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Tosin & Mudryk deals with Chelsea

robp135 said:
It’s more likely that every player in the Prem is on something that only those who have been caught. The level of testing is pathetic compared to other sports and it’s deliberatly that way.
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Do you still read Lance Armstrong motivation books?

We all know Soviet sport has been doing this industrially since the 70s. Russia is still banned from athletics for that reason
 
El Dante said:
People keep saying Mudryk is a no lose gamble. They are wrong. What Mudryk is is a gamble. We needed that extra attacking player. So instead of spending money on a top level talent that has proved as such over the last couple of seasons, we took a risk on a player that hasn’t played in two seasons.

That it is a loan means it is less of a risk financially as far as transfer fees are concerned. BUT it is a risk in other ways. If Mudryk fails, we will likely finish lower than we would have had we signed an established top level winger.

Mudryk is a punt. Maybe he pays off. I hope that he does. But that’s a wait and see.
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Who did we choose not to buy?
 
thfcsteff said:
I encourage everyone to read this. Draw your own conclusions. Don't rely on mono-dimensional 4 word rejoiners for your opinions. At least give ytourself a chance to see the larger picture.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6435597/2026/07/31/mykhailo-mudryk-chelsea-doping-case-resolution/
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Come on - Meldonium was something developed by the Soviet military to improve the endurance of their soldiers in the Afghanistan war. It's not something you accidentally find in your wife's Colgate. It's the same thing Sharapova and all the others got caught doing.

The FA went soft because they knew serving the full 4 years would permanently end his career.
 
Finney Is Back said:
Do you think we screwed up that deal or it was just that City came in for him and he chose them over us?
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As I understand it, the deal with Ndiaye was actually not contingent on Richy, it was apparently done and agreed between the clubs, however without getting into the details I heard, what we saw is what it was and there's nothing more we could've done to get the deal across the line (again, we were apparently right there). I know you're likely aware of all this and the details, I just wanted to say that for once, I do not think the club could've done any more to get either this guy or their first choice Gakpo.
 
Gutter Boy said:
Come on - Meldonium was something developed by the Soviet military to improve the endurance of their soldiers in the Afghanistan war. It's not something you accidentally find in your wife's Colgate. It's the same thing Sharapova and all the others got caught doing.

The FA went soft because they knew serving the full 4 years would permanently end his career.
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From my reading, it was used more for faster recovery. It's very possible that the national team (from where his sample apparently derived) were adding it as a matter of their own protocol without players knowing. It was apparently a marginal amount, and if you read through, the amount found in him would not cross the threshold of a positive test today.

I am not especially concerned whether someone wants to ride their white horse into battle and wage war for a cause (which you QUITE CLEARLY wish to on this point), what I think is important is that there is a more rounded set of facts presented. You are already cheaply and erroneously throwing his name next to Lance Armstrong. That's the worst sort of conflation IMO.

If you want to stick the boot in on the guy from day zero, that's your business. I honestly think it's pathetic.
 
Raziel said:
I know this board is sometimes it's own bubble ..

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The response has been rabid, if people want to sit here and go "it doesn't affect the club or the team, it won't affect the stadium" .. don't know what to say ..

We took a window that we looked like a serious club all the way to the last 2 days, and turned it into an opportunity for Spurs to be mocked again.
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And this is the world? It's a few bricky 'content creators' who if allowed become aggregators.

fudge them.
fudge their stupid clickbait.
I don't watch or listen to them personally.
And if this is a world people subscribe to, then that's theirs to 'enjoy'...I think the match-attending supporter will be very different.
These players will be in our shirt, and as such deserve our support.
 
thfcsteff said:
From my reading, it was used more for faster recovery. It's very possible that the national team (from where his sample apparently derived) were adding it as a matter of their own protocol without players knowing. It was apparently a marginal amount, and if you read through, the amount found in him would not cross the threshold of a positive test today.

I am not especially concerned whether someone wants to ride their white horse into battle and wage war for a cause (which you QUITE CLEARLY wish to on this point), what I think is important is that there is a more rounded set of facts presented. You are already cheaply and erroneously throwing his name next to Lance Armstrong. That's the worst sort of conflation IMO.

If you want to stick the boot in on the guy from day zero, that's your business. I honestly think it's pathetic.
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It's about morals and ethics. If you compromise on them, what have you got left.

It wasn't the whole Ukrainian team. It was him, Sharapova and a bunch of Russian athletes who WADA caught and banned. They were the ones who chose to use it to cheat. He's no different from Armstrong, Ben Johnson, Marion Jones or anyone else who makes that deal with the devil
 
thfcsteff said:
And if this is a world people subscribe to, then that's theirs to 'enjoy'...I think the match-attending supporter will be very different.
These players will be in our shirt, and as such deserve our support.
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That's not been my experience, but at this point, it's done.

Time will play it out
 
Gutter Boy said:
It's about morals and ethics. If you compromise on them, what have you got left.
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You support a Premier League club. Who are part of the Premier League. Who compete in UEFA competitions. And have employees who play in FIFA competitions.
I appreciate your standpoint and consider myself to have some (as would pretty much everyone here), however I have to ask, where do you draw your lines? Because football today pretty much fails on the moral or ethical front if you want to 'full Mudryk'.


Gutter Boy said:
It wasn't the whole Ukrainian team. It was him, Sharapova and a bunch of Russian athletes who WADA caught and banned. They were the ones who chose to use it to cheat.
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Where's your ACTUAL proof?


Gutter Boy said:
He's no different from Armstrong, Ben Johnson, Marion Jones or anyone else who makes that deal with the devil
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He's VERY different from them. It's an absurd line of argument. Do you extend this to murder? Do you think Aileen Wurunos is 'no different' to John Wayne Gacy? Yours is (IMO) a poor line of argument, furthermore there's an air of superiority nestled in there which I think is dangerous TBH.
 
Gutter Boy said:
It's about morals and ethics. If you compromise on them, what have you got left.

It wasn't the whole Ukrainian team. It was him, Sharapova and a bunch of Russian athletes who WADA caught and banned. They were the ones who chose to use it to cheat. He's no different from Armstrong, Ben Johnson, Marion Jones or anyone else who makes that deal with the devil
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I see,

So you read about the ban, decided hey he lives close to Russia so he must be a cheat. I will bang my drum, ignore everything else and be judge and jury without knowing all the facts. Considering your goings on about Solomon as well, which at least had a little bit of weight to it but not much, you come across as pretty prejudice against these Ukrainian players.

For me, he is clear to play, the FA themselves said the amount was marginal and players today with that level would be considered clean so it’s a non issue. What does matter is how he performs, not what country he was born in
 
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