Peron cleared of spitting at Referee!???

[Adam]

Steelers Mike Peron is alleged to have spat at referee Simon Kirkham in the game against Basingstoke on Saturday!

www.sheffieldtoday.net/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=59&ArticleID=900901


A misleading, potentially troublesome subject heading TV29 - hence the edit (MP)

[Doom]

Be careful, a headline like that is very misleading and could get someone into trouble.

Perons match penalty was down graded to a game afterwards, which suggests that Kirkham accepts he wasn't spat at.

Probably just a case of Peron giving Kirkham the Alex Ferguson hairdryer treatment, we all know what can happen when you start shouting and screaming at someone....ugh.

Regards

Doom

[jon]

TVRDON#29 said:

Steelers Mike Peron is alleged to have spat at referee Simon Kirkham in the game against Basingstoke on Saturday!

www.sheffieldtoday.net/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=59&ArticleID=900901

mmmmm Libel ;D

[Shaggy]

Doom said:

Probably just a case of Peron giving Kirkham the Alex Ferguson hairdryer treatment, we all know what can happen when you start shouting and screaming at someone....ugh.

"Ugh" indeed!.
FWIW, I can't see any player being dumb enough to knowingly spit at the ref..... there might be some of them who aren't the brightest, but - nah...... sounds like you've probably nailed it there Doom.

One thing that puzzles me:-

But after Steelers coach Rob Stewart pleaded Peron's case to league official Andy French, the match ban was hastily withdrawn.

Is this legit?
Every time we've had an objection about anything, we've had to go through the full 'disciplinary committee' channels...... how come Stewart can just have a quiet word and hey presto - job done?

[Shaggy]

jon said:

mmmmm Libel ;D

Nope..... "alleged". Didn't say that he definitely did do it.....

[firefly]

Shaggy said:

Is this legit?
Every time we've had an objection about anything, we've had to go through the full 'disciplinary committee' channels...... how come Stewart can just have a quiet word and hey presto - job done?

I would imagine that Paul Adey would do the same thing if Andy French were at the game in question too.
Plus having read the article Peron went and apologised to the ref for his outburst after the game. A little politeness goes a long way it seems.

[jon]

Shaggy said:

Nope..... "alleged". Didn't say that he definitely did do it.....

before the edit it didn't

[Heanor Lair]

You maybe interested to know that Kirkham hands out an average of 1 game/match misconduct penalty a game.

I think its his way of getting the crowds attention. Carson just turns up and gets attention, Boniface, well, enough said of Mr Attention Seeker' himself.

But Kirkham, insignificant little oik that he is has to give someone a game/match penalty.

Panthers have figured him out, irrespective of his many mysifying decisions he makes in a game, they have become disciplined enough to bite their tounges and just laugh at him (like the rest of us!)

HL

[isilmarius]

I like Kirkham. I think he's not that bad a ref, and a jolly decent chap, old bean.

[TomS]

Heanor said:

irrespective of his many mysifying decisions he makes in a game, they have become disciplined enough to bite their tounges and just laugh at him (like the rest of us!)

HL

I can think of plenty of referees in various sports who wouldn't take kindly to being laughed at in response to a decision.

[Fraggle]

TomS said:

I can think of plenty of referees in various sports who wouldn't take kindly to being laughed at in response to a decision.

Quite rightly too - it's a disgusting thing to do - has no place in any sport or anywhere for that matter - and it's certainly nothing to laugh about.

[Adam]

jon said:

before the edit it didn't

Yes i did put alleged before the edit thank you!!

MP only changed the tread starter which said
"Peron spat at Referee!??" hence the question marks!

[DS]

It was Andy French who reduced the penalty not Kirkham according to Sheffield Stir

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