Danny Wright suspended

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[Robin]

Absolutely pathetic and shocking the sooner we are out of this awful league the better.

[CTFCfan99]

Fvcking balls

[Reliant Robin]

I am massively irritated by this. Danny Wright is not a dirty player and puts up with no end of punishment when he leads the line and doesn't retaliate. I was behind the goal when this incident occurred and did not think it was a deliberate act at all - clumsy, yes, but there was no logical reason for this to have happened in the way the League have seen it.

Just as well we have Amari fit and raring to go again.

[CTFCfan99]

3 game ban is ludicrous, one game would have been fine as yes it was clumsy but it was not a 'stamp'. At least the Grimsby fans will stop crying about it now - there's a 7 page thread about it on the Fishy

[asl]

Hate to say "I told you so" but I think the video evidence is as clear as the early Grimsby hand-ball.

I would have stopped short of a red card - but it was definitely worthy of a yellow, at the time. A red for violent conduct seems very harsh, but I think it's right he's punished, I'm afraid. Over to you, AMS.

[triggo]

annoying yes,but stay calm
with Amari,Dan2 and Billy, we have more than enough up front to get over the line.
being as it's retrospective would Grimsby mind popping down on Sunday so we can take the penalty that the Referree also missed, only fair !

[Fuller]

IF this costs us the league title .... well what can I say ?

[CTFC03]

Unfortunately the FA have got this one right - it was so avoidable but we have enough players to cope without Wrighty.

[Fuller]

Unfortunately the FA have got this one right - it was so avoidable but we have enough players to cope without Wrighty.

Only Danny knows why he did it, but in front of the cameras for F**K sake ?

Let's pray the other forwards stay fit and in form.

[Shade]

Oh Danny boy... any other week they wouldn't have had 3 angles of it/a clue

[longmover]

we'll be fine, we've got more than enough to deal with the remaining teams we have to play

[Jerry St Clair]

Absolutely pathetic and shocking the sooner we are out of this awful league the better.

Law 12 (regarding misconduct) says:

“Careless” means that the player has shown a lack of attention or
consideration when making a challenge or that he acted without precaution.
• No further disciplinary sanction is needed if a foul is judged to be careless

“Reckless” means that the player has acted with complete disregard to the
danger to, or consequences for, his opponent.
• A player who plays in a reckless manner must be cautioned

“Using excessive force” means that the player has far exceeded the necessary
use of force and is in danger of injuring his opponent.
• A player who uses excessive force must be sent off

I'm struggling to justify what Danny did as anything less than Using Excessive Force. How can anyone argue that he was not in danger of injuring his opponent and it was therefore a red card offence?

[Eleanor]

If he hadn't done it it wouldn't make any difference how many camera angles there were. I agree that the FA have got this right. We might have been fortunate that the referee was so poor and missed it as we would have been facing a good part of the second half with a 2-1 lead and reduced to 10 men. Step forward AMS....

[Shade]

I'm not bothered by Wright missing 3 games, I just think 3 games is harsh for what he did. If he had stamped on him, or done the same thing on any other part of his body, then fine. But it wasn't a stamp, and it was on the fleshiest part of his body. If it was done in training it would have been seen as playful.

[Artemis]

He'll be back in time to take his frustration out on Lincoln in the form of a hat trick.

[Johnsons Red Army]

Anyone have a link to a video of it please?

I was at the match but didn't see it, nor have I seen it since.

Don't think this is going to have any major bearing on our season, if I'm being honest. Yes an inconvenience, but we can manage without Danny for 3 games.

[CTFCfan99]

Anyone have a link to a video of it please?

I was at the match but didn't see it, nor have I seen it since.

Don't think this is going to have any major bearing on our season, if I'm being honest. Yes an inconvenience, but we can manage without Danny for 3 games.

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[Johnsons Red Army]

Thanks

Well, I watched it time and time again and I'm not 100% convinced it was on purpose. Not 100% convinced it was accidental either. From those 3 camera angles, still cannot decide.

[Nesty]

farcical decision - yes - he did run on his back (accidentally?) - but he did not stamp violently on him. yellow card job, or should have been a fine.

[Powelly]

One game ban for me. Hes been made an example of.

[MacRobin]

Reckless - maybe
Excessive force - no
Careless - yes
Mindless - definitely

Think I spotted Steve Dunn (ex Premier League referee) at the game so I assume he was the referee assessor. I know that the ref that night was being reviewed for Football League promotion.

Not surprised that some action has been taken but three games seems excessive. Is there an appeal process?

[CTFCfan99]

I keep seeing people referring to it as a 'stamp' which is ridiculous. 'Stamp' implies deliberate and violent downward motion of his foot with intent to injure the player, which he certainly wasn't.

[triggo]

well if hes been considered for the football league - on that performance -
he could just about manage North Glos league 4

[Malabus]

This smells of utter corruption...VGR and their money must have something to do with this. It was a complete and unfortunate misplaced step. This is truly unjustified. The b@stards have never wanted us in the football league and the decision clearly shows we will be up against the officials next season if we reach our goal. SHOCKING.

[andgarod]

The assessor should be asked - did he see it or did he watch the multiple replays on TV before writing his report

I assume that in his assessment he also pointed out the ref missed at least 1 major handball/ penalty
Deliberate hand ball to prevent a scoring chance
Penalty and red card

Can we have the assessors name because he must have been nobbled by DV
When was the report written and submitted

[Malabus]

On the Codface forum they were shouting out at a 10/15 games ban. How ironic now some are saying hope this doesn't mean VGR snatch the title because they don't want to play us in a play-off match. This goes to show that as a club we will always be up against it, seen as little old Cheltenham that spend most of their history in the noddy league. I am truly shocked by the FA decision; if it was the other way round no action would have taken place.

[RegencyCheltenhamSpa]

Absolute farce. Three game ban for being eager to join in celebrations and running through a crowded six yard box.

I wonder if the FA have done this as punishment for the coin throwing?

John Parkin should be banned for at least a season going by this logic.

Definitely on the corrupt end of incompetent.

[vickeryc]

This is a bum*er and completely avoidable. I agree that Danny takes an awful lot of stick from opposing defenders without retaliating, but he still should've resisted doing this. As others have said, it's lucky that the ref missed this (along with other key incidents) otherwise we could've been down to 10 men.

[RegencyCheltenhamSpa]

Vickery you are missing the point. You cannot just change the rules mid-season or game. What rule do the FA or Vanarama Conference have that says a 5th official (or possibly bad TV footage provided by BT) can be used retrospectively to punish players?

What if we win the league and someone makes up a new rule saying certain results are not valid???

It's just not football

On top of the nonsense around the re-arranged Kidderminster match and Woking replay this shows how amateurish and out dated the people who make these decisions are.

[RegencyCheltenhamSpa]

#banthevan4dan

[solihullkev]

Come on guys, Danny can have no complaints about this and he admitted post match he owed the keeper an apology. Gaz seemed unimpressed with what he had done.

We cannot have any complaints and "legal loopholes" are deeply unattractive.

We will miss him as he has been outstanding, but there we are.

[vickeryc]

Come on guys, Danny can have no complaints about this and he admitted post match he owed the keeper an apology. Gaz seemed unimpressed with what he had done.

We cannot have any complaints and "legal loopholes" are deeply unattractive.

We will miss him as he has been outstanding, but there we are.

Quite so, very much the point I was making. Let's hope Danny learns from this and doesn't end up with a red card on another occasion.

[darreno]

Two points here

1. Losing him will give FGR some more belief they catch us because he is so important to us winning games. This is bad news for the team.

2 On the post match interview, he didn't seem that sorry for doing it, said he would try and contact mckeown via social media presumably to apologise. He should tell the guy to his face that he is sorry.

Aren't we being just a tad biased here? Wright has gone down in my estimations, it was just plain stupid. He's got what he deserves. Let's hope we can cover his absence and win this league.

[RegencyCheltenhamSpa]

Definitely player of the season for me!