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Wasn’t he sacked by Peterborough for a breach of contract??
Personally I think the club were right for sacking him..don’t think he gave them much choice
The club were spot on.
You have to wonder if we had a big asset on a longer contract if they would have stood by him. Not to say that makes it right or wrong but I think them sacking him also has to consider his length of contract.
It's pretty pathetic he can't stay off it long enough to play a game.
Bloke's a ****
Played 66 minutes in 1-0 win against Bristol City the day after and scored a 7/10 in the Wales online player ratings.
If he has any issues, then I am sympathetic. However, considering he had 2 chances, and another one by signing to Boro, is very lucky. If someone in other jobs, say for example those needing DBS, get caught then it's their career over.
As a footballer, he should know better. As I said, he had 2 chances and he should be keeping his body in top shape.
How come ex City player Yorwerth had a 4 year footballing ban for running from a drugs test, but Mendez who got caught twice in 8/9 months gets short term bans?
Some on here are suggesting that the club should have had sympathy for him. WHY?
He let his team mates down, he let the club down and the fans.
It was the second time he had been caught. I wonder how many other times he had taken it?
He was unavailable for matches that he should have been playing in which was explained as an injury by the club who were covering up for him.
Some are suggesting he is an addict and therefore needed help. Maybe, or maybe just an idiot who took it occasionally for his own pleasure.
Others are saying that we got rid of him to reduce the wage bill. I hope we weren’t paying him on the previous occasion but I suspect we did throughout.
He had to go and the Club acted properly.
Can you imagine the outcry of fans if one ore more players were found to be pissed before a game (MIddlesboro)?
The days of players smoking at half time, drinking are long gone.
If before, or after, he was caught the first time he had admitted an addiction to the club I’m sure they would have offered him help to overcome the addiction. It seems likely he didn’t do that, and then got caught again. No sympathy. If I was Tan I’d be suing him and making an example!
The rules are different for "performance enhancing" and "recreational" drug use. "Recreational" is a 3 month band for a first offence and 6 to 12 months for a second offence. "Performance enhancing" is a 4 year ban for a first offence. Deliberately avoiding a test attracts the most severe penalty.
After having been reprimanded once by his employer for a serious breach of his contract, he chose to do it a second time.
Dismissal the correct option, many people in everyday life would be subject to the same outcome.