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£25,000 fine plus three match ban

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  • #2
    Witcher
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,804 ✭✭✭✭Witcher


    I dunno but the tweet gave me a laugh anyway :pac:


  • #3
    Ranchu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 709 ✭✭✭Ranchu


    Seems very harsh but for a lad in his 30's it's a pretty stupid thing to say to anyone.


  • #4
    Aint Eazy Being Cheezy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,632 ✭✭✭Aint Eazy Being Cheezy


    Blay wrote: »
    I dunno but the tweet gave me a laugh anyway :pac:

    You must think "yore ma" is hilarious then.


  • #5
    Ardent
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,352 ✭✭✭Ardent


    Rio's not the sharpest, is he?


  • #6
    Princess Consuela Bananahammock
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,754 ✭✭✭✭Princess Consuela Bananahammock


    We are talking about the guy who went shopping instead of doing a drugs test and thought he should be okay...

    Nice but dim, I beleive is the phrase.

    (Still don;t think this warrants a bloody suspension though)

    Everything I don't like is either woke or fascist - possibly both - pick one.



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  • #7
    abff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,794 ✭✭✭abff


    In fairness, I can understand the fine. He should know better than to react to that stupid ****'s comment. But a three match ban and a requirement to attend counselling? C'mon.


  • #8
    major bill
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,421 ✭✭✭major bill


    I was kinda hoping they would delete his account


  • #9
    keeponhurling
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,398 ✭✭✭keeponhurling


    Why do footballers even have twitter accounts, surely more hassle than they're worth.

    Worse again is responding to trolls like Ferdinand did


  • #10
    Diabhal Beag
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,238 ✭✭✭✭Diabhal Beag


    He deserves a heftier fine just for being associated with Jack Whitehall and James Cordon in any way.


  • #11
    DundalkDuffman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 735 ✭✭✭DundalkDuffman


    He's always come across a bit of a knob, that said it's a ridiculous punishment for him. Why should QPR suffer (matter of opinion!) for a non football related incident?

    He should take leaf out of Stephen O'Donnells book.
    http://talkofthetown.ie/2014/10/29/odonnell-1-trolls-0-dundalk-captain-has-last-laugh/


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  • #12
    Witcher
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,804 ✭✭✭✭Witcher


    The Cunning Linguist wrote: »
    You must think "yore ma" is hilarious then.

    Hey, it gave me a laugh, not going to pretend it didn't.


  • #13
    El Weirdo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,647 ✭✭✭✭El Weirdo


    DundalkDuffman wrote: »
    Why should QPR suffer (matter of opinion!) for a non football related incident?
    As a QPR fan, I whole-heartedly agree with the ban (and wish it was longer), but not for the reason he got it.


  • #14
    Lukker-
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,405 ✭✭✭Lukker-


    I'd wager he got a ban because he's been fined before for Twitter outbursts.


  • #15
    maximoose
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,209 ✭✭✭maximoose


    A harmless reply to a jibe from somone taking the piss out of him

    As **** a word as it is, for lack of a better one - banter.

    Over the top IMO.


  • #16
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    maximoose wrote: »
    A harmless reply to a jibe from somone taking the piss out of him

    As **** a word as it is, for lack of a better one - banter.

    Over the top IMO.

    Would it be harmless if it was to do with race or sexual orientation?

    Call a woman a slut in public when you're representing a club and expect to get punishment.

    It was stupid by Ferdinand from a guy that should know better.


  • #17
    ~Rebel~
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,583 ✭✭✭✭~Rebel~


    rarnes1 wrote: »
    Would it be harmless if it was to do with race or sexual orientation?

    Call a woman a slut in public when you're representing a club and expect to get punishment.

    It was stupid by Ferdinand from a guy that should know better.

    This is where my issue of it is - I would expect any punishment to come from his employer. Getting punished by the league seems kind of wrong to me...i'm just not sure it's their place to intervene with something like this.


  • #18
    smileyj1987
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,325 ✭✭✭smileyj1987


    ~Rebel~ wrote: »
    This is where my issue of it is - I would expect any punishment to come from his employer. Getting punished by the league seems kind of wrong to me...i'm just not sure it's their place to intervene with something like this.

    But then the fa have to act because of the whole respect campaign and the likes too . I don't really agree with him getting such a harsh ban for what he did but the fa don't take kindly to any of that childish behavior . Plus Ferdinand doesn't really have much cop on with some of the stuff he puts on twitter too .


  • #19
    Will I Amnt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,222 ✭✭✭✭Will I Amnt


    I find it strange that sports people are subject to bans and fines for stuff like this. If you did it yourself would you expect your boss to punish you? Would an actor lose a role? A singer lose a record deal?
    It's mad but nothing less than he could expect so it's his own stupid fault.


  • #20
    keeponhurling
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,398 ✭✭✭keeponhurling


    The same f*cker racially abused Ashley Cole on Twitter before.
    He has previous and would assume he's been warned before


  • #21
    Dempsey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,553 ✭✭✭✭Dempsey


    Makes me wonder if QPR were behind the whole thing...


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  • #22
    Straylight
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 338 ✭✭Straylight


    El Weirdo wrote: »
    As a QPR fan, I whole-heartedly agree with the ban (and wish it was longer), but not for the reason he got it.

    According to one of the tabloids some of his team mates are of the same opinion and think the team is better off without him.


  • #23
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Princess Consuela Bananahammock wrote: »
    We are talking about the guy who went shopping instead of doing a drugs test and thought he should be okay...

    Nice but dim, I beleive is the phrase.

    When he was at Leeds, his reputation out and about town was anything but nice.

    Then again, maybe lots has changed, because he was also an outstanding player then.


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