Trees 2,814 Posted February 22, 2013 Tony Rickardsson did it all the time!!! Disgusting stuff .............. why? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seanmuffe 105 Posted February 22, 2013 The "report" that said no convictions? Do you have a link to that please as I can only see that in Darcy's statement, a statement which the first half of was clearly written by someone else and where Darcy says "I don't do drugs" before saying in the very next paragraph that he "puffed on a spliff"! I think I'll take that statement (report?) with a pinch of salt..... ....careful thats a banned substance... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aslan 6 Posted February 22, 2013 Disgusting stuff .............. why? Well because it's highly addictive, just like smoking. He now makes a living working for a company making snus, Swedish Match. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
speedibee 3,091 Posted February 22, 2013 (edited) Well at least one good thing will come from all this , speedways street cred will have a boost , Poole will have increased attendance due to the local hoodies turning up . I can see them now in the park with bottles of white star on thursdays , yea man sick innit , i went to dat speedway fing last night innit, it was sick man A bro from the Aussie is winnin all de races while the fossils is all cheering him on innit , dem old farts don't know that the bro is off his head on da smoke and the cans and they is thinking he is da bomb innit . I dont know if all them speedway riders is on the smoke but if they are it cant be as good as the Darcy bro's rubbish cos he is still beating them all innit , I think we should get a posse and go down there next week , we can mug a few fossils and maybe meet up with Darcy Bro after for some smoke and a bit of trouble down the pub innit , Edited February 22, 2013 by speedibee 12 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevec 300 Posted February 22, 2013 Blimey, people do like to jump on peoples backs dont they? I will be honest, I really dont like Darcy a great deal but he should be judged by what he does on the track. You will always get great sportman that are idiots off the track whether it be drink, drugs, fame or whatever. James Hunt, Alex Higgins, George Best. Do people really think that Speedway is going to have less fans next year because Darcy Ward rode a 50cc bike home from the park to his house when he saw the Police.....oh, and he had had a joint! Shock Horror!! If he had had a drink and a joint on the day of a match, then Ban him. If he gets in to a fight at the stadium while representing the Pirates, Ban him A little bit of naughty stuff back home in Aus should not affect his carreer in any way at all, as much as I would like it to! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The White Knight 9,039 Posted February 22, 2013 Well at least one good thing will come from all this , speedways street cred will have a boost , Poole will have increased attendance due to the local hoodies turning up . I can see them now in the park with bottles of white star on thursdays , yea man sick innit , i went to dat speedway fing last night innit, it was sick man A bro from the Aussie is winnin all de races while the fossils is all cheering him on innit , dem old farts don't know that the bro is off his head on da smoke and the cans and they is thinking he is da bomb innit . I dont know if all them speedway riders is on the smoke but if they are it cant be as good as the Darcy bro's rubbish cos he is still beating them all innit , I think we should get a posse and go down there next week , we can mug a few fossils and maybe meet up with Darcy Bro after for some smoke and a bit of trouble down the pub innit , Haha - very good. :rofl: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ipswich Jules 192 Posted February 22, 2013 Blimey, people do like to jump on peoples backs dont they? I will be honest, I really dont like Darcy a great deal but he should be judged by what he does on the track. You will always get great sportman that are idiots off the track whether it be drink, drugs, fame or whatever. James Hunt, Alex Higgins, George Best. Do people really think that Speedway is going to have less fans next year because Darcy Ward rode a 50cc bike home from the park to his house when he saw the Police.....oh, and he had had a joint! Shock Horror!! If he had had a drink and a joint on the day of a match, then Ban him. If he gets in to a fight at the stadium while representing the Pirates, Ban him A little bit of naughty stuff back home in Aus should not affect his carreer in any way at all, as much as I would like it to! I've no doubt that Poole will track him - as is their right, and for what it's worth it's probably the correct decision from a purely speedway perspective. The potential fly in the ointment is if he gets a UK visa, that is down to the UKBA and nothing to do with speedway clubs, his riding ability or what is good for the sport in the UK. What concerns me however is Neil Middleditch's comments on the subject as covered in the other thread on here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ghostwalker 1,859 Posted February 22, 2013 for the record, Cannabis IS listed as a forbidden substance by WADA. Page 8: http://www.wada-ama.org/Documents/World_Anti-Doping_Program/WADP-Prohibited-list/2013/WADA-Prohibited-List-2013-EN.pdf S8. CANNABINOIDSNatural (e.g. cannabis, hashish, marijuana) or synthetic delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabimimetics (e.g. “Spice”, JWH018, JWH073, HU-210) are prohibited. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
f-s-p 832 Posted February 22, 2013 Disgusting stuff .............. why? A mental thing... Makes athletes relax and think they are better than they actually are. A widespread problem in Finnish ice hockey (possibly Swedish also) even though science says the effects to your performance are all negative. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trees 2,814 Posted February 22, 2013 A mental thing... Makes athletes relax and think they are better than they actually are. A widespread problem in Finnish ice hockey (possibly Swedish also) even though science says the effects to your performance are all negative. Obviously not a banned substance in speedway though, easy to spot a rider with it shoved up behind his top lip! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
T.N.T. 355 Posted February 23, 2013 Can someone come to Britain to work if they have a recent criminal conviction in their own country ? Regardless of the person being a 10+ EL star r a 5 point Premier League rider ..... should they be allowed a Visa to work here ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robinsgirl 59 Posted February 23, 2013 I think that on Darcy Ward's track record he can't help but get into strife. Eventually he will grow out of it but when that point is and if his career is down the tubes by that point will remain to be seen. This season will show whether he can walk the talk of his recent statement, as actions speak louder then words. He must have many of his sponsors looking at if he is a viable investment. Maybe some would love the attention, even if it is not of a good sort! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonny the spud 2,281 Posted February 23, 2013 It's all irrelevant as Ward has just tweeted that he's got his passport and visa 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waiheke1 4,295 Posted February 23, 2013 Can someone come to Britain to work if they have a recent criminal conviction in their own country ? Regardless of the person being a 10+ EL star r a 5 point Premier League rider ..... should they be allowed a Visa to work here ? but he doesnt have a conviction if he did he would have had to have declared it on his visa applucation and a decision made by the authorities. given the penalty he got for the offence was only a fine i inagine he would have been ok - but clearly this would have been the key reason his lawyers pushed for no conviction to be recorded. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robinsgirl 59 Posted February 23, 2013 It's all irrelevant as Ward has just tweeted that he's got his passport and visa No it won't be - the usual suspects will bang on about it for another ten pages or so 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
