Whether or not he should 'take responsibility' in some sense

(and given that the act was his, of course he must do so) I do not accept that it has anything at all to to with the FA. And if it does ...then where next? And on what basis? What if an act/comment is legal but in some way undesirable/unacceptable? Who decides? What if a player has been a 'climate change denier'? Or an anti vaxxer? Or still is? Or expresses a view which in time becomes outrageous? It's far far beyond the scope of the FA's proper role, and I think it's pretty chilling really. Good luck to today's young; they're going to need it - perhaps best just to smile and keep their mouths shut.

Posted By: paulg on September 4th 2021 at 13:19:10

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Now I am fully supportive of eradicating bigotry from football (and life in general) but (Other Football) - Legacy Fan, Sep 4, 09:55:30
- What frustrates me is when (Other Football) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Sep 4, 15:46:29
  - Bran flakes mate. Highly recommended. (n/m) (Other Football) - Legacy Fan, Sep 4, 23:13:18
- Well as a profeshnial footballer your conduct is open to scrutiny (Other Football) - Old Man, Sep 4, 14:25:19
- Why hasn't he removed the offensive post as an adult??? (Other Football) - seminated_woolly, Sep 4, 13:27:46
- Fucking insanity. (n/m) (Other Football) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Sep 4, 10:45:10
- I don’t know (Other Football) - APB, Sep 4, 10:38:21
  - Yes address it there and then absolutely. It’s not acceptable. But when you’re 23 without (Other Football) - Legacy Fan, Sep 4, 18:19:30
  - 13 year old says some dumb shit (Other Football) - phrankin, Sep 4, 13:09:14
    - He has an offensive post on his social media account (Other Football) - seminated_woolly, Sep 4, 13:28:41
    - Yes it's ridiculous (Other Football) - paulg, Sep 4, 13:21:24
  - It's nonsense on stilts (Other Football) - paulg, Sep 4, 12:38:50
    - It is all a bit Black Mirror (Other Football) - APB, Sep 4, 12:59:33
      - Whether or not he should 'take responsibility' in some sense (Other Football) - paulg, Sep 4, 13:19:10
        
        Your last sentence (Other Football) - APB, Sep 4, 13:47:27
        
        True enough! (Other Football) - paulg, Sep 4, 13:58:39
        
        Probably it’s more about bringing his club into disrepute (Other Football) - APB, Sep 4, 15:01:33
  - It's unacceptable yes,but if he'd committed a crime he'd tried as a child,because he w (Other Football) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Sep 4, 10:49:29
    - That is the other side of the argument, which I have some sympathy with. (Other Football) - APB, Sep 4, 10:54:56
- It has occurred to me in recent times (Other Football) - paulg, Sep 4, 10:13:35

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