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BBC Johnson free to play for Sunderland

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JimmyQuinn said:
Why, if the club are now so keen to "back him", was he suspended in the first place? .
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easy to say with the benefit of hindsight like, he was suspended almost immediately

the club have obviously had time since to consider their stance and they're going with innocent until proven otherwise
 

Pacific said:
easy to say with the benefit of hindsight like, he was suspended almost immediately

the club have obviously had time since to consider their stance and they're going with innocent until proven otherwise
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Or the club have had time to consider "oh fuck, we might go down this season"?
 
hughbert said:
the fact the alleged victim and her family are sunderland fans makes this decision even harder to stomach, massive kick in the teeth.
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If it turns out hes not guilty i want her barred from the sol and all sunderland memorabilia removed from her house.
 
Thurston said:
The club made the initial statement. They suspended him. They redacted on it... They made their bed in an ethical PR minefield, they can lie in it.
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Which ever way they went with this it would have been criticised. I have some sympathy to the club regarding this tbh.

hudson88 said:
No surprise to see the usual suspects sticking the boot into the club.

Could guarantee that had we suspended him again, they'd be having a go at the club for that as well.
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The club were and are in a no win situation.
 
JimmyQuinn said:
Suspending him with full pay is not acting like he has been found guilty. Sacking him is, and I'm not advocating that.
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But is suspending him a moral obligation? Is it absolutely necessary? I realise this is a dodgy state of affairs, but if they're paying him full wages then why should they not be able to get their money's worth by including him in the squad? They've already suspended him and went back on it. It sounds to me like they've got advice and changed their minds about how to deal with it. It's all a bit amateurish, mind.
 
From a PR point yes it could be disastrous if he gets a guilty verdict but that has not happened and unti we hear otherwise the lad is innocent and as such should be treat like the rest of the squad

@Freddie the Greek tried to quote your response but fucked it up
 
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PeruzziWatch said:
But is suspending him a moral obligation? Is it absolutely necessary? I realise this is a dodgy state of affairs, but if they're paying him full wages then why should they not be able to get their money's worth by including him in the squad? They've already suspended him and went back on it. It sounds to me like they've got advice and changed their minds about how to deal with it. It's all a bit amateurish, mind.
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f***ing hell man, this is precisely my point. There are some things in this world more important than f***ing money.
 
JimmyQuinn said:
f***ing hell man, this is precisely my point. There are some things in this world more important than f***ing money.
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But this isn't a single person we're talking about, it's a club.

And anyway, no-one running the club seemed to have a problem with Di Canio being a fascist (apart from Miliband). It's hardly a new thing that a football club are choosing not to take the moral high ground.
 
PeruzziWatch said:
But this isn't a single person we're talking about, it's a club.

And anyway, no-one running the club seemed to have a problem with Di Canio being a fascist (apart from Miliband). It's hardly a new thing that a football club are choosing not to take the moral high ground.
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Yet more confirmation of the incompetence and immorality of those in charge. Excusing it because football itself is a moral cesspit isn't good enough for me.
 
chriswallace85 said:
What's immoral about standing by an employee that could well be innocent?
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Why suspend him in the first place then bring him back? It appears immoral because it seems the club have put their Premier League survival first and above anything else.

He's been charged, there's a realistic chance he will go down for it. If he does, and we've all cheered and supported him, how then will the club look? How will we feel?

He's in a highly privileged position and his alleged transgressions have put the club in a very sticky situation. The fact charges have been brought mean this isn't just something that will go away easily. The only reason the club have took this stance is because of money, let's not dress it up any other way.
 
rocky said:
Give it a rest man, FFS.
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must be a complete coincidence eh?

JimmyQuinn said:
Why suspend him in the first place then bring him back? It appears immoral because it seems the club have put their Premier League survival first and above anything else.

He's been charged, there's a realistic chance he will go down for it. If he does, and we've all cheered and supported him, how then will the club look? How will we feel?

He's in a highly privileged position and his alleged transgressions have put the club in a very sticky situation. The fact charges have been brought mean this isn't just something that will go away easily. The only reason the club have took this stance is because of money, let's not dress it up any other way.
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spot on.
 
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