Player pulls a knife

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

So my friend Paul B is refereeing a local match between between Heroes and the Railway Academicals in Southend. There was a minor confrontation between two players. After play had re-started, one of them went to the touchline briefly and came back onto the pitch. There was a lot of shouting from both players and spectators and he was quickly surrounded. A knife ended up on the ground. Paul was handed the knife by a spectator and was forced to give the player a red card, and abandon the game. Blimey, it was only punch ups in my day.

 

[South Bank Hank]

Out of interest, which FA law does this infringe?

 

[RobM]

Ungentlemanly conduct!

 

[South Bank Hank]

Ungentlemanly conduct!

One match ban then?

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

Out of interest, which FA law does this infringe?

A spokesman for the Essex FA said: “We are investigating a misconduct report submitted by the referee of a match which took place on Saturday, March 9 in the Southend area.

“As this report was specific regarding the abandonment of the match, we are raising a charge against the individual involved and will be placing an Interim Suspension Order against them until such time as the case is considered.”

The police are involved as well.

 

[Ricey]

Out of interest, which FA law does this infringe?

Think FA laws go out of the window when there is a criminal element about it.

 

[South Bank Hank]

Think FA laws go out of the window when there is a criminal element about it.

Wait!? You’re saying the laws of the land are more important that those of the beautiful game?

 

[Firestorm]

Out of interest, which FA law does this infringe?

incorrect playing equipment

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Out of interest, which FA law does this infringe?

Law 4

A player is cautioned if guilty of:

entering, re-entering or deliberately leaving the field of play without the referee’s permission


He didn’t ask the referee’s permission to leave the pitch to pick up the knife

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

I'm wondering how the player prepared for the game, just before leaving his house.
Kit bag, football kit, boots, knife.

 

[Ricey]

I'm wondering how the player prepared for the game, just before leaving his house.
Kit bag, football kit, boots, knife.

Don’t forget cigarettes.

 

[RobM]

...and White Lightning!

 

[Benfleet A1]

Considering the amount of deaths already this year through knife crime can I just ask, why the jokes and humour?

 

[rigsby]

Considering the amount of deaths already this year through knife crime can I just ask, why the jokes and humour?

Because this is a football forum not Mums Against Knife Crime.

If some local attention seeking idiot runs on a football pitch then he deserves to be mocked.

 

[davewebbsbrain]

Maybe he was just a Sheffield United fan and got confused

 

[tottenham541]

I can remember playing for parsons barn on Saturdays years ago, when my team mate got sent off through no fault but his own, walked off into the changing rooms then reappeared a few minutes later with a hammer and went after a few of the opposition and the ref, took four of us to get him back off the pitch, those were the days

 

[Floval Flyer]

Epitomises the current state of society.

Another kid stabbed to death in London on the news this morning, this time in Fulham.

It’s only a matter of time until it becomes frequent place in the home countries. Southend High Street is no longer a nice place to walk, especially after shop closing time. I also heard that the new housing eatate in Rochford is part owned by Newham, one of the most deprived areas in London, and so they’ll be shipping yet more scumbags down to our county.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Epitomises the current state of society.

Another kid stabbed to death in London on the news this morning, this time in Fulham.

It’s only a matter of time until it becomes frequent place in the home countries. Southend High Street is no longer a nice place to walk, especially after shop closing time. I also heard that the new housing eatate in Rochford is part owned by Newham, one of the most deprived areas in London, and so they’ll be shipping yet more scumbags down to our county.

Yes.In the same street where Jill Dando was murdered.It also happens to be a well known short cut to get to Putney Bridge tube (which I and others use) after Fulham home games.

 

[Lord Football]

The offence is "violent conduct". Even though, thankfully, the knife was not used - by having it on the pitch the intent was there.

I do worry for society

 

[davewebbsbrain]

Carrying a knife is apparently a 4 year jail term but I’ve not heard of a judge giving any sort of custodial sentence for carrying.