Mo Thread

[ray j willings]

Mo has been on the news giving a angry press conference saying how shocked he his and how his name is being dragged through the mud .....I weep for the man
The BBC reporter said that athletics does not want to get the same rep as cycling ....

 

[SeriousSam]

He's seen no evidence of doping working with Salazar, so he's staying with him

 

[hulkgogan]

I'm no body language expert but his nervousness was palatable and he came across as evasive. It was incredibly unpolished for such a big name. He'd not been coached. Floyd rather than Lance.

 

[ebandit]

...........turbo charged last lap after 10k says it all..........................

Mark L

 

[hulkgogan]

yeah, no doubt the best way to find out if Mo is doping, is to ask him directly.

Which no reporter did. The spin on Channel 4 was Mo as victim. I don't get the British press; scathing, sarcastic and fearless to politicians, biggest fanboys to sportsmen and the Royal family.

 

[ray j willings]

The heat is on......will Mo confess?

 

[2008885]

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The heat is on......will Mo confess?

To what?

 

[ebandit]

.........that quorn is better suited for dogs..............

Mark L

 

[2008885]

Which no reporter did. The spin on Channel 4 was Mo as victim. I don't get the British press; scathing, sarcastic and fearless to politicians, biggest fanboys to sportsmen and the Royal family.

scathing, sarcastic and fearless to politicians - you are joking, I hope?

 

[2008885]

And I must say that my limited experiences with Quorn suggest that it tastes like sh!t

 

[Anaconda]

Via twitter Mark Daly says Mo's had a month to come up with his story, get Alberto's side etc. Does not wash at all to be acting all shocked and surprised now.


Mark Daly ‏@BBCMarkDaly 1h1 hour ago
Mo Farah's agent was made aware of the BBC's allegations against Salazar and Rupp exactly a month ago.

 

[ray j willings]

Which no reporter did. The spin on Channel 4 was Mo as victim. I don't get the British press; scathing, sarcastic and fearless to politicians, biggest fanboys to sportsmen and the Royal family.

scathing, sarcastic and fearless to politicians - you are joking, I hope?

What exactly is your take on this issue.....Hulks post was spot on.

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

I think Mo is the chosen one. A once-in-a-century talent like clean Bolt is. He don´t need to dope. He is a victim of haters...

 

[Libertine Seguros]

The BBC story shows that Salazar's athletes have got some impressive company line-towing.

When quizzing Farah, they advise:

The Olympic 5,000m and 10,000m gold medallist told the BBC: "I have not taken any banned substances and Alberto has never suggested that I take a banned substance.

On Rupp, they confirm:

Olympic 10,000m silver medallist Rupp, now 29, said: "I have not taken any banned substances and Alberto has never suggested that I take a banned substance."

While I don't doubt their agents will have prepared statements for them, the fact that the wording is exactly the same is quite amusing.

 

[ray j willings]

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I think Mo is the chosen one. A once-in-a-century talent like clean Bolt is. He don´t need to dope. He is a victim of haters...


Let it go, I already got a ban ,,,Move on

 

[BigMac]

Mo puls out of BDL.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/olympics/33039347

 

[ray j willings]

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Mo puls out of BDL.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/olympics/33039347

Pressure building.
The way he handled the press conference and now this I don't think he is going to last long.
I wonder what the dynamic duo of Steve Cram and Brendan Foster are thinking about all of this.

 

[The Carrot]

I'm surprised the BBC went all the way in 'exposing' one of their 'chosen ones', they've got athletics viewing figures to maintain! They were clearly deliberating over some time whether to complete the investigation as this link states; 'it was quietly shelved in 2013' http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/olympic-legend-mo-farah-stunned-2275353.

He's probably upset someone at the BBC who's gone and hit the unchosen button. Seems that's the way showbiz/pro sport works(same thing). All the same, Farah and Salazar have had years to get their story straight.

 

[Poursuivant]

The way he has played the victim has left a sour taste, railing at the media. What do you want them to do Mo?

 

[Pies&Booze]

Am loving this story. An obvious fraud and a fake now feeling a bit of pressure. Mo looked like rabbit in the headlights in that press conference.

 

[Chaddy]

Mo's rise has always been very suspect, from almost nowhere to winning double golds at Olympics and Worlds.

Could never truly get behind the guy

 

[Freddythefrog]

[I need to keep up with the action here - sorry for posting in the other thread on Mo - Ray J beat me long time to the twitter] Just listened to five live post the press conference and Steve Backley OBE was the pundit.

Quote Wiki - " Backley's first significant title, was won in 1987 when he threw 75.14 metres to pick up the European junior title, ahead of Vladimir Sasimovich (73.24) of Russia and East German Raymond Hecht (72.78). In 1988, Backley won the silver medal at the 1988 World Junior Championships. He also broke the world junior record that year."

So that was before the wall came down he beat two products of the Soviet athletic school system !

It was like winding the clock back 10 years and listening to Kelly on Eurosport fielding questions on Lance about doping allegations. Poor athlete how upsetting it is for him, nasty journalist - imagine suggesting working with a doping coach. This will really upset his training program and reduces the quality of his prep for the World Champs. And Mo was going to run the 1500 a distance he rarely does and so it is taking away a great chance for upping that "sprint" speed. And of course Backley just dropped in that Mo was British and European record holder at the 1500 m as well.

Backley OBE just did not get it that adding that fact was screaming - "doper" to anyone with a casual interest to what he was saying. So Mo runs clean and can beat Salhazzar's doper - to win two golds at London and then kicks ar*e in another distance. Sure thing - this guy just has to be clean.

The more I think about it Backley just outstripped anything Kelly came up with, Kelly just tended to change topic as quickly as he could.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Phil and Paul were the prime goosers. Kelly, as you say, would just change the subject as soon as he could, or whenever something was brought up, start an 873-clause run-on sentence about some tech issue.

He was at his best when discussing Cunego with Harmon. Harmon gave him a question (this must have been around 2008-9, either just before or during the first parts of Lance's comeback, and possibly the 2009 Giro when Cunego said his things about not keeping up with Killer) as to why it was, exactly, that Cunego had not been able to continue to perform at the level he was performing in 2004, to which Kelly responded "it was a different era of cycling then". Harmon, either obliviously or consciously, decided he needed to press for further details, why his form had subsided, maybe he was marked more closely now, confidence issues perhaps? Kelly came back with a very firm "I said, it was a different era of cycling then". Harmon changed the subject.

 

[The Hitch]

Speaking of commentators, hypocrisy and mo, I remember Cram and plenty of others getting their panties in a twist about how Makhloufi must be doping to win the Olympics 1500m. The BBC discussion afterwards was speculation about when he will be stripped. They brought in some "veteran" daily mail journo who thought nothing about explicitly that Makhloufi will be stripped of his medal.

This was all purely on performance since TM has never been linked to doping or tested positive.

His performance was 3.34. Perfectly normal for a 1500m specialist. His personal best is 3:30.40, nothing special at all.

Mo Farah a year later run the 1500m in 3.28.80, the 6th fastest of all time. He is not even a middle distance runner. It was his first attempt at the distance in years. He wasn't even preparing for the distance, it was just a little distraction fun run while he was preparing for the 10 000m at the world championships.

No word of course from any of them. Kind of how like in cycling its more suspicious for a life long pro cyclist to win a stage at the Tour of Turkey than it is for a team pursuit rider to win the Tour de France.

 

[fenns]

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Speaking of commentators, hypocrisy and mo, I remember Cram and plenty of others getting their panties in a twist about how Makhloufi must be doping to win the Olympics 1500m. The BBC discussion afterwards was speculation about when he will be stripped. They brought in some "veteran" daily mail journo who thought nothing about explicitly that Makhloufi will be stripped of his medal.

This was all purely on performance since TM has never been linked to doping or tested positive.

His performance was 3.34. Perfectly normal for a 1500m specialist. His personal best is 3:30.40, nothing special at all.

Mo Farah a year later run the 1500m in 3.28.80, the 6th fastest of all time. He is not even a middle distance runner. It was his first attempt at the distance in years. He wasn't even preparing for the distance, it was just a little distraction fun run while he was preparing for the 10 000m at the world championships.

No word of course from any of them. Kind of how like in cycling its more suspicious for a life long pro cyclist to win a stage at the Tour of Turkey than it is for a team pursuit rider to win the Tour de France.

Agree the hypocrisy is staggering.

I wonder what Mo has done to upset the BBC. He should speak to Paula about hiring good lawyers.