[Football] Are ball boys fair game?

[Bozza]

Presumably so - no card for Leno for his shove.

 

[TomandJerry]

Not the first time a ball boy has been pushed/touched by a player

 

[Flounce]

Bloody hell, there is nothing in that FFS, it’s a soft push

 

[TomandJerry]

 

[Bozza]

Bloody hell, there is nothing in that FFS, it’s a soft push

He should have gone down.

Has a lot to learn if he’s going to succeed at the top level of the game.

 

[lizard]

Bloody hell, there is nothing in that FFS, it’s a soft push

If that'd been Harry Kane he'd be down holding his face while VAR rule it a penalty.


(Semi) joking aside, he shouldn't be touching kids.

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

The Villa ones are terrible time-wasters (presumably under instruction). Walk the ball to the opposing players if leading, as per plucky above. Throw the ball if losing.

Bounce the ball to the home players, roll the ball to the away ones…… etc…

 

[Justice]

Not the first time a ball boy has been pushed/touched by a player

 

[Bodian]

Why did he push him at all? Wasn't in the way or anything.

 

[TomandJerry]

Why did he push him at all? Wasn't in the way or anything.

For not throwing/rolling the ball back to him I assume

 

[Farehamseagull]

Obvously not that bad but also unnecessary from Leno who just looks a little bit of a twat.

 

[Bodian]

For not throwing/rolling the ball back to him I assume

Yes - but that's just churlishness then, as he had got the ball. Totally unnecessary.

 

[StonehamPark]

 

[Weststander]

Nothing happened.

Some sad fck in the Plucky lego stand thinks he has a video scoop

 

[Jeremiah]

He should have gone down.

Has a lot to learn if he’s going to succeed at the top level of the game.

If it had been a Fulham ball boy he would have gone down without the ball

 

[Westdene Seagull]

I wonder what would have happened if Leno had done that to the ref ! Players shouldn't be laying a finger on ballboys/girls.

 

[jcdenton08]

I wonder what would have happened if Leno had done that to the ref ! Players shouldn't be laying a finger on ballboys/girls.

I agree in principle, but watching that clip it’s an absolute nothing. I’d just have a word and be done with it, not everything needs sanctions when it’s that innocuous. Just very mildly inappropriate, in the heat of a football match. Non story - on this specific occasion for me; Clive.

 

[Littlemo]

He actually went back and apologised to the boy a few mins afterwards. Tbh if they are going to piss about giving the ball back and get involved in the game, I don’t have much sympathy for him.

 

[Hugo Rune]

Utterly pathetic from Leno. If you are going to punish the ball boy for not giving you the ball back, for Christ’s sake do it properly like Hazard.

 

[TomandJerry]

Utterly pathetic from Leno. If you are going to punish the ball boy for not giving you the ball back, for Christ’s sake do it properly like Hazard.

A 3 game ban?

Doesn't seem much for kicking a ball boy.