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...for allowing QPR saga to rumble on.
Good article - he seems to have a good grasp on the situation unlike many others:
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...#ixzz1Ll7VcP40
"In the end, there was little the tribunal set up by the Football Association could do but to give QPR a fine rather than dock points for breaching two regulations regarding the Alejandro Faurlin affair.
The issue had been allowed to rumble on for eight months and a giant mess would have ensued had points been deducted.
You would have had legal challenges, potentially delayed play-off games and a fierce sense of injustice from Rangers who, after all, were given permission to play Faurlin in every game since September, practically the whole season.
But if QPR are off the hook and were happy to parade their Championship trophy, the length of time it took for the charges to be settled puts the authorities in the dock.
Party time: Neil Warnock and Alejandro Faurlin lead the celebrations at Loftus Road - and rightly so
Party time: Neil Warnock and Alejandro Faurlin lead the celebrations at Loftus Road - and rightly so
I still think there are as many questions as answers. Chief among them is how you can register a player, as Rangers did with Faurlin in 2009, and it is not 100 per cent crystal clear whether he is owned by the club or a third party.
If the Football League had categorically known Faurlin’s status at the time, it would have saved months of trouble, not to mention lawyers’ fees, legal threats and the entire Championship season threatening to become a farce.
I am, by nature, someone who likes to know what the rules are and I try to abide them on the field of play. It is the only way, ultimately, that you get fair sporting competition. If you field an ineligible player in the FA Cup, you get kicked out of the competition. Simple.
But for the powers-that-be to wait so long, virtually the entire season, to deliver a verdict is something that I just can’t understand.
It was Rangers who brought the third-party ownership issue to the Football League in September. The league or FA didn’t seem to know anything about it beforehand.
In many industries, if there are investigations or disciplinary procedures relating to an individual, they are put on gardening leave until the matter is closed.
If they are innocent, no problem, they return to their jobs. If they are guilty, the punishment ensues.
The FA allowed Faurlin to play on. I think that was QPR’s saving grace.
It is probably too much to ask for, but I would like to think that once this is all over the FA will explain the tribunal’s decision fully. It has been a farce and we need clear and unequivocal information at the end of it.
Ordinary supporters are confused. If Faurlin joined QPR as long ago as July 2009, why were we debating right up until the final game of the season whether QPR would be in the Premier League or Championship next season. Do the rules allow clubs to register players without fully disclosing who owns them?
The FA have to tell us straight, otherwise they should fine themselves for bringing the game into disrepute. They want everyone else to act quickly on issues and if they want to use video evidence to punish a player, they do it within days. But when it comes round to their turn, it takes months, if not years. Their final decision was always going to leave someone badly treated.
Spare a thought for Plymouth, who have been docked points for going into administration and have been relegated from League One as a result. I wonder how they’re feeling this morning. Whatever the final decision turned out to be, someone was bound to feel badly treated.
A fine was always going to be the likeliest outcome. But the way the FA have handled the whole issue has left a bad taste in the mouth. Football matters should be sorted out on the pitch rather than in committee rooms or the courthouse.
And if someone is accused of breaking the rules, deal with it quickly and effectively — don’t leave it to overshadow the day when the trophies are handed out."
Good article - he seems to have a good grasp on the situation unlike many others:
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...#ixzz1Ll7VcP40
"In the end, there was little the tribunal set up by the Football Association could do but to give QPR a fine rather than dock points for breaching two regulations regarding the Alejandro Faurlin affair.
The issue had been allowed to rumble on for eight months and a giant mess would have ensued had points been deducted.
You would have had legal challenges, potentially delayed play-off games and a fierce sense of injustice from Rangers who, after all, were given permission to play Faurlin in every game since September, practically the whole season.
But if QPR are off the hook and were happy to parade their Championship trophy, the length of time it took for the charges to be settled puts the authorities in the dock.
Party time: Neil Warnock and Alejandro Faurlin lead the celebrations at Loftus Road - and rightly so
Party time: Neil Warnock and Alejandro Faurlin lead the celebrations at Loftus Road - and rightly so
I still think there are as many questions as answers. Chief among them is how you can register a player, as Rangers did with Faurlin in 2009, and it is not 100 per cent crystal clear whether he is owned by the club or a third party.
If the Football League had categorically known Faurlin’s status at the time, it would have saved months of trouble, not to mention lawyers’ fees, legal threats and the entire Championship season threatening to become a farce.
I am, by nature, someone who likes to know what the rules are and I try to abide them on the field of play. It is the only way, ultimately, that you get fair sporting competition. If you field an ineligible player in the FA Cup, you get kicked out of the competition. Simple.
But for the powers-that-be to wait so long, virtually the entire season, to deliver a verdict is something that I just can’t understand.
It was Rangers who brought the third-party ownership issue to the Football League in September. The league or FA didn’t seem to know anything about it beforehand.
In many industries, if there are investigations or disciplinary procedures relating to an individual, they are put on gardening leave until the matter is closed.
If they are innocent, no problem, they return to their jobs. If they are guilty, the punishment ensues.
The FA allowed Faurlin to play on. I think that was QPR’s saving grace.
It is probably too much to ask for, but I would like to think that once this is all over the FA will explain the tribunal’s decision fully. It has been a farce and we need clear and unequivocal information at the end of it.
Ordinary supporters are confused. If Faurlin joined QPR as long ago as July 2009, why were we debating right up until the final game of the season whether QPR would be in the Premier League or Championship next season. Do the rules allow clubs to register players without fully disclosing who owns them?
The FA have to tell us straight, otherwise they should fine themselves for bringing the game into disrepute. They want everyone else to act quickly on issues and if they want to use video evidence to punish a player, they do it within days. But when it comes round to their turn, it takes months, if not years. Their final decision was always going to leave someone badly treated.
Spare a thought for Plymouth, who have been docked points for going into administration and have been relegated from League One as a result. I wonder how they’re feeling this morning. Whatever the final decision turned out to be, someone was bound to feel badly treated.
A fine was always going to be the likeliest outcome. But the way the FA have handled the whole issue has left a bad taste in the mouth. Football matters should be sorted out on the pitch rather than in committee rooms or the courthouse.
And if someone is accused of breaking the rules, deal with it quickly and effectively — don’t leave it to overshadow the day when the trophies are handed out."
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