As was pointed out below, one wrong shouldn't be used to justify another

However, there are clear differences between these situations. The three players that you mentioned committed undoubtedly despicable criminal acts for which they were rightly punished. Moreover, at least one of them (Hughes) has demonstrated considerable remorse for his actions and, in my opinion, shouldn't be stopped from pursuing a career in those circumstances. As AB noted, Ched Evans is a different story.

But these crimes all happened outside the footballing arena. Mackay and Moody have been shown to have behaved completely inappropriately by discriminating against a number of different groups *in the course of their job*. That is why they're now 'virtually unemployable'. We can debate the rights and wrongs of those other three returning to the sport, but personally I see no link between those cases, other than that all these actions figure on the general spectrum of appalling things to do.

Posted By: King on August 22nd 2014 at 11:02:35

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Prob WW2 on here, but this is excellent low-down on the whole Malky / Tan thing (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 22, 10:42:43
- if both men are now "virtually unemployable" (Other Football) - Henclrikus, Aug 22, 10:52:10
  - May as well stick Nile Ranger in there too. Marlon King.... (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Aug 22, 11:21:36
    - Graham Rix (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Aug 22, 11:38:49
      - farcial (n/m) (Other Football) - Henclrikus, Aug 22, 11:48:58
    - and Carlo Nash (n/m) (Other Football) - Mr Perfect, Aug 22, 11:33:31
      - Berlusconi (Other Football) - pants, Aug 22, 11:36:29
  - As was pointed out below, one wrong shouldn't be used to justify another (Other Football) - King, Aug 22, 11:02:35
    - Surely Suarez is unemployable on those grounds (Other Football) - pants, Aug 22, 11:23:12
      - I always thought we missed a trick by not issuing him with a ban from Carrow Road, (Other Football) - jAC, Aug 22, 11:36:17
      - I'd probably agree (Other Football) - King, Aug 22, 11:31:56
        
        I think that's why I took a huge step back last season regarding football (Other Football) - pants, Aug 22, 11:34:18
        
        You retired from football because I don't make the rules? (Other Football) - King, Aug 22, 11:37:12
        
        Ha (Other Football) - pants, Aug 22, 11:44:27
        
        That's the spirit. (Other Football) - avenging canary, Aug 22, 12:06:43
        
        That isn't what I said is it? (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Aug 22, 12:34:17
        
        It is what you have done though (n/m) (Other Football) - Brandonio, Aug 22, 14:59:52
        
        What's wrong with being a neutral fan? (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Aug 22, 15:14:03
  - 'We have our principles, but if they don't help us win... well, we have others' (n/m) (Other Football) - CWC, Aug 22, 10:58:05
  - It says that football only gives a shit about itself... (n/m) (Other Football) - Greeny, Aug 22, 10:56:10
    - In that the other three did wrong to non-footballers, who don't count inside the bubble (n/m) (Other Football) - Greeny, Aug 22, 10:57:52
      - it's not just about punishing wrongdoing though is it? (Other Football) - mr carra, Aug 22, 11:08:39
        
        these are very blurred lines (Other Football) - Henclrikus, Aug 22, 11:26:03

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