Just wondering if I'm too lenient on this and wanted to get an idea of what others think.
What action would YOU be taking if a player called an opposition player a "faggot" or "puff"?
It's pretty low grade language in the scheme of things, but I'd take a zero-tolerance approach and red card. Not that it's happened... possibly those words are a bit "gay".
Walked someone last season for shouting f*cking faggot at an opponent t he has just fouled. Like justylove I view it the same as the use of racist language and it's unacceptable. Outcome is the same: red card and off you go.
Walked someone last season for shouting f*cking faggot at an opponent t he has just fouled. Like justylove I view it the same as the use of racist language and it's unacceptable. Outcome is the same: red card and off you go.
I did exactly the same this year, after explaining it to the player at half time he accepted it in good grace and apologised to me and player. He had to go on a education course and was done under the discrimination laws and got a 5 game ban.
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