postiejim Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 John Boyle, the Motherwell chairman, has been disciplined by the SFA for his part in a clash with Craig Brown on April 2nd. The Fir Park chairman, who did not appear at the hearing, has been fined £2,500 and severely censured for "behaving in an inappropriate and inflammatory manner towards opposing team's club officials". Following Motherwell's 2-1 victory, Boyle was seen to make a comment to his former employee, Craig Brown , which the latter took exception to. Brown was censured earlier today for his part in the confrontation, but escaped further sanctions because the SFA board "acknowledged the level of provocation" to which he was subjected. Motherwell have admitted that they are surprised by the decision, and intend to appeal the verdict. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finlay Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 Brown got no punishment then? Utter nonsense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 What was the difference between Lennon and Brown, apart form possibly previous? Or Mccoist and Boyle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordon_mfc Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 I hate how everyone thinks brown is mr nice guy constantly. He has a habit of being a tw@t and then making the media think he was in the right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadywellToi Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 SFA = Old boys club who look after their own. Nonsense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el-pidge Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 This makes no sense. I hate that man, he has the sfa in his back pocket. We dumpy fucker can physically attack someone and get away with it. They can't even confirm what boyle said yet he bears the brunt. Total shite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haggischomper Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 Ridiculous decision. Glad Motherwell have come out right away expressing surprise. Can't understand the lack of action on Brown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickoza Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 Unbelieveable. Only Brown and Boyle know what was actually said, and it could have been anything. Brown's reaction should have seen HIM as the one fined or worse, not Boyle. FFS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadywellToi Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 Get McBride primed with an appeal letter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfc Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 SFA = Old boys club who look after their own. Nonsense spot on about the SFA i knew that auld c**t brown would escape punishment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlashGordo Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 Shocking, cant understand how the person who says something, no matter what was said, gets the fine whilst the one trying to attack (in the loosest possible definition of attack) the other gets no real punishment. How can what Boyle said merit this, bar it being a racist or sectarian comment which i would doubt very highly, it would have merely been around the lines of get it up ye ya judas, or your no getting a penny the tax i pay for your state pension will cover it, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBA Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 Surely the precedent has been set with the Lennon and McCoist incident? Would like to see the verdict in full, sounds a bit iffy to me. When a football player retaliates its always he who retaliates who gets punished. Surely this incident should follow the same logic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special aka Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 Ridiculous decision. Glad Motherwell have come out right away expressing surprise. Can't understand the lack of action on Brown And why did Knox escape ? He was the agressor, grabbing JB by the tie afterall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paisley Steelman Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 Just when you think you cant hate that wee weasel anymore........ Hope his next one is a hedgehog! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerWoodsMFC Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 Where's the consistency? McCoist provokes Lennon and has his ban overturned Boyle provokes Brown and gets fined Lennon reacts and gets banned Brown and Knox react and escape punishment altogether Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well_Jaggy Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 and if a player on the park reacts to provocation do they get off with it? no they get a red card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmcalpin Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 Shocking, cant understand how the person who says something, no matter what was said, gets the fine whilst the one trying to attack (in the loosest possible definition of attack) the other gets no real punishment. Exactly. And, as Special AKA syas how come Archie Knox escapes completely despite the fact he grabbed JB? The SFA have a lot of questions to answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milo Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 This is nothing short of astonishing. This review panel are going to have some job explaining this one away. Not that anyone in the press is going to ask any particularly demanding questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 So if I call Goodwillie a rapist then I could get fined? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postiejim Posted May 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 Motherwell Football Club today (Tuesday 10th May 2011) issued the following statement in relation to the SFA Disciplinary Hearing. “The club can confirm that it has received notification from the Scottish Football Association (SFA) that Chairman John Boyle has been fined £2,500 and severely censured after being found guilty of ‘behaving in an inappropriate and inflammatory manner towards the opposing team’s club official’ at a hearing in Glasgow this afternoon. “Motherwell FC is surprised at this outcome and fully intend to appeal the decision at the earliest possible opportunity.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Diggle Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 Here's hoping that the old c***s get the sack in the morning. I wonder how much of a bonus they'll go after Aberdeen for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makaveli Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 as much as i would like to defend Boyle, he provoked the situation.. if tables were turned and brown walked up and made comments in boyles ear and boyle reacted then that would be right too... Boyle obviously said something in his ear that made him react that way and he gets what he deserved Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 as much as i would like to defend Boyle, he provoked the situation.. if tables were turned and brown walked up and made comments in boyles ear and boyle reacted then that would be right too... Boyle obviously said something in his ear that made him react that way and he gets what he deserved I think you're missing the point that a precedent had already been set a few weeks earlier with the McCoist/Lennon incident. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 Get McBride primed with an appeal letter. Would the wee whore accept 3 points on sunday as payment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerWoodsMFC Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 To be fair, for a guy who owns a football club, £2,500 is going to be like pocket change Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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