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26 Mar 2018, 08:32 AM
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While the money troubles still circulate around rangers the media squirrel for the rest of the season is how Rodgers, Sinclair and others are looking at life away from Celtic. SCOTT TO GO Celtic idol Scott Sinclair wants to QUIT Parkhead this summer and move back to the Premier League with Brighton and Bournemouth interestedThe Hoops winger has been left on the bench in recent weeks and has and is looking for a way back down south Spoiler: click to toggle Exclusive By Derek McGregor SCOTT SINCLAIR is seeking a summer move from Celtic. SunSport understands the unsettled Hoops idol wants a return to the English Premier League. Sinclair, who turned 29 today, has loved his time at Parkhead but having won everything in Scotland — including an Invincible Treble — he believes it’s time to move. The ex-Chelsea, Swansea City, Manchester City and Aston Villa star has already been linked with Brighton and Bournemouth and others could move in when it becomes clear he is willing to leave Celtic. Sinclair also knows Celtic — who rejuvenated his career by signing him from Villa in August 2016, for £3.5million — will be able to make a tidy profit with two years remaining on his contract. The Bath-born attacker made a massive impact in his debut campaign with 25 goals and being crowned Scotland’s Player of the Year. But this term, despite being top scorer with 17 goals, his form has been patchy and he hasn’t scored since January 23. Boss Brendan Rodgers has been leaving him out of the starting line-up for the biggest games, including most recently both legs of the Europa League last-32 tie against Zenit St Petersburg and the win over Rangers at Ibrox on March 11. Boss Rodgers kept him on the bench for the epic ten-man 3-2 win over Gers, turning instead to loan striker Odsonne Edouard to come on for the winner. Just a few hours later, while waiting at Glasgow Airport for a flight south to be with his family, Sinclair was the target of verbal abuse from several mindless idiots with police officers called to attend. Meanwhile, Rodgers has admitted he won’t be at Celtic for the long term. The Hoops boss has been linked with a return to England after his impressive spell in charge of his boyhood heroes. And asked about being discussed as Arsene Wenger’s replacement at Arsenal, he said: “It’s nice people think you can manage clubs of that esteem. “There will be a time at Celtic where I’ve done everything I possibly can. “And between the club and I, we will look at it and see where we’re at. “I want to work through until I’m 60 and get to a thousand games and I probably know I won’t do the other 500-odd games here at Celtic.” https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/2414970/scott-sinclair-celtic-quit-premier-league/
Far from being a squirrel, this seems pretty sensible. Sinclair’s form and confidence have deserted him, he seems to head to England every time he’s got any time off judging by the amount of airport sightings of him (understandable given his young family live there) so i’d say it was probably in everyone’s interests to move him on him for a decent fee this summer. Suspect we may have seen the best of him last season. I agree. I think he's come in and did exactly what BR wanted and now he will leave with our best wishes.
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26 Mar 2018, 10:26 AM
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While the money troubles still circulate around rangers the media squirrel for the rest of the season is how Rodgers, Sinclair and others are looking at life away from Celtic. SCOTT TO GO Celtic idol Scott Sinclair wants to QUIT Parkhead this summer and move back to the Premier League with Brighton and Bournemouth interestedThe Hoops winger has been left on the bench in recent weeks and has and is looking for a way back down south Spoiler: click to toggle Exclusive By Derek McGregor SCOTT SINCLAIR is seeking a summer move from Celtic. SunSport understands the unsettled Hoops idol wants a return to the English Premier League. Sinclair, who turned 29 today, has loved his time at Parkhead but having won everything in Scotland — including an Invincible Treble — he believes it’s time to move. The ex-Chelsea, Swansea City, Manchester City and Aston Villa star has already been linked with Brighton and Bournemouth and others could move in when it becomes clear he is willing to leave Celtic. Sinclair also knows Celtic — who rejuvenated his career by signing him from Villa in August 2016, for £3.5million — will be able to make a tidy profit with two years remaining on his contract. The Bath-born attacker made a massive impact in his debut campaign with 25 goals and being crowned Scotland’s Player of the Year. But this term, despite being top scorer with 17 goals, his form has been patchy and he hasn’t scored since January 23. Boss Brendan Rodgers has been leaving him out of the starting line-up for the biggest games, including most recently both legs of the Europa League last-32 tie against Zenit St Petersburg and the win over Rangers at Ibrox on March 11. Boss Rodgers kept him on the bench for the epic ten-man 3-2 win over Gers, turning instead to loan striker Odsonne Edouard to come on for the winner. Just a few hours later, while waiting at Glasgow Airport for a flight south to be with his family, Sinclair was the target of verbal abuse from several mindless idiots with police officers called to attend. Meanwhile, Rodgers has admitted he won’t be at Celtic for the long term. The Hoops boss has been linked with a return to England after his impressive spell in charge of his boyhood heroes. And asked about being discussed as Arsene Wenger’s replacement at Arsenal, he said: “It’s nice people think you can manage clubs of that esteem. “There will be a time at Celtic where I’ve done everything I possibly can. “And between the club and I, we will look at it and see where we’re at. “I want to work through until I’m 60 and get to a thousand games and I probably know I won’t do the other 500-odd games here at Celtic.” https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/2414970/scott-sinclair-celtic-quit-premier-league/
Far from being a squirrel, this seems pretty sensible. Sinclair’s form and confidence have deserted him, he seems to head to England every time he’s got any time off judging by the amount of airport sightings of him (understandable given his young family live there) so i’d say it was probably in everyone’s interests to move him on him for a decent fee this summer. Suspect we may have seen the best of him last season.
I agree. I think he's come in and did exactly what BR wanted and now he will leave with our best wishes. He's hardly done want BR brought him in for. He still has two years left on his contract.
The Sinclair situation has been debated to death on the Sinclair thread, I just thought that it is strange that at this stage of the season that he is being linked with a move.
This for a guy who has two years left on his contract, who wasn't linked with anyone during the last transfer window and now, when rangers are "downsizing" this story has Sinclair linked to a move and BR saying that he plans to manage a 1,000 games and does not see it being at Celtic and they have another story saying that KT is being linked with Man Utd.
The bigger story is how rangers are going to lose at least six players (FACT) in the summer not how Sinclair, BR and KT could be leaving (Opinion).
When rangers were going into Admin then Liquidation the media said that could not comment on rumours, yet are quite happy to print rumours about Celtic.
Anyway, for what its worth, if Sinclair goes and we get a good fee for him it would be good business.
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26 Mar 2018, 10:34 AM
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These boots were made for hunbustin'
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While the money troubles still circulate around rangers the media squirrel for the rest of the season is how Rodgers, Sinclair and others are looking at life away from Celtic. SCOTT TO GO Celtic idol Scott Sinclair wants to QUIT Parkhead this summer and move back to the Premier League with Brighton and Bournemouth interestedThe Hoops winger has been left on the bench in recent weeks and has and is looking for a way back down south Spoiler: click to toggle Exclusive By Derek McGregor SCOTT SINCLAIR is seeking a summer move from Celtic. SunSport understands the unsettled Hoops idol wants a return to the English Premier League. Sinclair, who turned 29 today, has loved his time at Parkhead but having won everything in Scotland — including an Invincible Treble — he believes it’s time to move. The ex-Chelsea, Swansea City, Manchester City and Aston Villa star has already been linked with Brighton and Bournemouth and others could move in when it becomes clear he is willing to leave Celtic. Sinclair also knows Celtic — who rejuvenated his career by signing him from Villa in August 2016, for £3.5million — will be able to make a tidy profit with two years remaining on his contract. The Bath-born attacker made a massive impact in his debut campaign with 25 goals and being crowned Scotland’s Player of the Year. But this term, despite being top scorer with 17 goals, his form has been patchy and he hasn’t scored since January 23. Boss Brendan Rodgers has been leaving him out of the starting line-up for the biggest games, including most recently both legs of the Europa League last-32 tie against Zenit St Petersburg and the win over Rangers at Ibrox on March 11. Boss Rodgers kept him on the bench for the epic ten-man 3-2 win over Gers, turning instead to loan striker Odsonne Edouard to come on for the winner. Just a few hours later, while waiting at Glasgow Airport for a flight south to be with his family, Sinclair was the target of verbal abuse from several mindless idiots with police officers called to attend. Meanwhile, Rodgers has admitted he won’t be at Celtic for the long term. The Hoops boss has been linked with a return to England after his impressive spell in charge of his boyhood heroes. And asked about being discussed as Arsene Wenger’s replacement at Arsenal, he said: “It’s nice people think you can manage clubs of that esteem. “There will be a time at Celtic where I’ve done everything I possibly can. “And between the club and I, we will look at it and see where we’re at. “I want to work through until I’m 60 and get to a thousand games and I probably know I won’t do the other 500-odd games here at Celtic.” https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/2414970/scott-sinclair-celtic-quit-premier-league/
Far from being a squirrel, this seems pretty sensible. Sinclair’s form and confidence have deserted him, he seems to head to England every time he’s got any time off judging by the amount of airport sightings of him (understandable given his young family live there) so i’d say it was probably in everyone’s interests to move him on him for a decent fee this summer. Suspect we may have seen the best of him last season. I'm not sure a move to the south coast will make a huge amount of difference in terms of seeing his family more.
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26 Mar 2018, 11:17 AM
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If he goes he will start off great and then his performances will decline just like they have at every club he has been with.
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26 Mar 2018, 05:09 PM
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So, some hun with a laptop - in the effing Sun - says that Sinclair wants away? Aye, right.
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26 Mar 2018, 06:29 PM
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If only the BBC had shown similar interest in the major sporting scandal that took place in Glasgow, as they do with the Australian cricket scandal taking place in South Africa, then who knows where we would have ended.
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26 Mar 2018, 06:55 PM
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"Meanwhile, Rodgers has admitted he won’t be at Celtic for the long term." That was the best part. Just chucking it out there.
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26 Mar 2018, 07:01 PM
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I'm assuming Sinclair is somewhere exotic with his family and unavailable for comment , ditto Brendan , how convenient for a pish poor paper and reporter.
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26 Mar 2018, 09:58 PM
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I think we’d regret letting him go, the lack of a close season last year has severely affected him. He’s from down south they never start their season so early and physically and mentally he won’t be used to such a short break.
Playing nowhere near his best he still contributed greatly the first half of the season
I’d play him sparingly the rest of the season let him rest up and come back for pre-season firing.... hopefullly
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27 Mar 2018, 08:45 AM
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Nice to know that no cheating has occurred in Scottish football.
Let's face it, people in sport cheat. They always have and they probably always will. It could be as cheeky as doctoring your scorecard down the local golf course or fielding a ringer for your Sunday league team under someone else's name.
Spoiler: click to toggle Whatever the level, we've all either pulled a fly one or felt the sting of being unfairly done over. But, as we've seen with the ball-tampering scandal engulfing Australian cricket , sport can often be rocked to the core by the fall-out from underhanded tactics. Aussie skipper Steve Smith has been slapped with a ban and team-mate Cameron Bancroft fined for their part in messing with the ball to gain an advantage over opponents South Africa. As that storm rages on, Record Sport Online takes a look at some of the most infamous examples of cheating, ranging from the shocking to the bizarre... Justin Gatlin (Athletics) One of the most controversial figures in athletics, American sprinter Gatlin has served two separate doping bans over his career. In 2001, he tested positive for amphetamines and was slapped with a two-year rap which was reduced to one year on appeal. Gatlin bounced back to reach the pinnacle of the sport in 2004 as he took home 100m gold at the 2004 Athens Olympics but further controversy was lurking just around the corner. He failed another drug test in 2006 but his coach claimed a massage therapist had rubbed cream containing testosterone on to Gatlin's backside without his knowledge - a claim which was swiftly thrown out as he was hit with an eight-year ban. Lance Armstrong (Cycling)Armstrong's fall from grace is perhaps the biggest fairytale gone awry in sporting history. After recovering from advanced testicular cancer that had spread to his brain, lungs and abdomen, the cyclist went on to win the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times. But in 2012, a United States Anti-Doping Agency probe ruled that Armstrong had been a serial drugs cheat throughout his storied career and he was subsequently stripped of all seven Tour victories. The scandal rocked the sport and Armstrong went from hero to zero, reportedly losing $75million worth of sponsorship income in a single day. Spanish basketball team (Paralympics)Perhaps one of the most bizarre tales of sporting deceit ever seen, the Spanish Paralympic team were thoroughly shamed in 2000 after it emerged that ten of 12 players in their men's basketball side were posing as being mentally handicapped. The team had cruised to a gold medal but one of the players, Carlos Ribagorda, presumably had a crisis of conscience and confessed all just days later. Their "victory" was promptly booted out by Olympics bosses and their medals returned. Ribagorda claimed the team were provided with fake medical certificates and suspicion was aroused when people in Spain began recognising players they knew not to be disabled. In a tell-all interview, Ribagorda claimed that, with his team leading China by 30 points, their coach warned the team: "Lads, move it down a gear or they'll figure out you're not disabled." Andy from Little Britain springs to mind – on an industrial scale, right enough. Ben Johnson (Athletics)In 1988, Johnson became the first Canadian sprinter to win the 100m Olympic gold since 1928 after he smashed his own world record to romp home in 9.79 seconds. Three days later, however, a urine-test revealed banned substance stanozolol in his system and it all unravelled from there. Johnson admitted to using steroids when he'd set his previous world record in 1987 and the International Association of Athletics Federations ripped out that page of the history books as well. He returned from suspension to much fanfare in 1991 and two years later he came within a whisker of breaking the 50m record - only to fail another drugs test after the race, and again in 1999. Thierry Henry (Football) One of the greatest strikers of his generation, French star Henry is generally considered a footballing icon. Except in Ireland. With a place at the 2010 World Cup at stake and the aggregate score locked at 1-1 in extra-time, Henry quite blatantly controlled a cross into the Ireland box with his hand before laying the ball back for William Gallas to nod home the decisive goal. Referee Martin Hansson and his officials somehow missed the offence and Irish hearts were broken as France booked a spot at the tournament. The Arsenal legend maintained his decision to handle the ball was pure instinct but somehow we don't think there will have been too many Irish fans willing to accept that. Colin Montgomerie (Golf)One of Scotland’s greatest-ever golfers, Monty won an unprecedented eight Order of Merits – including seven titles in a row. But the former Ryder Cup captain, who led Europe to a stunning success at Celtic Manor in 2018, was also accused of cheating. At least by Sandy Lyle. The incident occurred 14 years ago in Indonesia and was quickly dubbed "Jakartagate". Monty replaced his ball in an advantageous position following a rain break. He was cleared by rules officials but later gave his £24,000 prize money to charity while saying sorry for an "unwitting error". But that wasn’t enough for Lyle, who eviscerated the man from Troon: "You have Monty dropping the ball badly – that's what you would call a form of cheating. "If anything was going to be held against Monty, you would think, 'Yeah, well that's a case where he was breaking the rules'. And there have been other times where he has been called in to see videos." The Russians (generally) OK, maybe we shouldn't tar an entire nation with the same brush but there's just no getting away from it - Russian sport has become synonymous with cheating in recent years. From state-sponsored doping scandals to holding the record of having the most Olympic medals stripped for drugs cheating (a whopping 41), Russia have built up a pretty shady reputation in world sport. They were banned from competing at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang after a huge doping programme was uncovered and the nation's leading tennis star Maria Sharapova did little to dispel the dodgy image when she failed a drugs test at the 2016 Australian Open. Dr Grigory Rodchenkov, who oversaw the Russian doping programme, was forced into hiding after laying bare the extent of the cheating. He appeared in Oscar-winning documentary Icarus in which filmmaker Bryan Fogel accidentally stumbles upon the doping operation. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/sports-biggest-cheats-steve-smith-12253484
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27 Mar 2018, 08:47 AM
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Sinclair will stay at Celtic.
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27 Mar 2018, 09:11 AM
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Nice to know that no cheating has occurred in Scottish football. Let's face it, people in sport cheat. They always have and they probably always will.It could be as cheeky as doctoring your scorecard down the local golf course or fielding a ringer for your Sunday league team under someone else's name. Spoiler: click to toggle Whatever the level, we've all either pulled a fly one or felt the sting of being unfairly done over. But, as we've seen with the ball-tampering scandal engulfing Australian cricket , sport can often be rocked to the core by the fall-out from underhanded tactics. Aussie skipper Steve Smith has been slapped with a ban and team-mate Cameron Bancroft fined for their part in messing with the ball to gain an advantage over opponents South Africa. As that storm rages on, Record Sport Online takes a look at some of the most infamous examples of cheating, ranging from the shocking to the bizarre... Justin Gatlin (Athletics) One of the most controversial figures in athletics, American sprinter Gatlin has served two separate doping bans over his career. In 2001, he tested positive for amphetamines and was slapped with a two-year rap which was reduced to one year on appeal. Gatlin bounced back to reach the pinnacle of the sport in 2004 as he took home 100m gold at the 2004 Athens Olympics but further controversy was lurking just around the corner. He failed another drug test in 2006 but his coach claimed a massage therapist had rubbed cream containing testosterone on to Gatlin's backside without his knowledge - a claim which was swiftly thrown out as he was hit with an eight-year ban. Lance Armstrong (Cycling)Armstrong's fall from grace is perhaps the biggest fairytale gone awry in sporting history. After recovering from advanced testicular cancer that had spread to his brain, lungs and abdomen, the cyclist went on to win the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times. But in 2012, a United States Anti-Doping Agency probe ruled that Armstrong had been a serial drugs cheat throughout his storied career and he was subsequently stripped of all seven Tour victories. The scandal rocked the sport and Armstrong went from hero to zero, reportedly losing $75million worth of sponsorship income in a single day. Spanish basketball team (Paralympics)Perhaps one of the most bizarre tales of sporting deceit ever seen, the Spanish Paralympic team were thoroughly shamed in 2000 after it emerged that ten of 12 players in their men's basketball side were posing as being mentally handicapped. The team had cruised to a gold medal but one of the players, Carlos Ribagorda, presumably had a crisis of conscience and confessed all just days later. Their "victory" was promptly booted out by Olympics bosses and their medals returned. Ribagorda claimed the team were provided with fake medical certificates and suspicion was aroused when people in Spain began recognising players they knew not to be disabled. In a tell-all interview, Ribagorda claimed that, with his team leading China by 30 points, their coach warned the team: "Lads, move it down a gear or they'll figure out you're not disabled." Andy from Little Britain springs to mind – on an industrial scale, right enough. Ben Johnson (Athletics)In 1988, Johnson became the first Canadian sprinter to win the 100m Olympic gold since 1928 after he smashed his own world record to romp home in 9.79 seconds. Three days later, however, a urine-test revealed banned substance stanozolol in his system and it all unravelled from there. Johnson admitted to using steroids when he'd set his previous world record in 1987 and the International Association of Athletics Federations ripped out that page of the history books as well. He returned from suspension to much fanfare in 1991 and two years later he came within a whisker of breaking the 50m record - only to fail another drugs test after the race, and again in 1999. Thierry Henry (Football) One of the greatest strikers of his generation, French star Henry is generally considered a footballing icon. Except in Ireland. With a place at the 2010 World Cup at stake and the aggregate score locked at 1-1 in extra-time, Henry quite blatantly controlled a cross into the Ireland box with his hand before laying the ball back for William Gallas to nod home the decisive goal. Referee Martin Hansson and his officials somehow missed the offence and Irish hearts were broken as France booked a spot at the tournament. The Arsenal legend maintained his decision to handle the ball was pure instinct but somehow we don't think there will have been too many Irish fans willing to accept that. Colin Montgomerie (Golf)One of Scotland’s greatest-ever golfers, Monty won an unprecedented eight Order of Merits – including seven titles in a row. But the former Ryder Cup captain, who led Europe to a stunning success at Celtic Manor in 2018, was also accused of cheating. At least by Sandy Lyle. The incident occurred 14 years ago in Indonesia and was quickly dubbed "Jakartagate". Monty replaced his ball in an advantageous position following a rain break. He was cleared by rules officials but later gave his £24,000 prize money to charity while saying sorry for an "unwitting error". But that wasn’t enough for Lyle, who eviscerated the man from Troon: "You have Monty dropping the ball badly – that's what you would call a form of cheating. "If anything was going to be held against Monty, you would think, 'Yeah, well that's a case where he was breaking the rules'. And there have been other times where he has been called in to see videos." The Russians (generally) OK, maybe we shouldn't tar an entire nation with the same brush but there's just no getting away from it - Russian sport has become synonymous with cheating in recent years. From state-sponsored doping scandals to holding the record of having the most Olympic medals stripped for drugs cheating (a whopping 41), Russia have built up a pretty shady reputation in world sport. They were banned from competing at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang after a huge doping programme was uncovered and the nation's leading tennis star Maria Sharapova did little to dispel the dodgy image when she failed a drugs test at the 2016 Australian Open. Dr Grigory Rodchenkov, who oversaw the Russian doping programme, was forced into hiding after laying bare the extent of the cheating. He appeared in Oscar-winning documentary Icarus in which filmmaker Bryan Fogel accidentally stumbles upon the doping operation. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/sports-biggest-cheats-steve-smith-12253484 That articles up there with Jim whites tweet in the irony stakes.
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27 Mar 2018, 09:42 AM
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Nice to know that no cheating has occurred in Scottish football. Let's face it, people in sport cheat. They always have and they probably always will.It could be as cheeky as doctoring your scorecard down the local golf course or fielding a ringer for your Sunday league team under someone else's name. Spoiler: click to toggle Whatever the level, we've all either pulled a fly one or felt the sting of being unfairly done over. But, as we've seen with the ball-tampering scandal engulfing Australian cricket , sport can often be rocked to the core by the fall-out from underhanded tactics. Aussie skipper Steve Smith has been slapped with a ban and team-mate Cameron Bancroft fined for their part in messing with the ball to gain an advantage over opponents South Africa. As that storm rages on, Record Sport Online takes a look at some of the most infamous examples of cheating, ranging from the shocking to the bizarre... Justin Gatlin (Athletics) One of the most controversial figures in athletics, American sprinter Gatlin has served two separate doping bans over his career. In 2001, he tested positive for amphetamines and was slapped with a two-year rap which was reduced to one year on appeal. Gatlin bounced back to reach the pinnacle of the sport in 2004 as he took home 100m gold at the 2004 Athens Olympics but further controversy was lurking just around the corner. He failed another drug test in 2006 but his coach claimed a massage therapist had rubbed cream containing testosterone on to Gatlin's backside without his knowledge - a claim which was swiftly thrown out as he was hit with an eight-year ban. Lance Armstrong (Cycling)Armstrong's fall from grace is perhaps the biggest fairytale gone awry in sporting history. After recovering from advanced testicular cancer that had spread to his brain, lungs and abdomen, the cyclist went on to win the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times. But in 2012, a United States Anti-Doping Agency probe ruled that Armstrong had been a serial drugs cheat throughout his storied career and he was subsequently stripped of all seven Tour victories. The scandal rocked the sport and Armstrong went from hero to zero, reportedly losing $75million worth of sponsorship income in a single day. Spanish basketball team (Paralympics)Perhaps one of the most bizarre tales of sporting deceit ever seen, the Spanish Paralympic team were thoroughly shamed in 2000 after it emerged that ten of 12 players in their men's basketball side were posing as being mentally handicapped. The team had cruised to a gold medal but one of the players, Carlos Ribagorda, presumably had a crisis of conscience and confessed all just days later. Their "victory" was promptly booted out by Olympics bosses and their medals returned. Ribagorda claimed the team were provided with fake medical certificates and suspicion was aroused when people in Spain began recognising players they knew not to be disabled. In a tell-all interview, Ribagorda claimed that, with his team leading China by 30 points, their coach warned the team: "Lads, move it down a gear or they'll figure out you're not disabled." Andy from Little Britain springs to mind – on an industrial scale, right enough. Ben Johnson (Athletics)In 1988, Johnson became the first Canadian sprinter to win the 100m Olympic gold since 1928 after he smashed his own world record to romp home in 9.79 seconds. Three days later, however, a urine-test revealed banned substance stanozolol in his system and it all unravelled from there. Johnson admitted to using steroids when he'd set his previous world record in 1987 and the International Association of Athletics Federations ripped out that page of the history books as well. He returned from suspension to much fanfare in 1991 and two years later he came within a whisker of breaking the 50m record - only to fail another drugs test after the race, and again in 1999. Thierry Henry (Football) One of the greatest strikers of his generation, French star Henry is generally considered a footballing icon. Except in Ireland. With a place at the 2010 World Cup at stake and the aggregate score locked at 1-1 in extra-time, Henry quite blatantly controlled a cross into the Ireland box with his hand before laying the ball back for William Gallas to nod home the decisive goal. Referee Martin Hansson and his officials somehow missed the offence and Irish hearts were broken as France booked a spot at the tournament. The Arsenal legend maintained his decision to handle the ball was pure instinct but somehow we don't think there will have been too many Irish fans willing to accept that. Colin Montgomerie (Golf)One of Scotland’s greatest-ever golfers, Monty won an unprecedented eight Order of Merits – including seven titles in a row. But the former Ryder Cup captain, who led Europe to a stunning success at Celtic Manor in 2018, was also accused of cheating. At least by Sandy Lyle. The incident occurred 14 years ago in Indonesia and was quickly dubbed "Jakartagate". Monty replaced his ball in an advantageous position following a rain break. He was cleared by rules officials but later gave his £24,000 prize money to charity while saying sorry for an "unwitting error". But that wasn’t enough for Lyle, who eviscerated the man from Troon: "You have Monty dropping the ball badly – that's what you would call a form of cheating. "If anything was going to be held against Monty, you would think, 'Yeah, well that's a case where he was breaking the rules'. And there have been other times where he has been called in to see videos." The Russians (generally) OK, maybe we shouldn't tar an entire nation with the same brush but there's just no getting away from it - Russian sport has become synonymous with cheating in recent years. From state-sponsored doping scandals to holding the record of having the most Olympic medals stripped for drugs cheating (a whopping 41), Russia have built up a pretty shady reputation in world sport. They were banned from competing at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang after a huge doping programme was uncovered and the nation's leading tennis star Maria Sharapova did little to dispel the dodgy image when she failed a drugs test at the 2016 Australian Open. Dr Grigory Rodchenkov, who oversaw the Russian doping programme, was forced into hiding after laying bare the extent of the cheating. He appeared in Oscar-winning documentary Icarus in which filmmaker Bryan Fogel accidentally stumbles upon the doping operation. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/sports-biggest-cheats-steve-smith-12253484 jangles and his goons know exactly what they are doing , trolling halfwits !! time will out them all .
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So, some hun with a laptop - in the effing Sun - says that Sinclair wants away? Aye, right. fwiw - the guy who wrote the story is a celtic man.
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So, some hun with a laptop - in the effing Sun - says that Sinclair wants away? Aye, right.
fwiw - the guy who wrote the story is a celtic man. Define celtic man .
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Irrespective of media speculation, if Sinclair wants to leave, its best to let him. Keeping players who want to move on is to nobody’s advantage, however annoying it might be to supporters. From one of the main men last season, he’s now a peripheral figure. Who would ever have believed that?
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Irrespective of media speculation, if Sinclair wants to leave, its best to let him. Keeping players who want to move on is to nobody’s advantage, however annoying it might be to supporters. From one of the main men last season, he’s now a peripheral figure. Who would ever have believed that? It's always a worry when a players family don't move, can't be easy for him. Kelvin Wilson left for similar reasons.
He could still play a big part in another treble, if he does he'll have been an absolutely superb signing.
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- 27 Mar 2018, 08:45 AM
Nice to know that no cheating has occurred in Scottish football. Let's face it, people in sport cheat. They always have and they probably always will.It could be as cheeky as doctoring your scorecard down the local golf course or fielding a ringer for your Sunday league team under someone else's name. Spoiler: click to toggle Whatever the level, we've all either pulled a fly one or felt the sting of being unfairly done over. But, as we've seen with the ball-tampering scandal engulfing Australian cricket , sport can often be rocked to the core by the fall-out from underhanded tactics. Aussie skipper Steve Smith has been slapped with a ban and team-mate Cameron Bancroft fined for their part in messing with the ball to gain an advantage over opponents South Africa. As that storm rages on, Record Sport Online takes a look at some of the most infamous examples of cheating, ranging from the shocking to the bizarre... Justin Gatlin (Athletics) One of the most controversial figures in athletics, American sprinter Gatlin has served two separate doping bans over his career. In 2001, he tested positive for amphetamines and was slapped with a two-year rap which was reduced to one year on appeal. Gatlin bounced back to reach the pinnacle of the sport in 2004 as he took home 100m gold at the 2004 Athens Olympics but further controversy was lurking just around the corner. He failed another drug test in 2006 but his coach claimed a massage therapist had rubbed cream containing testosterone on to Gatlin's backside without his knowledge - a claim which was swiftly thrown out as he was hit with an eight-year ban. Lance Armstrong (Cycling)Armstrong's fall from grace is perhaps the biggest fairytale gone awry in sporting history. After recovering from advanced testicular cancer that had spread to his brain, lungs and abdomen, the cyclist went on to win the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times. But in 2012, a United States Anti-Doping Agency probe ruled that Armstrong had been a serial drugs cheat throughout his storied career and he was subsequently stripped of all seven Tour victories. The scandal rocked the sport and Armstrong went from hero to zero, reportedly losing $75million worth of sponsorship income in a single day. Spanish basketball team (Paralympics)Perhaps one of the most bizarre tales of sporting deceit ever seen, the Spanish Paralympic team were thoroughly shamed in 2000 after it emerged that ten of 12 players in their men's basketball side were posing as being mentally handicapped. The team had cruised to a gold medal but one of the players, Carlos Ribagorda, presumably had a crisis of conscience and confessed all just days later. Their "victory" was promptly booted out by Olympics bosses and their medals returned. Ribagorda claimed the team were provided with fake medical certificates and suspicion was aroused when people in Spain began recognising players they knew not to be disabled. In a tell-all interview, Ribagorda claimed that, with his team leading China by 30 points, their coach warned the team: "Lads, move it down a gear or they'll figure out you're not disabled." Andy from Little Britain springs to mind – on an industrial scale, right enough. Ben Johnson (Athletics)In 1988, Johnson became the first Canadian sprinter to win the 100m Olympic gold since 1928 after he smashed his own world record to romp home in 9.79 seconds. Three days later, however, a urine-test revealed banned substance stanozolol in his system and it all unravelled from there. Johnson admitted to using steroids when he'd set his previous world record in 1987 and the International Association of Athletics Federations ripped out that page of the history books as well. He returned from suspension to much fanfare in 1991 and two years later he came within a whisker of breaking the 50m record - only to fail another drugs test after the race, and again in 1999. Thierry Henry (Football) One of the greatest strikers of his generation, French star Henry is generally considered a footballing icon. Except in Ireland. With a place at the 2010 World Cup at stake and the aggregate score locked at 1-1 in extra-time, Henry quite blatantly controlled a cross into the Ireland box with his hand before laying the ball back for William Gallas to nod home the decisive goal. Referee Martin Hansson and his officials somehow missed the offence and Irish hearts were broken as France booked a spot at the tournament. The Arsenal legend maintained his decision to handle the ball was pure instinct but somehow we don't think there will have been too many Irish fans willing to accept that. Colin Montgomerie (Golf)One of Scotland’s greatest-ever golfers, Monty won an unprecedented eight Order of Merits – including seven titles in a row. But the former Ryder Cup captain, who led Europe to a stunning success at Celtic Manor in 2018, was also accused of cheating. At least by Sandy Lyle. The incident occurred 14 years ago in Indonesia and was quickly dubbed "Jakartagate". Monty replaced his ball in an advantageous position following a rain break. He was cleared by rules officials but later gave his £24,000 prize money to charity while saying sorry for an "unwitting error". But that wasn’t enough for Lyle, who eviscerated the man from Troon: "You have Monty dropping the ball badly – that's what you would call a form of cheating. "If anything was going to be held against Monty, you would think, 'Yeah, well that's a case where he was breaking the rules'. And there have been other times where he has been called in to see videos." The Russians (generally) OK, maybe we shouldn't tar an entire nation with the same brush but there's just no getting away from it - Russian sport has become synonymous with cheating in recent years. From state-sponsored doping scandals to holding the record of having the most Olympic medals stripped for drugs cheating (a whopping 41), Russia have built up a pretty shady reputation in world sport. They were banned from competing at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang after a huge doping programme was uncovered and the nation's leading tennis star Maria Sharapova did little to dispel the dodgy image when she failed a drugs test at the 2016 Australian Open. Dr Grigory Rodchenkov, who oversaw the Russian doping programme, was forced into hiding after laying bare the extent of the cheating. He appeared in Oscar-winning documentary Icarus in which filmmaker Bryan Fogel accidentally stumbles upon the doping operation. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/sports-biggest-cheats-steve-smith-12253484 Some interesting equivalence in that article. Someone doing an instinctive handball on the same list as someone who committed industrial level drug cheating and who built a sports empire around that cheating.
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