Xavier Marshall - Drugs Scandal

[gettingbetter]

http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/current/story/370219.html

Just when he was looking like a better player and a mainstay for the Windies this happens. Rather sad.

 

[pup11]

What a shame and what a waste of talent.

 

[gettingbetter]

Not sure what they will do with him though. I read up his cricinfo many months, maybe a year or so ago and it said that he has had disciplinary problems previously.

As you said, such a shame. I thought he was going to be a decent player for the Windies and we all know that they need someone. Note: Samuels is gone too (was it drugs or match-fixing?)

Any guesses on what he tested positive too?

 

[Richard]

Marshall to date is so hopelessly overrated. But yeah, drug-taking scandals of any form are never exactly ideal.

Wonder what it was? I presume it's along the Nandrolone lines rather than the Cocaine ones.

 

[Rickripper]

*Insert doping joke here*

 

[silentstriker]

That sucks. Hopefully they beat the charge. This whole steroid uproar is quite humorous to me.

 

[pasag]

Hope it's just recreational.

 

[Beamer]

It was what we might call 'the herb'. Most certainly recreational.

Certainly not performance enhancing so I don't think he will receive a long ban. Btw it is a push to call this a scandal, its not as if he was trying to gain an advantage over the England lads by smoking weed .

He has had problems with weed in the past, it is what kept him out of the Jamaica team for at least a year.

 

[four_or_six]

Quite a pricey joint.

 

[Lostman]

If it is pot, whats the big deal? A guy from the Caribbean smoking dope, oh what a shock.

He should play this 20/20 crap and have "smoke two joints" as his entrance song.

 

[Goughy]

If it is pot, whats the big deal? A guy from the Caribbean smoking dope, oh what a shock.

He should play this 20/20 crap and have "smoke two joints" as his entrance song.

The big deal is that its against the rules. He is a dumb mother****er if its weed and he gets banned. Why risk everything for some weed? Idiot.

People in the Bangladesh thread have stated that by leaving for ICL they knew there would be a punishment and that they shouldnt be suprised. Well this is the same without actually helping himself.

 

[Beleg]

^

eh the rule is ****ed up.

 

[Richard]

The big deal is that its against the rules.

There's tournament rules against smoking marjuana?

Shame cricket doesn't ban smoking anything full-stop, tobacco included - would almost invariably do wonders for the standard of the game.

 

[Goughy]

There's tournament rules against smoking marjuana?

Err Yes.

 

[Richard]

Why? Just because it's illegal in the UK?

 

[Goughy]

Why? Just because it's illegal in the UK?

No, because its on the World Anti-Doping Agencys list of banned substances. See S8

Christ, even WWE has banned it and that isnt even a real sport.

 

[zaremba]

Never forget, Gladiators banned Shadow for taking prohibited substances. And Blue Peter banned Richard Bacon. These anti-drug rules are bloody everywhere

 

[Rickripper]

Never forget, Gladiators banned Shadow for taking prohibited substances. And Blue Peter banned Richard Bacon. These anti-drug rules are bloody everywhere

What did Richard Bacon do between leaving Blue Peter and pretending to be Matthew Wright?

 

[zaremba]

What did Richard Bacon do between leaving Blue Peter and pretending to be Matthew Wright?

Not sure. I think there was a Dermot Reeve-style coke comedown to deal with.

Actually I think he's above all a Steve Coogan rip-off. Coogan himself was once reported as saying words to the effect of "that little pr!ck should get his own material"

 

[Lostman]

This whole "tournament" is some guy with too much money on his hands that is basically buying himself a giant party. Would/should even a privately sponsored event fall under world doping guidlines?