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It was announced today that those who attacked that soccer referee in the Midlands have been banned from all soccer-related activity under the jurisdiction of the FAI for forty years. Is this the scale of punishment that the GAA needs to start introducing for violence on or near GAA grounds? Tacaí Liatroma (Leitrim) - Posts: 1008 - 23/11/2018 13:12:10 2152224 Link 4 |
Well the supporter who was involved had already received a lifetime ban for an attack on a ref in 2007. These guys sound like low lives and the injuries sustained were very serious. They got what they deserved. Dubh_linn (Dublin) - Posts: 2312 - 23/11/2018 14:06:09 2152232 Link 3 |
They should also be brought before the courts now.
Oldtourman (Limerick) - Posts: 4285 - 23/11/2018 14:39:26 2152240 Link 3 |
Maybe a little shorter for OAPs., otherwise, fine.
neverright (Roscommon) - Posts: 1648 - 23/11/2018 15:23:35 2152247 Link 0 |
Jail time should follow , also I remember a hurling match in Dublin a few years back and the ref was attacked and his shoulder and arm was broken, I wonder did that attacker ever get punished in the courts?? hipster (Dublin) - Posts: 2509 - 23/11/2018 16:27:43 2152252 Link 2 |
The GAA would never have the balls to issue bans like this, there are instances of a number of refs being attacked this year & no follow up. We had a player who had serious facial damage inflicted with a hurl this year & the assailants ban was overturned ? that's the way the GAA works. Fair play to the FAI, fast investigation, big bans & it's made public, in GAA nobody ever knows what players are punished or what they get. GAA discipline is a farce as we saw down in Kerry this year. Uimhir.a.3. (Galway) - Posts: 409 - 24/11/2018 00:18:53 2152275 Link 3 |
Point proven today, as reported in HS, the two Down clubs had bans overturned by the GAA. Despite the video evidence where it clearly shows players, subs, m'ment teams & supporters all involved on & off the field, with reports of even women assaulted & people kicked while on the ground, the GAA do the usual thing & overturn the bans or cut them despite all their bluster about taking it seriously. The FAI might be a joke due to a dictatorship but when it comes to taking action about discipline, they are light years ahead of the comedy that is discipline in the GAA. Uimhir.a.3. (Galway) - Posts: 409 - 24/11/2018 14:07:09 2152295 Link 4 |
Sorry for the late reply on this. I saw those Down clubs' bans were overturned alright. Does anyone know what their argument was? And did the Down County Board try to appeal it? Tacaí Liatroma (Leitrim) - Posts: 1008 - 08/12/2018 11:24:09 2153661 Link 0 |
Absolutely disgraceful that the bans were overturned. Beyond belief
royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 08/12/2018 22:19:38 2153703 Link 0 |
This is the problem though. It's not beyond belief at all. In fact it's quite standard within the gaa unfortunately tearintom (Wexford) - Posts: 1304 - 09/12/2018 09:33:31 2153712 Link 1 |
Shocker... Complete joke and it's missed opportunities just like this one to really set the precedent and come down hard.. that will be looked back on in pure disbelief WHEN a person is seriously injured/killed. jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20587 - 09/12/2018 10:47:50 2153715 Link 2 |
i think any supporter/coach getting involved with a player should be brought before the courts.
perfect10 (Wexford) - Posts: 3929 - 10/12/2018 08:47:37 2153819 Link 0 |
Tomsmith here tomsmith (Cavan) - Posts: 3845 - 24/12/2018 21:57:39 2155109 Link 0 |
The fact of the matter is that it is impossible to implement a lengthy ban in the GAA. MuckrossHead (Donegal) - Posts: 5028 - 26/12/2018 15:21:28 2155125 Link 0 |
If your banned from GAA matches for 30 or 40 years, what really stops you from attending matches? In reality your wife, family or whoever will still source match tickets for you, and GAA turnstiles are not designed to identify and turn away individuals. So in reality you will really only lose Club Membership, but that's about it really. Commodore (Donegal) - Posts: 1089 - 27/12/2018 08:18:28 2155138 Link 0 |