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Mo Farah

poor old mo....needs a decent excuse for ignoring the doorbell for an hour
 

Mo Farah

Whatever you think of Sullivan, Gold and 'Baroness':rolleyes: Brady they are bloody good negotiators..........presumably also helping Mo Farah with his current 'issues' and arranging for the topic to be changed on the GPG.
 

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hanworthbee said:
poor old mo....needs a decent excuse for ignoring the doorbell for an hour
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Not saying he's guilty but if it's your livelihood you make sure that you're contactable. I know people are arguing that it's difficult to keep to the given schedule, the schedule that they've supplied, but it can't be that hard. Parents have been making themselves available for years at the start and end of school days to pick up their kids.
 

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I thought Mo was powered by Quorn mince??
Seems perhaps he dabbles in other non meat substances...

Time to re-paint his paint box red in Isleworth don't want to be reminded of how got coloured gold if it wasn't legit
 

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I really hope he's not guilty for his, Athletics and this countries sake. I prefer to believe he is until proved beyond doubt otherwise.
 

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Didn't he go to Feltham School?... #justsaying ;)
 

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Wondered how long before we'd have this thread.
Always felt there is something about him that does not endear him to me
 

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He hasn't helped himself by basing himself in the USA
 

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hanworthbee said:
He hasn't helped himself by basing himself in the USA
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do you not know anything? the training camps are outstanding in the USA, should he be training in gloomy Southall or wet Hounslow? he travels round the world to race, had he not been training in a hot country he would have struggled to have been a world champion...
 

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It seems to me we're a nation of happy losers but struggle with winners?
More than ever I hope Mo is proved 100% innocent and the scummy press are made to grovel.

I will apologise whole heartedly if not the case and he is guilty.
 

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bees66 said:
do you not know anything? the training camps are outstanding in the USA, should he be training in gloomy Southall or wet Hounslow? he travels round the world to race, had he not been training in a hot country he would have struggled to have been a world champion...
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He's out of the public eye being over there ..he's gone from hero to just another athlete IMO and Portland weather where he's based is probably worse than London weather where it rains for about 8 months solid
 

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hanworthbee said:
He's out of the public eye being over there ..he's gone from hero to just another athlete IMO and Portland weather where he's based is probably worse than London weather where it rains for about 8 months solid
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just because his trainer gave drugs to Allan Wells years ago it doesn't mean Mo has taken them, poor Mo is being dragged over hot coal right now.. innocent till proved guilty..
 

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Unfortunately for athletes you don't have to be proved guilty, just missing a few tests is enough as happened to Christine ohoruogo
 

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hanworthbee said:
Unfortunately for athletes you don't have to be proved guilty, just missing a few tests is enough as happened to Christine ohoruogo
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Mo missed his in 2011, it's not like anyone will ban him now, Christine was banned there and then for 3 in 2006..
 

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sonofabee said:
It seems to me we're a nation of happy losers but struggle with winners?
More than ever I hope Mo is proved 100% innocent and the scummy press are made to grovel.

I will apologise whole heartedly if not the case and he is guilty.
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Well said :sorted:
 

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Mo Farah

Anyone that watched the documentary must admit that at the very least it looks suspicious
 

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sonofabee said:
It seems to me we're a nation of happy losers but struggle with winners?
More than ever I hope Mo is proved 100% innocent and the scummy press are made to grovel.

I will apologise whole heartedly if not the case and he is guilty.
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The same scummy press that exposed Lance "the saint" Armstrong, Fifa corruption oh and Ryan Giggs having it away behind his wife's back....

The press are an effective tool and I dont think such generalisations are appriopriate, necessary or justified in "old Hullbee's" opinion
 

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Hullbee said:
The same scummy press that exposed Lance "the saint" Armstrong, Fifa corruption oh and Ryan Giggs having it away behind his wife's back....

The press are an effective tool and I dont think such generalisations are appriopriate, necessary or justified in "old Hullbee's" opinion
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I have clearly stated if they're right I'll retract and apologise but hope Mo is not guilty.
Still doesn't mean I understand why you feel the need to refer to yourself in the third person ?
 

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As a big fan of Mo's, I have to say personally, I don't now think it's looking good for him.

What struck me most when it first came out was the conspicuous absence of fellow leading athletes coming out in his support.

And of the very few who would speak on the record, Jo Pavey, wouldn't (couldn't?) actually criticise him, but she did firmly say that Mo (and all other athletes in a like position) has a duty to distance himself from a coach who is now so tainted.

Meanwhile, David Walsh, the guy who chiefly exposed Lance Armstrong (along with Paul Kimmiage) had an interesting column on Mo in today's Sunday Times. Walsh, too, declined to speak up for him, even if he didn't/couldn't/wouldn't accuse him of anything.

But although Walsh was actually more disturbed by British Athletics' silence/inaction on Salazar (i.e. the bigger picture), he did have this to say on Mo::
"Asked about the allegations against his coach, Farah said he would speak with both Salazar and his accusers.
If he had done that, especially if he had reached out to Salazar's accusers, Farah would no longer be part of Salazar's stable of athlete's. The evidence against the coach has come from too many sources: his former assistant coach Steve Magness, the former NOP massage therapist John Stiner, husband/wife athletes Adam and Kara Groucher and 13 other athletes too afraid of Salazar's power to put their names to the claims."

It is no wonder that Walsh wryly noted: "It is strange Farah shows no urgency to find out what has been going on"
 

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sonofabee said:
Still doesn't mean I understand why you feel the need to refer to yourself in the third person ?
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All part off Hullbee bignewambitions
 

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I'd say that 90% of all endurance or strength/power related world champions/world record holders have at some stage in their career been on the juice or cheated. And the reason is money, the money in these sports is massive, if there's a chance to make it big and get paid well to do it, then you are going to cheat, human nature I'm afraid!!
The lower the amount of money you are likely to earn, the lower the number of people cheating!!!!!! And as I stated earlier we are talking primarily about the power based sports here, or the endurance type sports, not paper folding
By the time you get to watch an athlete on TV they've been performing for years, rising to the top, leaving the also rans behind, they are the ones that are cheating, across the board, not your rank and file performers. (ALLEGEDLY)
 

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It is quite amusing seeing the BBC tying themselves in knots over this. The Salazar story was good journalism but they now seem to be desperate to make it appear that the only athlete of his that doped was Galen Rupp. I can only assume that they had plans to add Farah to their stable of tedious ex athletes for future commentary/analysis duties and being a drugs cheat would spoil this.
 

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Simon T said:
It is quite amusing seeing the BBC tying themselves in knots over this. The Salazar story was good journalism but they now seem to be desperate to make it appear that the only athlete of his that doped was Galen Rupp. I can only assume that they had plans to add Farah to their stable of tedious ex athletes for future commentary/analysis duties and being a drugs cheat would spoil this.
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It could be that, or and this is more likely, your own rampant anti-BBC bias could be colouring your judgement?

Especially as it was the BBC that broke this story in the first place...
 

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homelessbee said:
It could be that, or and this is more likely, your own rampant anti-BBC bias could be colouring your judgement?

Especially as it was the BBC that broke this story in the first place...
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I know, if you look at what you quoted you'll see I described it as good journalism (would be hard to argue against this unless the main protagonists can show Panorama got their facts wrong). They now seem to almost want the story to go away.
 

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Sheerwater Bee said:
I'd say that 90% of all endurance or strength/power related world champions/world record holders have at some stage in their career been on the juice or cheated. And the reason is money, the money in these sports is massive, if there's a chance to make it big and get paid well to do it, then you are going to cheat, human nature I'm afraid!!
The lower the amount of money you are likely to earn, the lower the number of people cheating!!!!!! And as I stated earlier we are talking primarily about the power based sports here, or the endurance type sports, not paper folding
By the time you get to watch an athlete on TV they've been performing for years, rising to the top, leaving the also rans behind, they are the ones that are cheating, across the board, not your rank and file
performers. (ALLEGEDLY)
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Ive always had my doubts about "Phil The Power Taylor"....whats in that glass...
 

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Looks like Mo might be moving back to Hounslow
 

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................different class...............
 

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Didn't like his show boating halfway through the race, but you have to hand it to him, it was a great victory, despite being tripped on two or three occasions.
 

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The Africans got together to try and blow him away but failed. A tough race for Mo but he always seemed to be in control. The crowd noise on his final lap was awaresome stuff.
 

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Ooo, a Mo Farah thread. :nutty:

Well done Sir MO! :cool:

Beat those that did their best to upset your rhythm during the race. Nice "showboating" too. Gets the crowd behind you. The noise was incredible. :)
 

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Now for the 5K and the 'Quintuple Double!!!!'
 

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wanderer paul said:
Ooo, a Mo Farah thread. :nutty:

Well done Sir MO! :cool:

Beat those that did their best to upset your rhythm during the race. Nice "showboating" too. Gets the crowd behind you. The noise was incredible. :)
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Oh look another little dig at me.

Have a day off.
 

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TW3Bee said:
Didn't like his show boating halfway through the race, but you have to hand it to him, it was a great victory, despite being tripped on two or three occasions.
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I didn't see it as show boating. Saw it as wanting to get the crowd to raise the noise. He obviously loves performing in front of big crowds.
 

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Mark H said:
I didn't see it as show boating. Saw it as wanting to get the crowd to raise the noise. He obviously loves performing in front of big crowds.
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Precisely. Show the world you're the best.

I wonder if Usain will do his usual, quiet, shy and introverted pre-race performance!? lol

When Mo and Bolt give up after 2017, where's the next special athlete or two? Van Nierke is the one, but is he one to "showboat" a little? Probably not, but what an athlete.
 

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What a race and what a champion.
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Yes. I suspended my cynicism regarding his relationship with Salazar, his living in the States and reported demands for megabucks to appear in certain events, and his lack of getting anywhere near the WRs for the 5000 and 10000m during his career.
An amazing race with the Africans trying to break him. An amazing athlete to whom winning is the important thing rather than fast times.
I think if the race had been at WR pace he would still have won. I sincerely that nothing comes up in the future to tarnish his reputation. Sport needs the Mo Farahs of this world, and it needs them to be what they are without the assistance of banned substances.
 

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Looks like the end for Sir Mo - fails to qualify for Tokyo.
 

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Has had a brilliant career, good luck for the future.
 

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Great career, unforgettable night, probably time to bow out gracefully (as he seems to be intimating ) good luck to him in the future
 

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A career and success on the back of drugs???
 

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Must be highly likely to retire now.

4 Olympic titles, 6 World titles and a stack load of other championships in addition to the knighthood.

One of the best athletes to ever represent Team GB.

Not bad for a kid born in Somalia, leaving as a refugee and relocating to Hounslow unable to speak a word of English!
 

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Quite a drop off in "form" since Salazaar got found out and he had to leave him as a coach. Talented yes, but helped along the way by bending of the rules etc....most definitely.
 

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RAF_Patto said:
Quite a drop off in "form" since Salazaar got found out and he had to leave him as a coach. Talented yes, but helped along the way by bending of the rules etc....most definitely.
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Or the fact he is now 38 !!! f*** me so many out there that want to bring down some of UK sporting greats !!
 
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