I think it might be down to historical stuff. Players getting into brawls on the pitch has never been seen as a big problem. Fans getting into brawls they consider as the thin end of a wedge to football hooliganism, which this country has a particularly bad image of. I agree though, I think in severe cases criminal charges should be brought against players. They get done for drink driving leading to convictions in severe case that lead to disability of some poor soul, and they return to work after. So why not with football. You've made me rethink about lifetime bans though for stuff that isn't too severe. The incident with Brian Clough and those two arseholes is a good example of how we could enable fans to return after a limited ban, by issuing an apology etc.
Life bans are ridiculous anyway, what exactly does that mean, and how do you apply it. Someone charged say at 18, no fooker is going to remember them at 38 especially if during their life they move out of an area, so they could easily attend another game. Also how do you prevent them from travelling away, you are relying on supporters grassing them up.
apparently Lee had another go in the dressing room but Hunter barricaded himself in the Leeds dressing room Still one of my favourite footballing moments not involving us though the Newcastle and Blackburn "interna" fights were highly entertaining .
As a one off you laugh at it, but there's something very disturbing about repeatedly doing that. 5 years he's been clean now? So maybe he's had counselling or something.
Yeah. I agree that somebody having a cheap shot isn't fighting. That makes no difference, though. Regardless of how a punch is thrown, it shouldn't be one set of rules for footballers and one set of rules for the viewing public.
That's what I said. The article didn't say anything about him having any previous either. Supposedly they are looking into that twitter account where they were taking the piss out of Grealish's dead brother.
