strange - I have been through all of your previous posts Carrots - and despite, attending the Cambs Cup game and despite by your own admission witnessing at 1st hand the player getting struck I can find no mention on this site, by you, of a condemnation of said incident and yet, you are able to comment on Saturday's incident, which to my knowledge, you werent party to.
Nobody condones abuse of an official - but too many people are quick to jump on the bandwagon and condemn , let the facts come out, bans etc get issued before you start pontificating and mudslinging - just glad you ain't no friend of mine - with friends like you who needs enemies.
carrots did well to see it as most of the players leaving the pitch knew nothing of it. but thats past why try to bring up rubbish on players to try and get them noticed for more trouble. fair enough it was the wrong thing to do and george will no that and im sure he has looked back on the incident and fully regrets it. but i wasnt there dont no the full story.
League meeting tonite - What do people think Will happen?
I hope they are not to harsh on George as i know he will be very upset with himself for what has happened.
couldn't agree more foggy. hope he doesn't get banned for life as that'd be a real shame. they just need to realise not everything is black and white and look at all the facts as every situation is different although what happened cannot be condoned and deserves severe punishment. just hope its not too severe!
i hear its the nhants fa that will be making the decision on punishments/ban so there may be no outcome from the meeting tonight.
Even though i dont know what happened totally. From previous experience, this sounds like it could be Sine Die. Unfortunate for the fella involved. Depending on how sympathetic the referee was in his report really. It has been known that a player that punched a referee, got a 6 month ban and not Sine Die, so he could get lucky
I think you will find that the league meeting was last night
Was this incident similar to the hilarious/comical Paulo DiCanio v's Paul Alcock bout of 1998? I think DiCanio won by TKO, although I still say it was a fix!
Seriously, I think its a shame that an 'incident' has happened which has involved a ref caling off a local game of amateur Saturday football. I don't play in the top division, but if we lose refs it will be the teams lower down the ladder where young promising players ply their trade in their early years who will suffer from any potential shortage. Alternatively the older more crap players, such as me, will lose their excuse to avoid shopping on a Saturday afternoon with the missus
I reckon the book will be thrown at the player involved to show support for the local refs from the FA. Even if this was out of character or not for the player involved I doubt he will find much sympathy in front of the powers that be.
The legend lives on.......
Just to Clarify - The league meeting was last night. And according to my not so reliable source
"The League have to wait for County FA to deal with it before they can take any action against the player"
so watch this space!!
Get yourself a better source Foggy !
Foggy just to be clear, your source said that as with all cases of this nature, the league would not deal with the INCIDENT in its entirety until it has been dealt with by the County FA.
if george was a pro player he would only get an 8 game ban even if he had stabbed the ref 2 death!!
i think that every player shld get a 2nd chance, think that £250 comp for hitting the ref and a ban 4 the rest of the season should be enough, but we all know that its going to be a 10 year ban.
im dead against any attack on a ref, verbal or other, he is only giving what he sees, be it right on wrong, everyone has an off day yeah?
do think that the fa are in the dark ages when it comes the the local league players and pro's, 1 rule for 1 another 4 the other but the same rules on the pitch!!
is it right that a pro player also has 2 pay only £8 for a booking? admin i think, shocking
Don't agree with that for one minute Carefree, £250 is a good night out and no form of compensation at all and the end of the season is only 4 months away (thank ***k) what sort of message does that send out, at least a 2 year ban for a minor assault and I think there is a lot more to this incident than is common knowledge, also the PFA do not have to go along with anything the Northants FA deal out, they have any say that they like in what punishment to give the player.
I know nothing about the incident apart from what I've read, but the Punishments are found in the back of my county handbook (Cambs)and look like they are applied quite consistently across the counties. If the incident is proven punished the player looks to be looking at a couple of years to indefinate/10 years. It is sad for what is a moment of stupidity but an assault in the real world and you would be looking at a court appearance. I have seen incidents where players have had suspensions cut through the players subsequent actions, if anyone knows the player and wants more info then PM me. It depends on if there is remorse.
Sorry carefree, dont think that the comparison between the pro game and a local "park game" is relevant.
If a ref is assaulted in a pro game the level of intimidation is far less because he knows he will get protection from stewards,police etc.
We have all played with or against a few headcases in our time ( not accusing George of being one, dont know him!) and when they lose the plot who is there to offer protection to the victim. I know team mates, management or man with dog on sidelines should help but not everybody is a "have ago hero". For this reason i think refs deserve and should expect that these incidents are dealt with very harshly at amateur level.
However an automatic sine die isn't the answer either, every case needs to be looked at on its own merits and if the player involved wants to carry on playing he needs to get himself a personal hearing and plead his case.
Agree on the farce of the £8 admin fee though.
I think a ten year ban is ridiculous, 2 year ban, anger management courses perhaps, we all mellow with age anyway trust me
not all of us spec.
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