Bald Bloke 3,287 Posted November 2, 2023 46 minutes ago, Fromafar said: Is the mitigation consideration that he got caught.Seems rather light sentence.IMO.Especially suspending 9 months of it. You could argue, it's just a slap on the wrist, if he's back early June. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bloom89 496 Posted November 2, 2023 (edited) Makes himself look a bit of a t1t considering all the rubbish he came out with having nothing in his system and got his own tests done what an idiot. Edited November 2, 2023 by bloom89 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
poole keith 911 Posted November 2, 2023 Obviously penalties as well as punishing should represent a significant deterrent to others,not convinced such a lenient sentence will do this,(and that was after representing himself!! If he employed professional legal help might have even got off!!) 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AceBelle 43 Posted November 2, 2023 so Morris gets 2xyear ban no test taken? worrall 9mth basically? being guilty of cocaine?? Doesn't add up to me ? 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arch Stanton 2,255 Posted November 2, 2023 There should be ZERO tolerance in these type incidents. We’re not talking carpet bowls here we’re talking a sport where riders suffer life changing accidents and sometimes death. You get caught with those substances in your system, go find another job!! 17 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fromafar 10,364 Posted November 2, 2023 2 minutes ago, poole keith said: Obviously penalties as well as punishing should represent a significant deterrent to others,not convinced such a lenient sentence will do this,(and that was after representing himself!! If he employed professional legal help might have even got off!!) Thing is ,certain Promotions will still want to employ him,does nothing for the image of the sport. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
40-38 308 Posted November 2, 2023 So despite all the wailing of innocence on certain Facebook fan pages he's proved to be a dishonest coke head after all. He's let both Plymouth and Leicester down badly. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fatface 2,554 Posted November 2, 2023 22 minutes ago, hyderd said: Doesn't deserve his racing license back. Hmm. Are you so damning on all those rock stars you admire? 6 minutes ago, Arch Stanton said: There should be ZERO tolerance in these type incidents. We’re not talking carpet bowls here we’re talking a sport where riders suffer life changing accidents and sometimes death. You get caught with those substances in your system, go find another job!! We don't know the detail of this. The statement is not very revealing. What were the circumstances behind these substances being in their system? Has Worrall pleaded guilty or not? From what we do know, Boxall is a repeat offender, so its a pattern of behaviour and he didn't bother to defend it, so he deserves the book thrown at him. For Worrall, it's his first time, he defending himself and he's been punished. Young men make mistakes and deserve a second chance, hopefully he will learn from it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sotonian 610 Posted November 2, 2023 31 minutes ago, Bald Bloke said: You could argue, it's just a slap on the wrist, if he's back early June. Ridiculous isn't it? The ban should be effective from the start of next season. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lisa-colette 6,032 Posted November 2, 2023 (edited) Should be tested before every single meeting when he comes back. Edit - although I feel bad for Richie that he feels like he has to take it. Edited November 2, 2023 by lisa-colette 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AceBelle 43 Posted November 2, 2023 4 minutes ago, fatface said: Hmm. Are you so damning on all those rock stars you admire? We don't know the detail of this. The statement is not very revealing. What were the circumstances behind these substances being in their system? Has Worrall pleaded guilty or not? From what we do know, Boxall is a repeat offender, so its a pattern of behaviour and he didn't bother to defend it, so he deserves the book thrown at him. For Worrall, it's his first time, he defending himself and he's been punished. Young men make mistakes and deserve a second chance, hopefully he will learn from it. It's the risk of riding on Same track /heat with him totally wrong putting other riders life & injury to them the mind boggles 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TTT 1,228 Posted November 2, 2023 WOW! Shouldn't be allowed his license back full stop. Speedway is dangerous enough without having to race against someone on the Colombian powder. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TTT 1,228 Posted November 2, 2023 Richie must have sniffed a few lines before the Premiership Pairs at Leicester too because he rode like Bartosz Zmarzlik that night. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
40-38 308 Posted November 2, 2023 21 minutes ago, fatface said: Hmm. Are you so damning on all those rock stars you admire? We don't know the detail of this. The statement is not very revealing. What were the circumstances behind these substances being in their system? Has Worrall pleaded guilty or not? From what we do know, Boxall is a repeat offender, so its a pattern of behaviour and he didn't bother to defend it, so he deserves the book thrown at him. For Worrall, it's his first time, he defending himself and he's been punished. Young men make mistakes and deserve a second chance, hopefully he will learn from it. If they're in any position to injure others or cause harm then yes, even rock stars should be damned. In terms of the detail, unless he's been drinking Coca Tea, then it's a vanishingly small chance that the test is wrong, and given that benzoylecgonine remains in the system for a very short amount of time it's unlikely that whatever he took wasn't within around 24 hours of him taking the test. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJC 251 Posted November 2, 2023 Quote 20 minutes ago, fatface said: Hmm. Are you so damning on all those rock stars you admire? We don't know the detail of this. The statement is not very revealing. What were the circumstances behind these substances being in their system? Has Worrall pleaded guilty or not? From what we do know, Boxall is a repeat offender, so its a pattern of behaviour and he didn't bother to defend it, so he deserves the book thrown at him. For Worrall, it's his first time, he defending himself and he's been punished. Young men make mistakes and deserve a second chance, hopefully he will learn from it. I'd hazard a guess there are only a few ways cocaine can get into your system and very few of those are inadvertently. He isn't really a 'young man', he's in his 30's and has been a 'professional sportsman' for almost 2 decades- it isn't a silly mistake - he should know better! and you can't seriously compare standing on a stage miming to jumping on a 60mph bike with no breaks with 13 other blokes? Give your head a wobble. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
