ian1964 10,724 Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 Published on Thursday, 15 June, 2017 at 10:53 French football player Emmanuel Françoise's urine sample taken for the May 14 F91 Dudelange-CS Fola Esch championship game tested positive to a banned substance, the Luxembourgish anti-doping agency (ALAD) said on Thursday. The CS Fola Esch player, who signed with the Progrès Niederkorn for the coming season, has been informed of the results by the ALAD. Whether, or for how long, the 30-year-old player will be banned is not yet known.* ALAD said it would notify the disciplinary council against doping, adding that other checks carried out on the day of the game came back negative.* https://www.wort.lu/en/sport/sport-football-player-emmanuel-francoise-tests-positive-for-banned-substance-59424b14a5e74263e13c21c2 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walterbear 557 Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 Nothing to do with what we deserve or don't deserve. Was this guy eligible to play ? I don't think he was. He has a chronic condition and therefore requires a theraputic exemption certificate to be issued by UEFA before he plays in a European game. He didn't have one. The application for exemption should detail his condition and show various medical tests that prove he needs the prohibited drugs. This is what they are now doing retrospectively. It would seem there is a case to answer but UEFA will no doubt want a quick turnaround as the next round is next week. It would seem you can take the prohibited drug if it is an emergency but you then still have to go through the exemption process. They didn't do it. Perhaps they did not understand the rules and don't have full time administrators but if he is ineligible UEFA would have to offer Rangers the tie. Either UEFA say you don't have the exemption certificate you are out. Or they accept it retrospectively on the basis he used it in an emergency and now uses a non/prohibited substance. It looks highly suspicious that they have knowingly fielded an ineligible player and have knowingly not followed the correct procedure. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
der Berliner 3,747 Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 Published on Thursday, 15 June, 2017 at 10:53 French football player Emmanuel Françoise's urine sample taken for the May 14 F91 Dudelange-CS Fola Esch championship game tested positive to a banned substance, the Luxembourgish anti-doping agency (ALAD) said on Thursday. The CS Fola Esch player, who signed with the Progrès Niederkorn for the coming season, has been informed of the results by the ALAD. Whether, or for how long, the 30-year-old player will be banned is not yet known.* ALAD said it would notify the disciplinary council against doping, adding that other checks carried out on the day of the game came back negative.* https://www.wort.lu/en/sport/sport-football-player-emmanuel-francoise-tests-positive-for-banned-substance-59424b14a5e74263e13c21c2 But there is nothing bar that and after that. You would assume that club, federation and that authority would have said something thereafter? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,724 Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 UEFA have confirmed they are investigating the eligibility of Progres scorer Manu Francoise who failed drug test in May https://twitter.com/herron_media 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
der Berliner 3,747 Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 (edited) Is Wilkins back on the beer ? Whilst I have great respect for him as both a player and a coach his way of thinking is absolutely prehistoric. How many English teams succeed in Europe or in their league competition with "Brits, Brits all the way" ?? Answer, zero. We aren't in the Championship, we are in the top flight and (were) in Europe - so we need better than just Brits in the team and squad. His analysis is terrible. You find out loads out there, one even said that this result can't be used to hammer the Scottish league and its clubs, but must be taken isolated ... "as Scottish football is not to blame whether Candeias delivers a cross into the box or not". For, as we all know, quite a few good and solid Scottish teams had a good record in Europe against classy sides ... It will go on a week or two, maybe a month. Perhaps the Yahoos and some others will use it during the season, but much like the pains of tier 4 to 2 will be history in due course. And once PC will deliver the first trophy, the smug smiles on their faces will vanish. Edited July 5, 2017 by der Berliner 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenny3k 662 Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 [TWEET]882602566621810688[/TWEET] 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacK1950 2,378 Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 If EUFA do react on this we are unlikely to get a replay as we will probably have a ban due to our a******e fans. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Barristan Selmy 222 Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 Is Wilkins back on the beer ? Whilst I have great respect for him as both a player and a coach his way of thinking is absolutely prehistoric. How many English teams succeed in Europe or in their league competition with "Brits, Brits all the way" ?? Answer, zero. We aren't in the Championship, we are in the top flight and (were) in Europe - so we need better than just Brits in the team and squad. His analysis is terrible. You'd almost think his comments are satirical and he sounds like a total plonker there. Teams of British players go out every year at the first hurdle in Europe. The performance of foreign clubs and nations immediately proves he's speaking nonsense. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
union 0 Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 UEFA have now confirmed Francoise was eligible under their rules - up to Lux anti-doping agency to ban him 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
charltonman 19 Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 Are we really mate ? JJ and Murty could take over in the meantime. Agree with the rest of your post but I think Pedro has lost his way. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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