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Does this mantra still ring true today? keithlemon (Australia) - Posts: 920 - 21/09/2018 10:40:40 2143121 Link 0 |
remember back in the 90's there was a couple of games in Roscommon which ended up in court. Think where it ends up in serious injury, lost teeth, broken jaws etc it does happen that someone will bring charges . Also remember a club game where a county player got badly taken out in a game, but worse injuries. The next time the two clubs met it all kicked off, everyone knew that the team were out for revenge. Rosineri1 (UK) - Posts: 2099 - 21/09/2018 10:57:57 2143126 Link 0 |
Things can happen in matches like injuries and sometimes fights due to the physical nature of our games but there's no place for going out to intentionaly do harm to another player. We do have a responsibility to the game and each other lillyboy (Kildare) - Posts: 429 - 21/09/2018 11:25:59 2143135 Link 0 |
If I got badly injured in a match, I would have no problem going to the Gardai if I felt it was intentional and especially if I got hit off the ball. StoreysTash (Wexford) - Posts: 1726 - 21/09/2018 11:43:52 2143140 Link 0 |
What about something like racial abuse? keithlemon (Australia) - Posts: 920 - 21/09/2018 12:10:06 2143148 Link 0 |
"On the field" is covered by the same laws as "off the field". Just because someone is playing a match does not mean an assault cannot occur and therefore anyone assaulted or battered has every right to take it through the legal channels the same as if it happened outside a pub on a Saturday night Onfor15 (Wexford) - Posts: 524 - 21/09/2018 12:55:48 2143153 Link 0 |
On two occasions during club matches I played in, the person who was 'assaulted ' on the pitch brought the perpetrator to court and had them done. realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8571 - 21/09/2018 13:50:29 2143156 Link 2 |
And all these years later you're still bitter about it realdub!! ;)
MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13692 - 21/09/2018 14:25:03 2143167 Link 2 |
It was a friend of a friend :D
realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8571 - 21/09/2018 14:50:00 2143172 Link 2 |
I attended a game we're my son had his eye socket dislodged he was blindsided by a thug whose own players and coaches were sickened by his actions , my son went into shock his eye closed in a matter of seconds , the thug left the pitch smelling of alcohol he was boasting he'd got the guy with a Solid , if ever I was going to go to the law it was that day , my son persuaded me not to , I'm not sure is there a right or wrong answer honestly, Damothedub (Dublin) - Posts: 5193 - 21/09/2018 19:02:10 2143190 Link 3 |
@Damo, shocking having to witness that. One of the big problems is the code of omerta that operates after incidents like that . Sometimes we really let ourselves down lillyboy (Kildare) - Posts: 429 - 21/09/2018 19:41:44 2143197 Link 0 |
Jesus Damo that's awful, I'm glad I never had to deal with my own son being done like that, I would have done time without doubt!
realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8571 - 21/09/2018 19:49:41 2143200 Link 2 |
Im not a hero but I asked my best mate to stand between myself and the culprit as he left the pitch as he had to pass me to get to the dressing room , don't know how or why but I was aware of ramifications if I'd laid one on him , to this day my lad has said it's in his top pocket if he ever meets the fella on a pitch again , part of me out of parental responsibility felt I should have gone to authorities, another part probably the ex-player bit didn't want to take that route Damothedub (Dublin) - Posts: 5193 - 21/09/2018 20:26:11 2143204 Link 4 |
realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8571 - 21/09/2018 21:35:53 2143210 Link 1 |
What punishment did that fella get, if any?
ballydalane (Kilkenny) - Posts: 1246 - 22/09/2018 00:37:51 2143215 Link 0 |
It was a challenge match ref , didn't see it when he went up to my lad he turned to the culprit and said well he didn't do it to himself , at that stage opposition manger had told the player to get off the pitch , his club suspended him never heard for how long , have played that opposition a few times since never seen the fella again
Damothedub (Dublin) - Posts: 5193 - 22/09/2018 08:29:30 2143221 Link 2 |
There was a high profile case in Mayo a number of years ago between a Davitts club player and either Kiltimagh or Moy Davitts player (a foggy memory) Tizcold (Galway) - Posts: 239 - 22/09/2018 11:41:24 2143241 Link 0 |
There is a line. I've heard of a player loosing an eye...if someone done that to me or a close friend I'd do jail time. yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11219 - 22/09/2018 12:51:01 2143251 Link 3 |
It's all very well and good saying " oh it's terrible" and " no place for it " but a lot of the time nothing is done to the perpetrators. Dubh_linn (Dublin) - Posts: 2312 - 22/09/2018 15:21:54 2143267 Link 0 |
Maybe he was advised by his club to "retire" early.
ballydalane (Kilkenny) - Posts: 1246 - 22/09/2018 16:17:51 2143271 Link 1 |