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Jake Livermore tests positive for cocaine

beats1

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Apparently he was told he will a free pass from the FA

but he forgot to do the most important thing to get that free pass

Change his name to Jack Wilshere first,


allegedly
 

Geyzer Soze

Fearlessly the idiot faced the crowd
Aug 16, 2010
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You are aware that Harry flies Apache's! That takes some bloody talent!
Not sure that it does tbf, just training.

I guess you have to be sound of body & mind & have decent reflexes but beyond that I'm pretty sure anyone could be taught to fly one
 

mike_l

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He certainly will be. They will be able to sack him without any problems.

That doesn't get them their £8m back though.

OTish, I never could wrap my head around Chelsea whingeing about wanting a transfer fee after sacking Mutu and him then joining Juventus (I think) once his ban was up. What exactly did they think sacking him meant?
 

knilly

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Apr 12, 2005
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Swap footballer for policeman, fireman, off shore worker and they would have been dismissed as it is gross misconduct, as it would for a number of other professions.

He can count himself privileged to be a footballer, and lucky to not have completely ruined his career.

Whether peoples opinions are one way or another, the only matter is he is a professional athlete who should abstain from substance abuse, at least until he retires.
 

THFCSPURS19

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Oh.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sp...osing-child-FA-easy-Hull-City-midfielder.html

Jake Livermore failed drugs test for cocaine after the tragedy of losing a child, and FA may go easy on Hull City midfielder
  • Jake Livermore tested positive for cocaine in May and was suspended
  • The Hull City midfielder was interviewed by the FA two weeks ago
  • Livermore has not appeared before a disciplinary commission yet
  • The delays are due to the complex nature of the case with Livermore
  • The 25-year-old was struggling with the loss of his child at the time

Jake Livermore failed a drugs test for cocaine after struggling to cope with the terrible tragedy of losing a child.

While the exact circumstances cannot be revealed for legal reasons, Sportsmail understands 25-year-old Livermore and his partner lost their new-born baby in May last year.

The awful circumstances leave the FA facing a difficult moral dilemma given the seriousness of the case involving the England international footballer.

Jake Livermore failed a drugs test for cocaine after struggling to cope with the terrible tragedy of losing a child.

While the exact circumstances cannot be revealed for legal reasons, Sportsmail understands 25-year-old Livermore and his partner lost their new-born baby in May last year.

The awful circumstances leave the FA facing a difficult moral dilemma given the seriousness of the case involving the England international footballer.

Indeed, it is believed a night out that ended with him indulging in cocaine came days after he learned the outcome of an inquest into his child’s death. The game against Palace was a few days later.

Livermore was charged by the FA in May and suspended by both Hull and the FA pending the outcome of a disciplinary hearing.

He was interviewed by the FA two weeks ago but as yet has not appeared before a disciplinary commission because of the delays caused by the complex, sensitive nature of the case.

Livermore’s personal circumstances could well be used in mitigation before a decision is reached on his future as a professional footballer. It could even be that some concern is expressed for Livermore’s wellbeing should he be given a lengthy suspension.

When news first broke of Livermore’s failed test, Hull manager Steve Bruce appeared less than sympathetic as he battled, and ultimately failed, to haul his side clear of relegation danger.

‘He’s let himself down,’ said Bruce of Livermore. ‘Being tarnished with that is awful and he’ll have to live with the consequences of that. As a reaction I’m shocked, saddened, disappointed, angry. Why wouldn’t I be? I can’t come to terms with it, if I’m being honest. Society today is unfortunately like that.’

But there is a precedent that could allow a degree of leniency if it is established by an FA commission that Livermore was suffering some form of psychological distress at the time of his indiscretion. Before the governing body suspended rugby player Harry Allen for taking cocaine, personal issues he was enduring at the time were taken into account.

That said, he was still suspended for 12 months.

There are concerns that even 12 months would be too much for Livermore and the FA may need to look at other cases before ruling on the punishment for the former Spurs midfielder.

Former Germany goalkeeper Robert Enke took his own life in 2009, and while his wife said he had been suffering with depression for six years the death of his daughter, Lara, in 2006 was said to have had a devastating effect on him.
 

Led's Zeppelin

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If the fucking useless football authorities can't show a bit of compassion in a case like that, they deserve far more derision than Jake Livermore.
 

EnfieldYiddo

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I wouldn't go and risk my life by stuffing Class A drugs up my nose after such news... Let's not excuse his reckless behaviour.
 

E17yid

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I completely understand turning to the bottle or drugs in such a dark time. There's obviously lots of stronger people who wouldnt but everyone's different. If you're turning to drink or drugs you're obviously struggling to deal with the reality of it all. I hope the FA cut hmm a bit of slack and support him, tbh.

It was still stupid and it shouldn't go unpunished, though.
 

hugrr

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I wouldn't go and risk my life by stuffing Class A drugs up my nose after such news... Let's not excuse his reckless behaviour.
Hardly risking his life, more like jeapordising his career. Still, if the FA have let other high high profile players off then they've set a precedent.

Out of interest, which would be seen as the worse of two evils, a player taking recreational drugs in their personal time, or a player taking performance enhancing drugs that give them an unfair advantage on match day?
 

Chris12

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Hardly risking his life, more like jeapordising his career. Still, if the FA have let other high high profile players off then they've set a precedent.

Out of interest, which would be seen as the worse of two evils, a player taking recreational drugs in their personal time, or a player taking performance enhancing drugs that give them an unfair advantage on match day?
The latter IMO
 

BK007

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Daily Mail is such a shower of shite.

They repeat the same few sentences over and over again.

Livermore probably got coke from that toolbag Lennon.

Can't wait for that waste of space to leave.
 

Joeyboey

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Really surprised by this as Jake and I have a mutual friend who's always spoken highly about his professionalism, work rate and desire to succeed.

One can only imagine what he's been through over the last 6 months, absolutely awful. Jake taking cocaine does seem very out of character from what I've heard.
 

WalkerboyUK

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Jun 8, 2009
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I'm surprised that he was even playing after such terrible news.

There's a gap of a year between the child's death and the cocaine incident.
The coke was snorted after finding out the results of an inquest, I presume almost a year to the date after the death of the child.
Difficult one to call in terms of what punishment there should be.
You still can't excuse him for turning up to play within hours of doing coke, but at the same time, the circumstances need to be added on to the FA investigation.
That said, it could be argued that any person who does coke or any drugs, does it to escape reality, so where do you draw the line???
 

talkshowhost86

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I think it has to be a fairly blanket approach to drugs from the football authorities otherwise they'll get themselves into a tangle over what does and doesn't constitute a 'reasonable' reason for taking them.

The leniency then needs to come from his club in terms of what they do.
 
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