[Albion] Nice to see the team bonding during the winter break

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

On reflection, the Albion have been quite lucky here in one respect.

It's a very, very minor incident, and should mean that any plans to steal taxis etc. will now have to be ditched.

It was only Tuesday tho, probably only been there a day. Give it time

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

After all said and done the club have and want a squeaky clean image and this does not fit well with that, does it ? The " brand " has been worked on for years and when fans are scrutinised for their behaviour every match to follow the mantra, players being unprofessional will not help. The players have to be role models for the young fans, certainly at this club. I would image Bloom and Potter will be furious but more so Barber who will be horrified I would think. We will see what happens, already on daily star website

 

[Wellesley]

....

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Why?

“Hippy crack” is less dangerous than alcohol, and “hysteria” led to the Government ban, a former drugs adviser to the Home Office has said.

Prof David Nutt, Head of the Centre for Neuropsychopharmacology at Imperial College London, said the illegal substance nitrous oxide – also known as “laughing gas” – was far less toxic or addictive than wine or beer.



https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/20...-dangerous-alcohol-former-government-adviser/

Edit - I see now that it is claimed they were inhalinh helium, which is completely harmless (at least unless you decide to breath it like air for 5 minutes, whence you asphyxiate). Anyway, still worth replying to you praise of Dave Nutt and his doings:

Nutt has a massive agenda. He correctly sneers at those who exaggerate dangers of 'recreational' drugs. However he does not seem to understand the risk-benefit relationship and has allowed his liberalism and promotion of personal choice to run riot. He thinks that because maybe only 1 or 2 people taking MDMA die each year when their water regulation goes haywire, the drug should be legal. By the same argument, the antihistamine for hay fever should still be legal because it only killed a few people (caused a cardiac arrhythmia) among the millions who took it. Once a drug is made legal then the risks must be explained to the patient. A very very low risk of death for an antihistamine for hayfever deemed terfenadine way to risky, especially with other drugs available. Can you imagine terfenadine still legal, and your kiddy dying of ventricular arrhythmia when he or she took it to stave of a bit of hayfever? You'd say 'but the chemist told told me the risk of this was so low that....it wouldn't happen but.....it did, and that's wrong'.

So on what basis should nutty Dave's MDMA be legalised? What is the risk benefit ratio? What does it treat? Could you repackage it as a neutraceutical or food supplement like feverfew and other such 'medicines'? Only if you can show it is incredibly safe, usually based on 100s of years of folk-use. MDMA was synthesized in a lab in California in the early 80s, and some rogue batches actually caused symptoms of Parkinson's disease, and the rogue product, MPTP was used by people I know to model Parkinson's in rats for research purposes. Nutty Dave's championing of it is bonkers.

Nutt also thinks cannabis should be legal. He is likely to get his way on this - the tide has turned. However there is certainly a small percent of the polulation who will develop psychosis with cannabis, and they won't know till they get it. Nutt's algorithm is shown below. I am a pharmacologist and there is no way I would use that to direct my recreational drug taking (were I still a recreational etc - not at my age).

Nitrous oxide? Its legal status seems ambiguous, but you can buy it on ebay! - as somthing to put bubbles in cream - lol! The pharmacology is complex and as a 'medicine', nitrous oxide should be controlled. It is nothing like alcohol in any respect, aside from it's use as an intoxicant. Indeed you can't use nitrous oxide recreationally without seeking intoxication. That is not the case with booze. (Incidentally I made a comment in an earlier post conflating nitrous oxide with amyl nitrate - poppers - not thinking before typing - not the same thing at all).

 

[LamieRobertson]

Yawn

 

[MattBackHome]

I'd respect them more if they were spied huffing some poppers.

 

[Gwylan]

It's only nitrous oxide. It's not as if it were nitrogen dioxide or a double hit of nitric oxide - that would be a complete NO NO

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Stupid childish idiots...it just goes to show that footballers are twats. I know it probably is the same elsewhere but these were silly enough to get caught and they have brought the club into disrepute. I say, cut short the trip , bring them somewhere for cold weather training and make ‘em work hard to get fit and ready for Sheffield.
They owe that to the fans, and TB, .......

If they were even half-bright, they'd at least realise they owe it to themselves. This is the one chance many of them will have to play in the Premier League. Why not just knuckle down for another couple of months then they can do what the hell they like? They've already had umpteen international breaks, plus an FA Cup 4th round break. There's been more breaks than Breaky McBreakface. As [MENTION=70]Easy 10[/MENTION] noted further up the thread it's a bit reminiscent of when they chucked away the chance of a Championship winners medal because they were too dim to get the job done and fancied going on the piss more.

These wallies don't seem to realise they're going to be a long time retired

 

[Bold Seagull]

It's true that the TV companies make a lot from advertising, but remember it's the fans again who pay for subscriptions to Sky, BT Sport etc

Nearly 50% of the Premier League TV money comes from overseas. End of last season our TV revenue was £105,741,728.

I wonder what percentage of ST holding fans or regular match day ticket buyers also pay for sports subscriptions. Poll perhaps?

 

[RandyWanger]

I'm outraged. I expect Duffy, Ali, Dross and Gross to buy me all a pint at the next home game to say sorry.

 

[highflyer]

They've let the club down, they've let the fans down, but most of all they've let two dozen balloons down.

Ah, sorry mate, I got in there just before you. (see #156)

 

[Bold Seagull]

Ah, sorry mate, I got in there just before you. (see #156)

Talk about knocking the air out of him...

 

[Chicken Run]

No, I’m not naive. But the past few weeks, every weekend, I’ve seen photos of pissed up players, downing drinks in one, and now doing helium balloons. I think I’d prefer it if they just kept their heads down a bit when things are not going to well on the pitch; it doesn’t look good and above all shows a distinct lack of respect to those who fund this lifestyle.

Very much agree with you, I wonder if those that are apparently advocating this episode would be quite so understanding if it were say Palace Players?

 

[Wellesley]

Ah, sorry mate, I got in there just before you. (see #156)

Damn! Duly deleted.

 

[Arthur]

Crucial 4 games and we've taken 3 points from the rubbish around us. I'm all for trying new approaches if its going to get us some more points.

Give em real crack for all I care.

 

[highflyer]

Damn! Duly deleted.

My ONLY thought, on seeing this story, was whether I could get onto NSC and get that line in before someone else did.

 

[mashman156]

They're on a team bonding night as part of a warm weather training session. They're young guys, been given the night off and they've gone out. All we can see is them assing about with balloons. Good to see the lads having a laugh for a night, making the most of the winter break and ready to come back firing for the rest of the season. Nothing to see here

 

[Tim Over Whelmed]

While technically it might be legal, it’s a massive grey area and as a professional athlete it’s moronic to even do it

Hope Tony Bloom fines them all a weeks wages

and donates it to a local charity or AITC

 

[Wozza]

I'm outraged. I expect Duffy, Ali, Dross and Gross to buy me all a pint at the next home game to say sorry.

I'll accept a clean sheet/goal from each of them at Sheffield Utd.

 

[schmunk]

Maybe the mental break will do them good,

"How was your break?"

"It was MENTAL!!!"​

how anyone can feel let down by a few of our players having a laugh with some helium during a 2 week mid-season break I simply cannot fathom, each to their own I guess.

Not Helium; repeat; Not Helium.

https://www.talktofrank.com/drug/nitrous-oxide