> >As for your blanket suspicions, again they simply undermine interest in the > >sport. Fans are not interested in a sport where it's assumed that many > >athletes are breaking the rules. If it's factually known that the majority > >of athletes are using drugs and the sport decides to accept that as the > >norm and is not breaking the rules, then I think that fans will accept that > >as "leveling the playing field."
I have to disagree with you there Richard. Plenty of fans are interested in American football where it is most assuredly assumed that the athletes are breaking the rules. Hell, I assume that most top track athletes are breaking the rules and it doesn't make me not interested. I don't know about your second point about what fans will do if the rules change - I think you are probably right, even though I don't support legalizing drugs in sport. - Ed Parrot
