ErnieSigley
31-10-2007, 09:42 AM
Spoke with my cousin this weekend about this issue below.
Might have heard this one already as it was in the Melbourne papers.
Basically in the league final, a team used an already subbed player to take a penalty.
Sounds as bad as an AFL tribunal. Normally you would have thought the the offenders would have lost this game on the table, my cousin was hoping at least for a replay.
Him and his club are deeply upset about it. Just believe its an injustice.
From
http://www.riverinamediagroup.com.au/Home/news.asp?publication=The%20Area%20News&articleType=Sports&ArticleID=20836
THE Yoogali Football Club was dealt a cruel blow when an indepedndent inquiry handed the 2007 North Eastern Soccer League (NESL) premiership to Shepparton on Monday night.
A tribunal decision two weeks ago called for the grand final to be replayed after Shepparton player Adrian Ingham took a vital penalty for his side, despite being substiuted during extra time.
A replay of the grand final was ordered for last Sunday, but Shepparton, through solicitor Andrew Scott, appealed the decision to hold the replay, citing flaws in the process in which the grand final was reorderd and apparent bias towards the team.
The board on Monday night agreed with Shepperton that law five of FIFA rules which states the referee’s word is final, thus handing the trophy to Reds.
Tribunal chairman Bob Schirmer said it was not a matter of if Shepperton broke the rules, but whether there was an overriding law that prevented the appeals process from starting.
“There is no doubt Shepparton has breached the rules of the game,” Schirmer said. “But law five of FIFA rules is absolute, the referee’s decision at the end of the game is final.
“The game is awarded to Shepparton Soccer Club and the scores and penalties
stand as recorded by the referee.”
Yooglai vice president Adraian Fanani said the club will meet this week to discuss what the ruling means for the future of the club and to plan for next year.
“There is a bit of finality now, so we’ll meet and try and pull the pieces together,” Fanani said.
“The weight of this ruling will take some time to get our heads around, but I believe it has circumented the whole tribunal system.
“I think it places too much of a burden on the referees.”
Ingham and Shepparton Soccer Club will still be charged with misconduct over their penalty subsitiutation scandal by the NESL.
The charge of misconduct will be lodged against the two parties in the near future.
Shepparton officials were gagged from talking to the media about the decision but soon after the meeting, Yoogali president Paul Fisher said it was a blow for the club, but it would be back next year.
“Our intention is to play on in the North Eastern league next year,” Fisher said.
“We believe in the administration of the league.
“Right now we have to address the morale of our playing group, this is a second hit for them after the first hit of losing the grand final to begin with.”
Might have heard this one already as it was in the Melbourne papers.
Basically in the league final, a team used an already subbed player to take a penalty.
Sounds as bad as an AFL tribunal. Normally you would have thought the the offenders would have lost this game on the table, my cousin was hoping at least for a replay.
Him and his club are deeply upset about it. Just believe its an injustice.
From
http://www.riverinamediagroup.com.au/Home/news.asp?publication=The%20Area%20News&articleType=Sports&ArticleID=20836
THE Yoogali Football Club was dealt a cruel blow when an indepedndent inquiry handed the 2007 North Eastern Soccer League (NESL) premiership to Shepparton on Monday night.
A tribunal decision two weeks ago called for the grand final to be replayed after Shepparton player Adrian Ingham took a vital penalty for his side, despite being substiuted during extra time.
A replay of the grand final was ordered for last Sunday, but Shepparton, through solicitor Andrew Scott, appealed the decision to hold the replay, citing flaws in the process in which the grand final was reorderd and apparent bias towards the team.
The board on Monday night agreed with Shepperton that law five of FIFA rules which states the referee’s word is final, thus handing the trophy to Reds.
Tribunal chairman Bob Schirmer said it was not a matter of if Shepperton broke the rules, but whether there was an overriding law that prevented the appeals process from starting.
“There is no doubt Shepparton has breached the rules of the game,” Schirmer said. “But law five of FIFA rules is absolute, the referee’s decision at the end of the game is final.
“The game is awarded to Shepparton Soccer Club and the scores and penalties
stand as recorded by the referee.”
Yooglai vice president Adraian Fanani said the club will meet this week to discuss what the ruling means for the future of the club and to plan for next year.
“There is a bit of finality now, so we’ll meet and try and pull the pieces together,” Fanani said.
“The weight of this ruling will take some time to get our heads around, but I believe it has circumented the whole tribunal system.
“I think it places too much of a burden on the referees.”
Ingham and Shepparton Soccer Club will still be charged with misconduct over their penalty subsitiutation scandal by the NESL.
The charge of misconduct will be lodged against the two parties in the near future.
Shepparton officials were gagged from talking to the media about the decision but soon after the meeting, Yoogali president Paul Fisher said it was a blow for the club, but it would be back next year.
“Our intention is to play on in the North Eastern league next year,” Fisher said.
“We believe in the administration of the league.
“Right now we have to address the morale of our playing group, this is a second hit for them after the first hit of losing the grand final to begin with.”