First you get the facts about Rio wrong.
He missed his test, which is the equivalent of a failed test, it is irrelevant that he took another test the next day.[/qoute]
IIRC it was about 90 minutes later he did the test.
marc71178 said:
He was also extremely disruptive towards the FA and getting the hearing heard, and the evidence to the FA (think of the time to get the phone bill to them, and when it did, it had been tampered with)
He pleaded guilty to the charge and then appealed when punished!
You honestly believe that was included in the banning?
And anyway doesnt he have the right to appeal? If a player from Coventry tested positive, there is IMO a very good chance he would appeal.
It was a forgone certainty that he would appeal.