Bit surprised he's been charged. Doubt he would get a suspension, probably looking at a fine. Forgot that Punch could play against us though.
Depends if he has evidence or is just going on hearsay. He may have to apologise even if he believes it is true.
It's pretty rare that they imprison people for breaking their rules, so I would say yes, they operate differently
LOL!!! It's funny because you responded as if I was talking about sentencing rather than rights to defence and appeal! Good one!
However, it's not a court of law. he's not being accused of slander...but of bringing the game into disrepute. Basically, may be true, but don't embarrass us.
Because we don't actually care much? The players are paid incredibly well and agree to abide by FA rules. I was more upset when I had to pay a £30 fine because my 15-yr-old son swore at a ref
We should probably care. If what Punch said wasn't breaking any laws then the FA really shouldn't be able to limit his free speech like they are. Hate to sound like Adam Banana, but it is out of line.
That's what surprises me, I don't know why the FA feels like it has to be the moral authority for everything ever said. If Warnock's got a problem he can chase it through the real courts. Or just deny it and two days later everyone's forgotten about it...until the FA announces that they are going to drag it up again a few weeks later.
What's more funny is how you used the word "punishments" to describe rights to defence and appeal. I see where you're coming from, but the FA have official channels for reporting the kind of behaviour Puncheon was accusing Warnock of. If I took to twitter to denounce my employer, I would expect to be given a slap on the wrist for it, even if it wasn't libellous.
His employer is Crystal Palace. The FA is a branch of government. We all have the right to scrutinise our government.
In this case, the FA/Premier League are regulatory bodies. Crystal Palace and all the other clubs, and players, sign up to their codes of conduct in exchange for the right to take part in their competitions. It's not exactly unheard of for a regulator to oversee the conduct of employees at the organisations it regulates.
Pretty obvious what I meant, unless you're determined to always be an unnecessarily pedantic argumentative smartarse (you? never)
