AlpacamyLlama@alien.topBtoFootball / Soccer / Calcio / Futebol / Fußball@soccer.forum•[Comment]: Premier League left with no option but to get tough with clubs accused of breaching rulesEnglish
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1 year agoIf I was Everton, I’d take the deduction on the chin and move on. They are not even bottom now, and they are very unlikely to go down as there are three teams who are far far worse.
It then puts them in the position of strength should anyone else be accused. I know I may seem biased as a United fan, but if Chelsea and City get away with it, the idea of rules around finances loses all credibility and makes the competition seem like a joke.
Very difficult one. I mean, people should have the right to defend themselves. Suspending a player for an abuse allegation makes them look guilty in the eyes of the public, and there’s little way back for them.
Antony is an example. I believe two of the charges have been dropped, and the third is potentially looking like it should be. Yet he’s still treated as a violent rapist by fans.
Don’t take this as me defending a United player because I’m a United fan. If you offered me £20m for Antony today, I’d sell him. I think he’s awful.
I don’t know what the answer is here. I appreciate not enough is done to support victims of such attacks, and the courts are so bad at dealing with them. But the alternative where we must simply believe an accuser without question doesn’t seem right either.
I’m not sure we’ll ever be able to resolve the issue with sex crime allegations. Not many will provide evidence on a plate like Greenwood.