NFR PFA chief calls for better drug education for players

[Roberty]

There is a piece on the BBC website reporting comments made by Gordon Taylor, the Chief Executive of the PFA (Professional Footballers Association)

He says that footballers taking recreational drugs do not appreciate the consequences for their careers and families, and is calling for better drug education after three players tested positive for banned substances in recent weeks.

Apart from the obvious observation that our players would benefit more from being taught how to defend, I am surprised that they did not understand that drug taking could put an end to their careers given the amount of publicity cheating in the Olympics has generated over the years

It is even more surprising that the players highly paid agents are not taking greater care of them since they are after all the source of their bread and butter

Link to the full article on the BBC website - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32771526

[Beamer]

They must surely have been made aware that the taking of recreational drugs is banned in professional sport and if caught they face a long ban and a genuine threat to their career.
Frankly if they can't grasp that there is little hope of them understanding anything.
If the PFA chief wants better education for his players then let them have a whip round to fund it. Sorry I can't go with all this namby-pamby 'it's not their fault' attitude. Man up or ship out.

[Nero]

Can these lads wipe their own arses or do they have someone to do that for them as well, its like telling a lorry driver if you get drunk and drive your truck you might lose your job.

Its like Phil Brown said on the radio the over day these lads should want to give up everything for 15 years and want to be the best they can and be.

Also Lambert was saying when he left to go and play for Dortmund he had an awakening that this was his profession the players came in to train and didnt muck around and have a laugh like they do in England the players there saw it as there job, prehaps that why we as a country havent one bugger all for years and Germany have.

[Northern Cottager]

Jesus Christ. Educate them on using drugs? It's common sense. If they can't decide whether drugs is a good choice or not maybe they should be paid in chocolate coins until they develop some sense.

Few months back weren't they spending the day learning that no means no...being educated on how not to sexually assault someone.