[Football] Premier League Covid party players... what shoud happen?

[Bry Nylon]

Judging by photos that are now circulating it appears the following players ignored all advice and broke Tier 4 regulations by attending parties over the New Year period.

Spurs
Erik Lamela
Sergio Reguilon
Giovani lo Celso
West Ham
Manuel Lanzini
Fulham
Aleksandar Mitrovic
Palace
Luka Milivojevic.

Predictably, the clubs have said they will deal with it 'internally' (ie do nothing) and PR advisors are rushing to post contrite statements on the players' Insta and Twitter feeds.

Personally, I'd like to see them charged with bringing the game into disrepute and if found guilty serving the appropriate bans, but sadly I can't see that happening.

 

[OzMike]

Banned for the rest of the season with no pay.

 

[Easy 10]

The FA / PL should be setting out a mandatory rule, across the board, that if any player is found guilty of breaching Covid regulations, then they are banned from all football activities for 2 months from the date of the offence. No training with the squad. No games. Nothing.

See you in 60 days (if you can keep your dickhead down long enough).

 

[Madafwo]

Full Monty Python.

 

[clapham_gull]

Banned for the rest of the season with no pay.

That isn't gonna happen but bringing the game into disrepute would be appropriate.

I'm not one of the lynching mob because almost on a daily basis I see others completely taking the piss but football has been given a free pass to continue by the authorities when many other industries have been decimated.

That's added a huge responsibility on the industry to act accordingly but these players have selfishly with a sense of entitlement stuck two fingers up to it.

The fact that Luka Milivojevic played today was appalling.

Easy 10 is correct above. FA needs to step in and adjust the rules and treat the offence as something similar to failing to turn up for a drug test.

 

[Easy 10]

Banned for the rest of the season with no pay.

Its a Daily Mail comments section reply, but in reality could and would never happen.

60 day suspension is more realistic and enforceable IMO. With escalating punishments for repeat offenders.

 

[clapham_gull]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...njamin-Mendy-admits-breaking-Covid-rules.html

 

[wellquickwoody]

Judging by photos that are now circulating it appears the following players ignored all advice and broke Tier 4 regulations by attending parties over the New Year period.

Spurs
Erik Lamela
Sergio Reguilon
Giovani lo Celso
West Ham
Manuel Lanzini
Fulham
Aleksandar Mitrovic
Palace
Luka Milivojevic.

Predictably, the clubs have said they will deal with it 'internally' (ie do nothing) and PR advisors are rushing to post contrite statements on the players' Insta and Twitter feeds.

Personally, I'd like to see them charged with bringing the game into disrepute and if found guilty serving the appropriate bans, but sadly I can't see that happening.

Seeing as none of those players look to be holders of British passports, and they have committed a criminal offence, revoke their visas. Other players might actually take note in the future.

 

[GT49er]

Banned for the rest of the season with no pay.

Unfortunately they will have contracts limiting the amount they can be fined. If they're sacked, they will be free to join another club in January on a free transfer with a nice big signing on bonus.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Just enforcing the rules the PL put in place would be good.

Why are games being postponed? It’s a ban by default plus teams will be weaker.

 

[Jim Van Winkle]

3 game ban and fined two weeks wages. Should now be standard for PL players who break COVID protocols.

 

[Hamilton]

A straight red in my opinion and suspension of pay.

Three match ban to commence after period of self isolation has elapsed.

Full personal public apology (given their position in their respective communities.)


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[BBassic]

3-6 match ban
Fined a months wages to be distributed back into the NHS / local food banks / COVID support groups.

 

[Mackenzie]

A hard punch in the face.

 

[CHAPPERS]

14 day isolation from all football activity starting from the date of their next match.

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

Is it illegal? If so, why is it being left to the club's to sort it out internally?

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[GT49er]

3-6 match ban
Fined a months wages to be distributed back into the NHS / local food banks / COVID support groups.

They'll hardly even notice that, even if it happens. Their contracts probably stipulate the maximum fines that can be levied, so they might not even get fined that much - and they'll be on full whack for the rest of their ban..

 

[Gazwag]

Clubs will invoke the Grealish protocol. On the outside pretend to be disgusted but within the club the players told not to be Silly Billy's again, their phones given to the media team to post and apology and put straight back to the team

 

[blockhseagull]

Is it illegal? If so, why is it being left to the club's to sort it out internally?

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Yes it’s illegal.

However it’s only punishable by a fine of up to £10k

Which obviously means f all to players on PL wages

 

[drew]

Unfortunately, the FA are impotent in so far as disciplining EPL players is concerned. The EPL is effectively the clubs anyway and they won't vote to bring in bans for their players whom they might need in relegation or title battles.

In an ideal world, they would receive a 5 or 6 game ban and a hefty fine.