bradowl Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 https://www.swfc.co.uk/news/2024/july/17/club-statement/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owling_Wolf Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 7 minutes ago, bradowl said: https://www.swfc.co.uk/news/2024/july/17/club-statement/ And... breathe. 😕 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCraigsOwl Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 Should forward the £12,500 fine to the 'supporter' and remind them, "actions have consequences". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkowl Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 7 minutes ago, EastCraigsOwl said: Should forward the £12,500 fine to the 'supporter' and remind them, "actions have consequences". I guess in theory you could pursue a civil damages case 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkowl Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 Interesting reading the detailed case notes. Tbh how the fuck a club is expected to control the behaviour of one supporter out of 28k I will never know. The other aspect is the potential there was a safeguarding incident just before, in that Kasey Palmer retrieving the ball from a ball girl hurled abuse in her general direction, but they are satisfied "it was aimed at the fan not her" The same not afforded to Forestieri of course, "well he must have said something" even though there was no independent witness to verify. Anyone would think there was some conscious bias arising in their deliberations 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BraddersTim Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 It's very much a case of the "being seen to do something" syndrome going on. If the authorities don't do anything to the club after a racist incident, then they "don't care" etc etc, so they do what they know how to do, dish out a punitive action to a club that has already investigated, found the culprit and taken action against them. It serves no purpose other than to protect themselves from criticism. What Wednesday have done is likely to be far more effective in preventing further outbursts & they should have been praised for doing it. But imagine if they'd come out and said " no football club can be held responsible for the garbage that comes out of the mouth of one dickhead supporter but in dealing with said dickhead swiftly and effectively SWFC have laid down a marker and we fully support and commend their actions". It's the statement they should have put out, but they'd have been set upon by all and sundry if they had. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoylandOwl Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 I do believe that the person responsible should be reprimanded. Regardless of incitement. It's racism. Simple. It does smart that the club have to have some of the blame apportioned to them for it though. As said by many above, stopping 'opinion' (racist or not) is impossible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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