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The Football Association has the full extent of the profanity-laden verbal attack on referee Paul Tierney by Nottingham Forest manager Steven Reid following the debatable Premier League match against Liverpool earlier this month.
Reid was handed a two-match lineout ban and a £5,000 fine for misconduct and use of abusive/insulting language towards Tierney following Darwin Nunez’s delayed winner at the City Ground.
He discovered that he had called Tierney “c—” 3 times, the first time resulting in a red card.
The raucous reaction followed a complaint that the referee had wrongly given Liverpool the start with a grounded ball a minute and fifty seconds before the winning goal.
The written grounds submitted provide a review of the point of abuse addressed to the judge.
“After the final whistle, I was surrounded by members of Nottingham Forest’s substitutes and staff behind the scenes in the playing box,” Tierney said in an ordinary incident report form, submitted as evidence to an independent commission.
“One of the other people who approached me, Steven Reid (a Nottingham Forest manager), who is not on the team sheet, asked me about a resolution and I told him I would communicate to him internally and not outside on the pitch. . Then he continued to interrogate me and I repeated that I would communicate internally.
“Then he said, ‘It’s the same thing every week, you idiot. . . ‘I showed him the red card and then he said, ‘I’ve worked with you a lot, fuck, every single one. ‘”and every p——. week of last season. It’s the same each and every p—— week, c—‘.
“He then continued to use the m—word and called me c— on at least one occasion [making a minimum of 3 in total] when we were coming out of the game box. “
Reid denied doing so several times, but the commission ruled that the case was proven.
Forest have been fined £75,000 after admitting that players and occupants of the technical domain did not behave inappropriately after the final whistle.
“Although the Regulatory Commission fully understands the context and effect on the players of the loss of the match, this has not been accepted as justification for the permissible conduct,” the committee ruled.
“It is not uncommon for there to be contested decisions and last-minute targets and this is perceived as legitimizing the misconduct of participants. “
Charity Ref Support UK believes that the low fine imposed on Reid reflects the culture of leniency implemented at the highest level.
“The only ‘c’ word that can be worse than the one meant for a referee would be ‘cheating,'” said Martin Cassidy, executive leader and founder of the umpires group.
“My view is that the FA is making progress in imposing appropriate sanctions, but it’s a bit more lenient with professional football.
“The FA talks about points deductions for normal offenders, but I’d like to see the word ‘normal’ on them and create more deterrence.
“There’s a big challenge because it’s a transparent replica at the local point of what we see at the highest point of the game. I hope that in the not-too-distant future we will see more appropriate sanctions for this point of abuse.
Cassidy believes player and coach unions are taking a more proactive role in speaking out about their members’ behavior.
“This has been a source of frustration for a long time. What is the position of the PFA (Professional Footballers’ Association) and the LMA (League Coaches Association) on this?
“Time and time again, we see that the abuse is getting worse, but the PFA and LMA don’t say anything. Metaphorically and physically, they stand aloof and do nothing. We have reached a point where they want to do more to condemn and save. you this behavior. “
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