RapidShrimp wrote:jbc.shrimp wrote:O.T.T. in my opinion. So what would a player get for 'accidentally' breaking an opponents limb ? Words will be forgotten. Broken limbs can end a career.
You surely cannot still be defending his actions?! There’s one hell of a difference between an injury and an offensive slur. The former is just part of the game, the latter should never be anywhere near the game. End of.
It demonstrates how far society needs to go
Statistically, in the region of 4% of the population are LGBTQ+. With 25 men on the pitch at any one time, so statistically, there is likely to be one 'not heterosexual' man on every football pitch. I wonder why there are so few who feel safe being 'out'?
It's a shame that the very belated apology wasn't even unequivocal. "
I'm really disappointed in myself for using that term, because it does not reflect the type of person I am but it was under provocation".
I'm sorry but... is not an apology. Provocation from a player who was laying on the floor getting treatment, and who had been down for about a minute since landing heavily?
And some think the ban is "
over the top"?