Really? So because you managed to play sunday league football and drink, alcohol now has no effect on the body at the elite level of athlete? Because that flies in the face of everything we know about medical science, even several pints a week can have a correlation on performance, we aren't talking about me or you here. We are talking about professional athletes, people who are paid to be the fittest and best their body can be. To me, your attitude is just symptomatic of the poor relationship with alcohol we have in this country, and probably explains to a point why so many young footballers in this country fail when they try to advance their career.