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Shelvey banned for five games
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Whoislloydy
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Jonjo Shelvey
Handed five-match suspension and fined £100,000 in FA Misconduct charge.
https://www.nufc.co.uk/news/latest-news/statement-jonjo-shelvey
Handed five-match suspension and fined £100,000 in FA Misconduct charge.
https://www.nufc.co.uk/news/latest-news/statement-jonjo-shelvey
Whoislloydy
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Ooops, posted at the same time
Puppet Master
non sequitur
- Aug 14, 2012
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I thought Harry Potter killed him at the end of the last film?
Finchley Seagull
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So Shelvey gets five games for this while LuaLua gets six games for whatever happened at Wimbledon (admittedly with only four being first team). I am sure that makes sense to the FA.
Not that I want to defend Shelvey here but have I got this right? A player suggests something inappropriate has been said to him, Shelvey denies saying it. He gets a 5 game ban? Is this how it works now that someone can claim you did something and you are guilty till proven innocent?
You touched my dog
Oh o, you've ruined it for me now, I hadn't seen it
BBassic
I changed this.
- Jul 28, 2011
- 13,055
All except the last bit. You're innocent until proven guilty which is what happened to Shelvey today.
But he still has the right to appeal over the next 7 days.
A couple. Atsu, Tiote (injured or doesn't get in?), Mbemba, Diame - this plus Shelvey out could mean a couple of draws rather than wins. Never want to wish injury on a player but if Gayle fancies a month or two off for whatever reason he's welcome to it.
Baldseagull
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A player suggests something inappropriate has been said to a teammate by Shelvey, Shelvey denies it and requests a personal hearing, continues to play first team games until his hearing, then at the hearing presents his side of the story, with witness to support, the other guy gives his side of the story, including witnesses, and then they decide to give him the minimum ban for the offence that they have decided was committed.
Innocent until decided guilty at hearing.
Yeah but I am not denying that.
So, what if it is one persons word against another, for example his team mates defend him and say he did not say it, the opposing team says he did. How is it decided that he is punished?
MattBackHome
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- Jul 7, 2003
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They used witness statements as well I believe.
Edit - without witnesses (or other supporting evidence) I suppose it would be unable to be proved and they couldn't penalise the accused player. Rightly so I reckon.