Energy supplements without an IV: Ironi Tiberias does not stop fighting
Despite the IV drip scandal, the suspension of staff and players, and a 6-point deduction, Ironi Tiberias shows resilience with a 1:2 Toto Cup win over Bnei Sakhnin.
With all the troubles in the IV drip affair, despite the professional and management staff being suspended along with four senior players, and with the team heading into a season that will at a minimum open with a minus 6 points deduction — Ironi Tiberias has nine lives.
Although it is only the Toto Cup and a 1:2 victory over Bnei Sakhnin, this club has its own DNA; troubles bring it into focus, pressures raise the level, Ron Unger scores and celebrates with an IV drip gesture, and one understands how surreal this period is for the club.
On the legal side, an indictment is expected to be filed this week by the Football Association, and simultaneously, the club is taking legal actions, including the disqualification of investigator Dean Prager and all his investigation transcripts.
At the same time, the National Anti-Doping Agency will continue attempts to reach a plea bargain with at least some of the accused, as it seems that this event will accompany Tiberias and the accused for at least several more weeks and may drag on into the league itself.
