Andre Gray suspended ..

[mellowmiller]

Some of these decisions take a bit of understanding when it's the current club that suffers for an earlier misdemeanour.
It's a bit like when Steve Evans got a stadium ban from NYS for an "indiscretion" he committed at Bradford when he was manager of Crawley.
You have to wonder if the football authorities think these things through.

[John2]

Just maybe they're trying to punish the players rather than the clubs?

[mellowmiller]

Just maybe they're trying to punish the players rather than the clubs?

Well they're not succeeding then because he's been banned for four games at the club where he didn't commit his offence.

[John2]

Well they're not succeeding then because he's been banned for four games at the club where he didn't commit his offence.

What I mean is... the player himself isn't allowed to play, which is his punishment - the person the punishment is targeted at.

The clubs are collateral damage.

Its like saying someone shouldn't be sent to prison because of the damage it will do to the kids. They're not trying to punish the kids.

[mellowmiller]

What I mean is... the player himself isn't allowed to play, which is his punishment - the person the punishment is targeted at.

The clubs are collateral damage.

Its like saying someone shouldn't be sent to prison because of the damage it will do to the kids. They're not trying to punish the kids.

I understand that John but it does seem very unfair on his current club who have not done anything wrong.

[Brin]

Instead of the ban it should be a massive personal fine to the player so it hits him hard and not his current employers…..

Set the benchmark and hopefully the word gets around and sinks in to others….

[dantpen]

I understand that John but it does seem very unfair on his current club who have not done anything wrong.

It should just be a massive fine in my opinion, even if this had happened just last week it still wouldn't have been the fault of the club. The blame lies solely with the player in this instance.

[Ellis_D]

I understand that John but it does seem very unfair on his current club who have not done anything wrong.

But even if he was still with the same club as he was 4 years ago, that club still wouldn't have done anything wrong either, just like Burnley haven't, so your point is moot.

[millertop]

Just maybe they're trying to punish the players rather than the clubs?

But they are not are they?
Why wasn't it sorted at the time he posted, why wait until now? Any others coming to light just because internet trolls don't like them or whatever lies behind it?