Robinson suspended

[Parkside]

The only people who seem to be getting offended are the "you can't say nuffink now" brigade TBF

and they don't have the right to be offended?

Sounds like dogwhistle politics for their core vote

Subjective opinion?

 

[Doeboy]

Indeed - you can't on one hand have a campaign which demands that people change their attitudes then at the same time not accept that a young man has changed his ways.

That’s a much more succinct way of putting it. Couldn’t agree more.

 

[mikemanc]

Bojo backing him now agreeing with Dowdon

 

[seaham ftm]

I haven’t seen one person say he should be punished by suspension. No surprise to see the government weigh in on something nothing to do with them to further stoke the flames.

 

[GordonMuchallNo1Fan]

I haven’t seen one person say he should be punished by suspension. No surprise to see the government weigh in on something nothing to do with them to further stoke the flames.

It's nowt to do with the media but they're trying to ruin the lad. If they government want to offer a view, they're entitled to do so

 

[Super Ted]

What he said was wrong but the actions of the ECB are just a tick box exercise to avoid a potential backlash of those who are either a) offended b) pretending to be offended.

IMO he should have been fined his match fee and sent on a diversity / training course, punishing him now, after the game, by banning him from representing his country at what he's good at (and worked incredibly hard at, to get to) seems both pointless and harsh.

I find it quite odd how the 'tweets' have been displayed on his page for years and years and people will have evidently seen them (not suggesting the ECB but certainly others), to then be dug up and displayed to hang him out to dry.

Sad all round really.

 

[Honess10]

I think a one game suspension is fine and use the time just to send him on some diversity and inclusion course as someone said and obviously just make sure aswell he doesn’t have any other skeletons about to come out his closet.

Don’t see the issue with a one match ban personally but definitely think this indefinite ban is owa the top like

 

[seaham ftm]

It's nowt to do with the media but they're trying to ruin the lad. If they government want to offer a view, they're entitled to do so

Are they? I’d say the person that looked through his tweets is trying to ruin the lad. The government are pandering to the free speech brigade as per.

 

[MrBraithwaite]

Imagine Jerry Sadowitz took up cricket...

 

[mikemanc]

It's nowt to do with the media but they're trying to ruin the lad. If they government want to offer a view, they're entitled to do so

Government interference, the ICC will suspend our membership so they should keep their nose out

 

[chunkyshanhawk53]

It's nowt to do with the media but they're trying to ruin the lad. If they government want to offer a view, they're entitled to do so

Where have the media tried to ruin him?

 

[GordonMuchallNo1Fan]

Where have the media tried to ruin him?

Constantly mentioning it time and time again.

Government interference, the ICC will suspend our membership so they should keep their nose out

Carry on Boris.

 

[mikemanc]

Constantly mentioning it time and time again.


Carry on Boris.

What? You want us to have no international cricket?

 

[chunkyshanhawk53]

Constantly mentioning it time and time again.


Carry on Boris.

It’s news. The suspension is definitely news

 

[GordonMuchallNo1Fan]

What? You want us to have no international cricket?

Not arsed to be honest

It’s news. The suspension is definitely news

I agree but they're behaving as though the lad has murdered someone.

 

[chunkyshanhawk53]

Not arsed to be honest


I agree but they're behaving as though the lad has murdered someone.

Are they? Where?

 

[Mr Redknapp]

Not sure what people expected here tbh.

Inevitably the ECB will be expected to comment or be asked about.

Surely in this current climate and modern world, nobody expected them to say.

‘ Well it was 8 years ago and he was a young man, so let’s just forget about it’

Even if they believe that, as a ruling body they have to be seen to do something about it.

Can't really disagree with that like, damned if they did and damned if they didn't.

 

[GordonMuchallNo1Fan]

Are they? Where?

Read back from the other day, various media outlets every other hour tweeting about it........ Needless with a clear agenda of attempting to ruin the lad.

I've got sky sports news on at the moment and they're making a massive deal over it. Utterly embarrassing

 

[chunkyshanhawk53]

Read back from the other day, various media outlets every other hour tweeting about it........ Needless with a clear agenda of attempting to ruin the lad.

I've got sky sports news on at the moment and they're making a massive deal over it. Utterly embarrassing

It’s probably on sky sports news because the PM has commented on it

can you share an example of them trying to ruin him?

 

[GordonMuchallNo1Fan]

It’s probably on sky sports news because the PM has commented on it

can you share an example of them trying to ruin him?

Plenty examples, read back through social media and the news from the day it broke

sky sports news absolutely obsessed with it.

they seem gutted the government are criticising the ecb