD have got really. They say they were lenient cos he owned up to it but he didnt really have much choice when cocaine was found in his system.

Also Warks have (rightly) cancelled his contract but will continue to help him through his ban to get over his addiction and cope financially i guess.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/warwickshire/3753238.stm

Link to the story for those interested.

 

[marc71178]

Addiction?

First I heard about that.

I think it's fair enough seeing as he didn't ever try to hide it when caught - considering the denials from certain footballers born on 7th November 1978 and then ended up with 8 months.

 

[a massive zebra]

Not everyone who takes coke is addicted. Some do it as a recreation. Are you sure its an addiction?

 

[a massive zebra]

Addiction?

First I heard about that.

I think it's fair enough seeing as he didn't ever try to hide it when caught - considering the denials from certain footballers born on 7th November 1978 and then ended up with 8 months.

Oh you were born on the same day as Rio Ferdinand?

Still, there are differences between you. You appear to have a far higher IQ but much less money.

 

[Neil Pickup]

I thought that was to do with the Birmingham Sunday League scandal?!

 

[marc71178]

Oh you were born on the same day as Rio Ferdinand?

I was, and it's been fun tracking his career since I found out he was born on the same day (about 10 years ago)

Still, there are differences between you. You appear to have a far higher IQ but much less money.

I wouldn't say know to his money

 

[marc71178]

I thought that was to do with the Birmingham Sunday League scandal?!

What's this all about?

 

[SpaceMonkey]

well its quoted as

However, it will provide the best possible advice, support and encouragement to Graham during his rehabilitation period.

so maybe i took too many liberties to say addiction

 

[Neil Pickup]

What's this all about?

It's a really poorly thought out and executed attempt at implicating yourself in a Ferdinand-Wagg-Mutu-style situation

 

[bryce]

i do not know why he just doesn't get a private warning instead of it being made public and getting a long ban, its no big deal its not like coke is performance enhancing or anything like that.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Simply - no drugs in sport. Period.

 

[masterblaster]

Agreed Entirely

 

[BoyBrumby]

I do think he can consider himself a little unlucky to end up with 15 months after he at least had the Max Walls to hold his hands up & admit it.

Especially when a certain other cricketer was caught with a known masking agent in his system, came up with a c*ck & bull story about his mother & wanting to look slim on telly & only got a year.

 

[Richard]

How do we know it was *ock-and-bull?
For all we know Warne could have been telling the truth - same way Ferdinand could have.
It all depends on how much you want to hate the players (or more, in Ferdinand's case, his team).

 

[Scallywag]

I do think he can consider himself a little unlucky to end up with 15 months after he at least had the Max Walls to hold his hands up & admit it.

Especially when a certain other cricketer was caught with a known masking agent in his system, came up with a c*ck & bull story about his mother & wanting to look slim on telly & only got a year.

I dont think you know the whole story, the guy could be a dealer who sells to schoolkids. He may be connected to the drug cartels. Well thats what you would say if it was Warnie.

 

[Richard]

Maybe it might be what some one-eyed anti-Warne correspondants would say but those of us who've got some sense have actually acknowledged that Warne's version of events is not remotely implausible.
Personally I'm not going to worry about whether he took the masking-agents to mask or for an innocuous reason - I'm happy that he's served the time he was given and has come back hungrier for it.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Maybe it might be what some one-eyed anti-Warne correspondants would say but those of us who've got some sense have actually acknowledged that Warne's version of events is not remotely implausible.
Personally I'm not going to worry about whether he took the masking-agents to mask or for an innocuous reason - I'm happy that he's served the time he was given and has come back hungrier for it.

Well, if you believe Warnie's little tale I can tell you that I have a bridge in London for sale. Going at a reasonable price.

Seriously tho, I will admit to not being the biggest fan of Warne as a bloke, but that doesn't alter the fact that his story did not have the ring of verisimilitude I'm afraid.

That said the world of cricket would be a poorer place without his craft.

 

[Richard]

I've seen seemingly inconceivable tales dismissed and turn-out to be true beforehand. So have you, probably.
Plenty did point to Warne's taking them to mask steriods which enabled him to recover too quickly from the shoulder.
The only person who truly knows, probably, is Warne himself.
I also fail to see what he really had to gain by lying.

 

[Son Of Coco]

I do think he can consider himself a little unlucky to end up with 15 months after he at least had the Max Walls to hold his hands up & admit it.

Especially when a certain other cricketer was caught with a known masking agent in his system, came up with a c*ck & bull story about his mother & wanting to look slim on telly & only got a year.

yes, yes.........and if it was Warne that took cocaine.........