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Originally Posted by BedsRed
The club are largely innocent in this, but will have to be punished in order to prevent any loopholes being created for others.
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I can't agree with the ban having the same resonance on all tiers, but we can agree here. The club, in my eyes, is indeed 'largely innocent in this' matter. Jeff's hindsight 20/20 argument is unfair, in my opinion. This matter is only similar to the Chris McGrail incident in the name of the charge from the FA. Obviously we can learn from this event in the future, but there was no precedent for the sheer amount of bad luck that resulted in this charge.
Until we hear
The Player With The Oldest Name In Football's side of the argument, I think it's harsh to presume there was any attempted cover up by the player. Perhaps he's rather innocently (albeit foolishly) presumed that the county FA disciplinary matter wouldn't hamper his professional career, shrugged it off and forgotten about it.
I accept that some (such as I, admittedly) would like to think that our players are good as gold, and I totally understand that for others, recent years have seen pitchside relationships challenged to the hilt. If the ban is upheld, then he'll have to take it like a man and return from the wilderness along with our favourite white haired half naked man towards the end of the year. But let's not shoot the lad or the club down before we know the full story, eh.
