25 Apr 2016 10:30:02
If Sakho isn't officially banned, I'd be starting him in the Europa game tbh, it's too important. Is there a downside too it?

{Ed002's Note - ONly that if subsequently banned the result can be questioned. Fortunately the club are not that supid.}

1.) 25 Apr 2016
25 Apr 2016 10:54:41
Agree with ed002 on this matter.

I like Sakho as a player, but if he is guilty then in my opinion his LFC career is over. It's more the message it sends to other players. The club can't afford to send the wrong message to the rest of the players. It has to be zero tollerance IMO.

2.) 25 Apr 2016
25 Apr 2016 11:55:08
The circumstances have to be considered Ron.
A genuine mistake should be punished, but to completely sever ties would be extreme and, in my opinion, a huge overreaction. The club can save face by ensuring that appropriate measures are taken.
If it emerges that he deliberately took a banned substance, knowing it was banned, and for the intention of improving his performance in games, then we should be rid of him; indeed he should be banned for life.

I hold out hope that this was a genuine error of a player trying to keep his weight under control. All players take supplements, they should just stick to the ones the medical team provide.

3.) 25 Apr 2016
25 Apr 2016 12:05:12
The vast majority of professional athletes working at the top tiers of their sports take performance enhancing agents. They constantly update those agents to their newest version which will be undetected. If anyone is surprised or feels betrayed by this then they haven't been paying attention.

Sakho has rubbed the wrong people the wrong way with his statements and behavior for years. I imagine that is why he is being singled out. IMO we should stick by him and deal with the situation internally rather than in the public eye where we'll be forced to sacrifice him to maintain pretenses.

{Ed001's Note - hahaha this is so far off the mark it is embarrassing. Many players are caught by their own FAs, but it is covered up. UEFA very rarely catch anyone, for numerous reasons, but Sakho has been fairly caught, the only question is whether it was knowingly imbibed or a genuine mistake.}

4.) 25 Apr 2016
25 Apr 2016 12:07:53
Ed002 said the clubs go to extraordinary lengths to stop accidental error. He also said stupidity is no defence.

Say the club don't sever ties with a player guilty of a doping offense. That sends the message to the rest of the squad that you can get away with 1 transgression. If more players are guilty in the future then 1) the club is in serious trouble with the authorities 2) the club would struggle to get rid of those players as it has set a precedent with Sakho and 3) Sponsors would walk away.

Doubt the owners would want to take the risk.

5.) 25 Apr 2016
25 Apr 2016 12:08:45
If I was klopp I would stick a first team centre back on my shopping list this summer now.
His career with us is either over or best case over for 6 months at least.
So I would look to replace him this summer, if sakho does come back in the future then he would have to fight to get back into the team.
As much as I like him, he's not irreplaceable.

6.) 25 Apr 2016
25 Apr 2016 13:00:55
I don't see how any prem player could make that mistake? They only have to ask not like a extra week going to make much difference they can fly there chef or barber around the world no excuse in my book. Think the clubs should also have a banned substance officer who players can check with over the phone and who would have a up to date list and a register of date an time when player checked in case the substance comes under banned label at a later date. It will cover the player / club also the player can be told to stop taking it if it's on file when it does flag.

7.) 25 Apr 2016
25 Apr 2016 13:17:56
Nothing wrong with performance enhancements, it's the banned substances that are the problem.

8.) 25 Apr 2016
25 Apr 2016 13:19:16
So one of the posters wants zero tolerance, yet we signed Kolo after he committed the same offence (I will use allegedly here - until everything is confirmed) .

Zero tolerance would be that you disagreed with the Kolo signing at the time because of this reason and also want him on the same boat out as Sakho?

9.) 25 Apr 2016
25 Apr 2016 14:42:46
It's a valid point but slightly different circumstances.
My position is with players representing LFC. I would have a zero tolerance for banned substances for our players.
Signing past offenders is another matter, can't say I'm delighted we signed one but I don't think it reflects as badly on the club.