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Post by partickpotter on Jul 25, 2015 10:13:58 GMT
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Post by JoeinOz on Jul 25, 2015 10:20:31 GMT
Fair enough. Sectarianism has no place on football. I hope next time there is a case they are just as strong.
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Jul 25, 2015 10:24:33 GMT
No problem with the length of the ban. But it does seem inconsistent with the shorter bans John Terry and Suarez got for racism. The FA ought to explain if it has "upped the tariff" for both racist and sectarian offences - otherwise it looks a bit like like sectarianism is regarded by the FA as being more serious than racism
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Post by nicholasjalcock on Jul 25, 2015 10:26:34 GMT
No problem with the length of the ban. But it does seem inconsistent with the shorter bans John Terry and Suarez got for racism. The FA ought to explain if it has "upped the tariff" for both racist and sectarian offences - otherwise it looks a bit like like sectarianism is regarded by the FA as being more serious than racism Isn't it far more likely that players from the lower leagues are far easier targets for the F.A. than big name players from big name clubs? |
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Jul 25, 2015 10:39:26 GMT
No problem with the length of the ban. But it does seem inconsistent with the shorter bans John Terry and Suarez got for racism. The FA ought to explain if it has "upped the tariff" for both racist and sectarian offences - otherwise it looks a bit like like sectarianism is regarded by the FA as being more serious than racism Isn't it far more likely that players from the lower leagues are far easier targets for the F.A. than big name players from big name clubs? Quite possibly. That's why the FA should come out and say if the tariff has been increased for both racist and sectarian offences. But, typical of the FA, they do seem to love to complicate things by refusing to explain their actions. Nothing new there then!  |
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jul 25, 2015 10:52:03 GMT
What was actually said?
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Post by Olgrligm on Jul 25, 2015 11:05:03 GMT
It looks like the confidentiality agreement is there to stop that getting out. If he said something pretty bad then 10 games is fair. |
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Post by salopstick on Jul 25, 2015 11:07:06 GMT
If he had broke his leg instead he would get a book deal
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Post by partickpotter on Jul 25, 2015 11:20:23 GMT
It looks like the confidentiality agreement is there to stop that getting out. If he said something pretty bad then 10 games is fair. There's a school of thought that minimising publicity given to sectarian incidents, which in this case means not publishing detail of what was said, helps reduce further sectarian behaviour. Looking at this the other way, if what Broadfoot had said was made public there is a possibility (practically a certainty) that numpties would repeat that abuse parrot fashion when watching and playing football. It would become another clarion call for bigots. Reading Follow Follow's response to this incident makes you somewhat sympathetic to this approach. |
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Post by poonthepotter on Jul 25, 2015 16:55:04 GMT
From the Irish forum...
Purportedly what Broadfoot said was "if you Fenian B*stards had dived like that on Bloody Sunday, they'd still be alive".
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Post by mailman44 on Jul 25, 2015 17:03:03 GMT
10 games? How is this worse than what Suarez did? Don't get me wrong he should get a ban, no place for that on the pitch, but is sectarianism worse than racism?
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Post by Staffsoatcake on Jul 25, 2015 17:04:52 GMT
He should have kept his mouth shut and just twatted the Twat.
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Post by partickpotter on Jul 27, 2015 5:59:22 GMT
consider the following and ask if sectarian abuse is worse than racist abuse, or worse than breaking someone's jaw or equally as bad as shoving a ref. Maybe it is. I was surprised though he got more than Suarez.
This list from the BBC - so issues with errors or omissions to them please.
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Post by RichieBarkerOut! on Jul 27, 2015 6:52:49 GMT
It's religious hatred, similar to Homophobia, and has no place in sport. I dislike the term religious hatred, as I pretty much hate all religions, but I don't think I should be banned or prosecuted...
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Post by metalhead on Jul 27, 2015 8:46:45 GMT
Just wonder if the roles were reversed whether such a fuss would have been kicked up. Sectarianism has absolutely no place in football, but I find it quite interesting that some people are flexible with their morality when it comes to sectarianism....
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Post by cheekymatt71 on Jul 27, 2015 9:53:46 GMT
So if he had just called him a PADDY I guess it would have been fine.
racial jokes about white people appear to be ok but sectarianism (religious differences) isnt.
Didnt Gazza get in trouble once whilst at Rangers?
Its a bit of minefield on what is/what isnt ok.
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Post by metalhead on Jul 27, 2015 10:17:22 GMT
So if he had just called him a PADDY I guess it would have been fine. racial jokes about white people appear to be ok but sectarianism (religious differences) isnt. Didnt Gazza get in trouble once whilst at Rangers? Its a bit of minefield on what is/what isnt ok. Yes, Gazza did get in trouble. He played the flute after celebrating. Like I said, morality is flexible when it comes to sectarianism. It's not OK to call someone a fenian twat, but it's sure as hell okay for Neil Lennon to go into a night club singing IRA chants. Apparently, IRA chants aren't sectarian, they're nationlist... There we go then. |
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