RIP Niftos
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I agree with SF, I'd get rid of him. The club doctors are paid to tell the lads what they can or can't take and it wouldn't have taken him long to check.
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Completely agree. Hopefully Killa, Walker and Evans will also suffer some ill fortune. It's disgusted me the way they've all gone for more money. I hope they all rot in hell. Anyone who isn't willing to take the first offer made and pledge their undying love for SUFC can sling their hook for me.For me the phrase 'Pride before a fall' seems to apply here. 9 Months ago Paddy tried to 'blackmail' the club for more money, including going on the transfer list. No great suprise no one came in for him and he asked to be removed from the 'list', 3 months ago he stupidly takes more than the suggested dose of a medicine that contains a performance enhancing drug. Yesterday he is banned until two games form the end of the season when his contract expires.
Bednar dealt in Class A drugs and was given a 3 month ban - in the cricket season - big deal.
Paddy has been a bit silly but let's not forget that for a lot of his career at the Blades he will have been the first name on the team sheet. Let's give him
Good post SouthEssexBlade.
Paddy is guilty, no-one is denying that. What I'm saying is that his heinous crime needs to be taken in perspective in the light of other crimes that take place on the pitch that potentially could lead to one team having an unfair advantage over another. Eduardo's "deceiving the referee" had a much bigger effect on the outcome of a game than Paddy's stupid mistake. One gets a 2 game ban, the other gets 9 months. Rules are absolutely there to be respected but the applying of punishments for breaking these rules should take in account the overall outcome of the misdemeanor.
Anyways, as my Gran (RIP) would say "He'll not do it again now will he!"![]()
I;m not a chemist by any means but my understanding of ephadrine is that is a powerful decongestant, it opens up the lung walls to increase breathing capacity. Hence if you're bunged up it clears it up. The advantage could be gained I suppose by increased lung capacity, hardly needed in a keeper. As for the weight loss may I suggest you try doing as much running as Paddy has these last couple of summers and see how much you lose.
He's stupid, but some of the reaction to him from Blades is a disgrace.
How many years has he been here? And how many big performances has he put in for us?
Sod all that though, it'll be good riddance when he goes.
That Paddy is a daft bugger is no news to anyone. They'll appeal and it will be reduced to 6 or 7 months.
The bit that irks me is that he isn't allowed to train. Why not? He can go to a gym and train. He can run round the park on his own. What's the logic behind stopping him training?
And how do you enforce it if you are the FA? Does it mean that Paddy is banned from being on SUFC property? What actually constitutes 'training'? Can he hire a personal coach and train with them? Is it actually legal for the FA to impose that ban?
That part of the sentence is very strange to me.
My opinion is that Sheffield United don't owe Paddy anything. He apparently could have taken up the offer of a new extended contract at any time last season but didn't. He's then made a stupid mistake, which has caused the club unnecessary upheaval and great expense.
Having said that, is it now in the best of interests of United to sack and lose a player who was (and could soon be again) worth £1M+? Personally, I don't believe it is and as others have said, we are now in a great bargaining position to secure a good, "loyal" player on the cheap for next season and beyond.
Much has been made of the fact that he can't train and therefore won't be fit enough to play again this season. However, he is NOT injured and can train as much as he wants and needs to in his own time (More charity marathons for example). If he then started a "pre-season" with the club at the end of April, he could easily be match fit and ready to play in the play-offs if required. If Bunn (or whoever) was suddenly unavailable, I would rather have Paddy than Benett between the sticks or on the bench (remember the Port Vale debacle).
Although he's banned from all "football" activity, there is presumably nothing to prevent Paddy from being put to some use by the club on the Commercial/Public Relations side of things for 9 months. I would offer him that option rather than the sack, with the carrot of a new football contract in April, dependant on him proving a certain level of physical fitness.
Personally, I feel that gives both United and Paddy Kenny the best possible outcome of a really bad situation all round.
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