Have Just heard something potentially very BAD!

[jeremy beadles hand]

Someone who has a lot to do with the club has just told me he thinks there may be some problems because apparently Piercy should have been serving a 1 match ban?

Apparently all sorts of trouble is being kicked up

Can anyone please let me know if this is true or not? I don't like the sound of it!

 

[ManxSeagull]

I cannot belive the club would make such a stupid mistake !!

 

[Gwylan]

It sounds highly unlikely.

And what would the ban be for? He hasn't been sent off (well not for months anyway) and hasn't been on long enough to be booked much.

 

[Razi]

A ban? For what? He has had 3 yellow cards all season, and a sending off back in November.. was it something at reserve level?

 

[Seagull73]

Why was he supposed to be serving a one-match ban? I'm sure the Argus would have picked up on this?

 

[Deano's Right Foot]

Did he pick up any bookings in reserve matches?

 

[jeremy beadles hand]

I have no idea! I don't know whether this is a wind up or not!

 

[BUTTERBALL]

The ban can be carried from the reserve team to the first team. Surely unlikely.

I remember Harry Redknapp making that mistake with Manny Omoyinmi, who came on as sub played for Hammers in a quarter final Worthing cup match with Villa about 5 years ago. Hammers won the match and had seemingly booked a semi final place. However, Omoyinmi was cup-tied after going on loan to Barnet.

West Ham had to replay the match and they lost.

The West Ham secretary resigned and Redknapp was furious with Omoyinmi for being so stupid.

 

[Biscuit]

Blimey...even if this is true. They wouldn't replay the finial The result would stand. Maybe a fine at most.

 

[afters]

http://www.thefa.com/TheFA/Disciplinary/SuspensionLists/Postings/2004/05/Suspensions_05May.htm

nothing here, or earlier weeks....this lists suspensions that are starting in each week....

 

[Row Z Creased Shirt]

I stand to be corrected but the Football league normally distribute a list of suspended players on a weekly basis, with all relevant parties being notified of any suspensions. I can't believe that the Albion would havle let anything like this slip by, I wouldn't worry about it.

 

[afters]

*whispers*

look at my post row z!

 

[Row Z Creased Shirt]

*whispers*

look at my post row z!

I was composing it as you were sending yours, I must learn to type quicker.

 

[afters]

only reference on that site i can find is a one match ban back in december....

 

[Razi]

That list does only show suspensions from 5th - 11th May though, and our game was on the 30th. Unless he was banned from all football for something in the reserve team, I dunno.

 

[Man of Harveys]

So it's utter horseshit then.

 

[Razi]

Well, he isn't on the suspension list from 12th - 18th May.

From the FA website:

To avoid any possibility of a misunderstanding we would like to make it clear that a player whose suspension carries over from one Season to the next is free to play after the Club's First Team has completed its final competitive match in Season 2003/2004 until its opening League match in Season 2004/2005. In other words, a suspension DOES NOT remain in effect during the "Close Season".

This doesnt really apply, as the Final would have been our final competitive match, but Piercy didnt pick up any cautions or sendings off between 18th and 30th May, so this just isn't true at all.

 

[harry_h]

Piercy's disciplinary record of official site

http://www.seagulls.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Profiles/0,,10433~6050,00.html

 

[Lord Bracknell]

It's a TOP QUALITY rumour, though.

Congratulations to jbh.

 

[The Wookiee]

But was he also named as a sub for the Swindon games?

And scored one of our penalties?

Was he booked at all?

Why did the ban only start for the final?