First the KGB spike him whilst he’s on International duty. Now they’re hacking UK Speed Cameras to derail his triumphant return.

Fully expect the squad to go full Scouse with this. I’m talking pre-match tee’s with his face emblazoned across the front, a minutes silence, heck even throw in a black armband and taking the knee on the 15th minute, get the socials all in on the #JusticeForMisha

(For the benefit of certain ‘yeehaw’ posters this is all sarcasm, however he’s still a better option than Gittens ever will be, Thank You)

Have we ever signed just a brain-dead player before? Honestly, it's one thing after another.

11 minutes ago, terraloon said:

Once the charge was laid then he had 14 days to respond. That time has passed.

Process is now that there will be exchange of papers my guess would be that Mydryk won’t be denying the test results but it will from his point of view be all about how he hasn’t knowingly taken a banned substance and mitigation

The time line from charge to IC is usually for these type of cases between 2&4 months so my guess we will hear about it any time now and if I were a betting man I would guess a ban between 1&2 years

Thanks for that information. But I am a little disappointed after I realised I'd initially misread the ban as 182 years when it's only between 1&2.

Can’t we tear this fools contract for the ban?

On 02/08/2025 at 07:19, C3blue said:

Well Dr I was doing the vacuuming naked when I knocked over the fruit bowl, stepped on an apple and did the splits…… that’s how it got in there I swear!

Without wishing to be accused of being anally retentive, I put it to you that by doing the splits the natural reaction would be to clench, m'lud.

2 hours ago, Zeta said:

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/chelsea-mudryk-ban-suspended-driving-speeding-court-b1245315.html

Smart fella

Saw the words Mudryk and speed and thought, Oh my god he's doing the rounds here.

29 minutes ago, Snedger said:

Thanks for that information. But I am a little disappointed after I realised I'd initially misread the ban as 182 years when it's only between 1&2.

Must be one hellava performance enhancing impact he’s getting from those drugs if he is still gonna be around in 192 years

8 hours ago, terraloon said:

Once the charge was laid then he had 14 days to respond. That time has passed.

Process is now that there will be exchange of papers my guess would be that Mydryk won’t be denying the test results but it will from his point of view be all about how he hasn’t knowingly taken a banned substance and mitigation

The time line from charge to IC is usually for these type of cases between 2&4 months so my guess we will hear about it any time now and if I were a betting man I would guess a ban between 1&2 years

Assume time already serves will count? So if it’s an 18 month ban he could be back in April?

2 minutes ago, Ukraine Bolt said:

Assume time already serves will count? So if it’s an 18 month ban he could be back in April?

but he may have to use public transport!

16 hours ago, Clown Lake said:

Can’t we tear this fools contract for the ban?

We can, but we will need to eat the whole remaining value (~43m) in a single FFP/PSR year. Would be cheaper to fine/discipline him on reduced wages for the length of the ban and then flog him for book value.

9 hours ago, Ukraine Bolt said:

Assume time already serves will count? So if it’s an 18 month ban he could be back in April?

Yes

But also - WADA are full of sh*t, and Mudryk has engaged a sports law firm (Morgan Sports Law) that has had repeated success in defeating WADA bans. Although Mudryk's last public statement seems to suggest he will not dispute the test result but will plead mitigating circumstances.

1 hour ago, SydneyChelsea said:

Yes

But also - WADA are full of sh*t, and Mudryk has engaged a sports law firm (Morgan Sports Law) that has had repeated success in defeating WADA bans. Although Mudryk's last public statement seems to suggest he will not dispute the test result but will plead mitigating circumstances.

i guess you can't really argue against two test results coming back positive. Are they the same firm that represented Pogba?

52 minutes ago, SydneyChelsea said:

Yes

But also - WADA are full of sh*t, and Mudryk has engaged a sports law firm (Morgan Sports Law) that has had repeated success in defeating WADA bans. Although Mudryk's last public statement seems to suggest he will not dispute the test result but will plead mitigating circumstances.

Morning.

It’s actually quite surprising the high profile players that have been caught .

Save Pogaba who managed to appeal his ban down, none have really been hit that hard hence why I suggest his ban will be between 12&24 months bearing in mind he is already close to 10 months into his suspension and the fact that he won’t be in the PL &UEFA squads based on what we know if the club clued him in the PL list then my guess would be that the IC has been concluded

We almost certainly will be getting sight eventually of those IC written reasons and it will be interesting to get a handle on the levels indeed that could well tell a story in itself as will details, if they are published, of his previous tests and dare I suggest subsequent tests.

Meldonium, which was the banned substance found in his sample, like all medications will be in any sample for a period of time after the last dose as it were. There are reports that some studies have found it evident in meat and cows milk and in support of that study another confirmed it can be introduced and will show up via milk.

My reading of all this is that the tests weren’t carried out in the UK. There was a suggestion at one time the test was compromised. That’s a classic defence and to be fair seems to be well argued by rich footballers legal teams.

GiveMeSport

The 12 biggest doping scandals in football history as Gab...

Gabigol now joins a notable list of footballers to have broken the rules 😬

I don't think his appeal is gonna do much good. The video evidence against him is pretty strong.

And let's be honest here. Most of us who watched him play thought he had to be on something.

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18 hours ago, terraloon said:

Morning.

It’s actually quite surprising the high profile players that have been caught .

Save Pogaba who managed to appeal his ban down, none have really been hit that hard hence why I suggest his ban will be between 12&24 months bearing in mind he is already close to 10 months into his suspension and the fact that he won’t be in the PL &UEFA squads based on what we know if the club clued him in the PL list then my guess would be that the IC has been concluded

We almost certainly will be getting sight eventually of those IC written reasons and it will be interesting to get a handle on the levels indeed that could well tell a story in itself as will details, if they are published, of his previous tests and dare I suggest subsequent tests.

Meldonium, which was the banned substance found in his sample, like all medications will be in any sample for a period of time after the last dose as it were. There are reports that some studies have found it evident in meat and cows milk and in support of that study another confirmed it can be introduced and will show up via milk.

My reading of all this is that the tests weren’t carried out in the UK. There was a suggestion at one time the test was compromised. That’s a classic defence and to be fair seems to be well argued by rich footballers legal teams.

GiveMeSport

The 12 biggest doping scandals in football history as Gab...

Gabigol now joins a notable list of footballers to have broken the rules 😬

True and I think the play certainly seems to be claiming mitigating circumstances and aiming for a reduction of suspension, by the time it all comes public I wouldn't be surprised if Mudryk is available for selection again.

WADAs testing regimes have been under increasing scrutiny for their scientific rigour and accuracy. I think people don't realise that WADA is a political body, not a medical or scientific one. Its decisions are not entirely evidence-based and nor are they required to be.

As to whether meldonium does what WADA claims it does is still highly subjective. There is limited evidence to suggest it is actually performance-enhancing in trained athletes and even its claimed clinical benefits are doubted. These concerns were reviewed as early as 2016. Some of the original complaints were that WADA's tests were too sensitive, that it detected trace amounts that could in no way be performance-enhancing, but I think WADA rules generally don't care about such things and the presence alone is enough to warrant an offence.

Meldonium is a little different to other drugs as the drug is not naturally-occurring and therefore the test (I believe) is a simple presence/absence test, as opposed to something like EPO or steroids where an inference must be made about whether the tested level is above the person's endogenous levels. Those are inherently more subjective and easier to discredit in a court. There is some published research that meldonium can be found in detectable quantities when people consume milk or chicken from animals fed common supplements but a closer look reveals that these tend to be studies with tiny cohorts of participants (the one I linked had only 4 lol!).

Hopefully back for the second half of the season, an instant upgrade off the bench over Gittens and will get his deserved assists with an actual Striker in JP or Delap feeding off.

59 minutes ago, The Boehly Babes said:

an instant upgrade off the bench over Gittens

That's pretty depressing reading. Gittens is really that bad?

1 hour ago, Snedger said:

That's pretty depressing reading. Gittens is really that bad?

From what I’ve seen so far Jesse Derry was a better summer acquisition for the 1st team wing than Gittens.

2 hours ago, Snedger said:

That's pretty depressing reading. Gittens is really that bad?

Based on the evidence of one start and a couple of appearances off the bench, apparently so. Written off.

"Alas poor Jamie I knew him well". (Shakespeare, "Chelsea's Whingers", Act 5 Scene 1, 1599)

Unbelievably this happened to me , turned up for work , got a random drug and alcohol test .

They called it non - negative for opiates , then followed a week of hell insisting on retest in lab , thinking

was my drink spiked at West Ham and what could have caused this could only be diet.

Told retest could take a couple of days then possibly a week as results have to be looked at by doctor.

You’re guilty until innocent . 7 days of panic and screaming , negative result comes back , went in and had

Reassurance speech from security , and I said who’d have thought that something like bread can cause all this -

security guy said no it would take a lorry load to trip the test.

Everyone involved in the testing believes in it , they have their heads in the sand

caused me chaos - now got union involved - company need educating

Me and possibly Mudrick are victims

Currently detoxing - rest assured after the piss/ hair/ swap test, Im going to do so many drugs Maradona, Hunter S. Thompson and Dr Rockzo will rise from their graves and join the fun...

Who's in?

So I’m hoping mudryk is innocent

Get me a t shirt

drug testing company’s taking the piss

Haven’t logged in to the forum for a while but been reading the info all the time.

Banned from driving. How fitting 😂

This is some next level sh*t 🤣

Ukrainian Journalist Igor Burbas :

- Mudryk received a stem cell injection from the Ukrainian Nt physio to aid recovery after the player reported experiencing discomfort and not being able to play at a full capacity

- It is reported that the stem cells were derived from a cow that may have been exposed to the banned substance melodonium

(@scout_eurasia)