aha, I hadn't seen that. I still think it's a petty offence though

as someone else pointed out, the law was brought in so clubs could deal with hooligans, not the occasional silly sod

Posted By: Worzel Scrimmage on August 10th 2009 at 21:57:58

Message Thread

"A campaign has been set up to persuade the club not to give the two men a lifetime ban." (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 10, 20:59:33
- cunt (n/m) (NCFC) - selwyn, Aug 10, 22:08:21
  - is that the best you can manage to mash into your keyboard? (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 10, 22:40:44
- can fully understand their anger but (NCFC) - ingi, Aug 10, 21:30:19
  - There's a precedent here (NCFC) - Chester Drawers, Aug 10, 21:58:22
    - it wouldn't suprise me if the club tried to put some conciliatory measures to them (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 10, 22:53:21
    - Plus Cantona had a history of being French.. (NCFC) - Ben, Aug 10, 22:02:04
      - still haven't forgiven the bearded frencher for stamping on John Polston (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Aug 10, 22:18:26
        
        nearly crippled gossy in the same game (n/m) (NCFC) - matgore, Aug 10, 22:29:29
        
        actually, I think it was the Gossy moment I was thinking of (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Aug 10, 23:02:54
  - I'd say a season ban would be a fair response (NCFC) - Ben, Aug 10, 21:39:18
    - Three years i reckon. (NCFC) - Small, Aug 10, 21:52:10
      - "Norwich fan blubs in dock!" (NCFC) - Garry Brooke, Aug 10, 22:01:50
      - I guess it depends what they've done in the past (NCFC) - Ben, Aug 10, 22:00:41
        
        yeah, he had been given two official warnings and then did it again. The twat (n/m) (NCFC) - Small, Aug 10, 22:12:45
- A lifetime ban would be rather disproportionate (NCFC) - Ben, Aug 10, 21:15:28
- people do things in the heat of the moment that they regret (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Aug 10, 21:03:03
  - Tell that to Luke McCormick. (n/m) (NCFC) - Arganth, Aug 10, 21:24:32
    - On that subject I see Lee Hughes got a few at the weekend! (NCFC) - sheffieldcanary, Aug 10, 21:37:34
    - driving under the influence isn't really a heat of the moment thing surely (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Aug 10, 21:33:58
      - Apparently, according to below they were planning it in the toilets. (n/m) (NCFC) - Arganth, Aug 10, 21:41:05
        
        aha, I hadn't seen that. I still think it's a petty offence though (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Aug 10, 21:57:58
  - That's no justification (NCFC) - King, Aug 10, 21:11:18
    - You have mail, as I may have mentioned earlier.... :o) (n/m) (NCFC) - Sugbad The Bad, Aug 10, 21:14:47
      - Replied (n/m) (NCFC) - King, Aug 10, 21:18:56
    - no justification, but it is a reason for leniency, as it would be in a criminal case (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Aug 10, 21:14:27
  - Like take over a football club (NCFC) - pants, Aug 10, 21:09:53
    - mmm, they didn't act in the heat of the moment when they hired Grant (n/m) (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Aug 10, 21:13:17
      - haha (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Aug 10, 21:13:52
        
        it depressed me a little bit to remember him being hired (n/m) (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Aug 10, 21:15:49
  - yep. If they'd been given a long ban I'd have been very disappointed. (NCFC) - Sugbad The Bad, Aug 10, 21:05:14
    - the club hasn't made an annoucement yet (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Aug 10, 21:09:17
    - Are you saying that I don't care because I didn't charge onto the pitch? (n/m) (NCFC) - sheffieldcanary, Aug 10, 21:06:52
      - Of course I'm not. You knew, too. (n/m) (NCFC) - Sugbad The Bad, Aug 10, 21:08:52
        
        Of you weren't and of course I did. Still, if they can't hold their beer... (n/m) (NCFC) - sheffieldcanary, Aug 10, 21:11:30
        
        what if they had 25 pints each? (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Aug 10, 21:25:00
        
        Then they probably wouldn't have cared at all (NCFC) - Sugbad The Bad, Aug 10, 21:30:40
        
        maaaybe they would have cared even more! (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Aug 10, 21:35:08

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