Originally Posted by
Don_Corleone
Fair play to Hayes for doing the interview. However - he says they didn't realise they were doing anything wrong by going out to the pub in a group. That suggests one of two things...
1) they genuinely didn't think there was anything wrong with it - in which case the messaging has not been clear enough from the SPFL and the Club.
2) they did know the rules and are just lying to make it seem less bad (in which case the club must have agreed that they could use this line...)
It still seems unclear as to what the actual rules are for footballers - are they operating under the same rules as everyone else, or are there additional restrictions on them because they have been given special dispensation to train and play? I haven't heard anyone give a straight answer on that. Obviously there's extra scrutiny given the fact they are in the public eye more than a bunch of blokes from a building site etc, but I don't know a single person who has stuck 100% to all of the rules throughout the lockdown. Some of the NHS folk i know have been lapping up the applause on Thursday nights whilst flaunting the rules whenever it suits them. Footballers are an easy target. Don't get me wrong I'm annoyed at their stupidity, but I'm sure there's been plenty groups of doctors, nurses, pharamacists, carers, office workers, teachers and whoever else going out for meals and to pubs too.